My parents hate me for being an atheist...?
Loss of your soul may make your mother another Saint Monica and your father a St. Joseph. For 30 years, Monica, mother of atheist Augustine, prayed & offered her life of suffering for her son's conversion. His illegitimate son was one of the most brilliant minds ever given to the world; Augustine & his son converted when the son was 17. Both joined a monastery. Six months later, Augustine's precious son died. This lesson was not lost on Augustine. Instead of looking around for "what to do," his fervor to seek God became the reason d'etre of his eventual sainthood. Monica's too. St. Augustine, Doctor of the Church, Bishop, confessor & Saint, is celebrated on August 28th at Mass in traditional chapels around the world. Be sure you attend one. St. Monica has a feast day on May 4. "She shed more tears for her pagan son than others shed over a coffin." Augustine wrote, "Could you, O Lord, deprive the contrite & humble heart of a chaste & mortified widow? Could you reject the tears of one who asked not for any temporal thing, but only the salvation of her son's soul?" He didn't. Traditional Catholilcs of Trent at traditionalmass.org/ Confessions of St. Augustine, Book III, ch. 2.
I don't want live with my parents anymore.?
I'm 20 years old. My parents drive me insane. They are over the top Christian and they go to church a lot and they are unaccepting of a lot of things. The Racial background makes it even worse. I'm a gay guy. I feel like they don't understand me. They DETEST homosexuals. Every time I go out which is not much, they have a problem with it because they think I'm doing something dirty when I'm not. I dont have much friends. i probably have only one female friend. I'm in my own house and i won't talk at all. I'm NEVeR happy in my in my own house. I can't remember the last time I smiled. I feel like I can't turn to my parents or anyone in my church about anything. Everyone is so close minded. I just wish I can live my own life. But I have no choice but to live in my parents house. I have no job. I've been applying to a lot of places PRAYing for a call back. I have a brother. He lives in the same house as me and I haven't spoken to him in years. He hates me and I think I hate him too. He always tries to instigate and turn my parents against me all the time. He doesn't like me being gay. He has a little mental problems but what can I do for him. He is 22 . He fights with me over everything. I feel like one day I'm going to crack and do something crazy to him but I can't. He drives me insane. I can not live with him and my parents anymore. They are all factors in my self harming. I used to cut myself a lot but I regret it. But I'm still so sad. My family will never change. They are so old fashioned and close minded. And will never accept me. I want to find a stable job but at the same time I feel like as if I'm not capable of living on my own. Every time I'm out by myself or with my friend(s) I feel so happy. But when knowing I have to come back home I get so down. I can't take it. It's been like this for years. I can't take it anymore. I feel like an outcast in my own house. I'm so desperate to leave. I wish I could run away and find someone to be with and never come back
Need help with FASFA question. (exemptions on parents information and myself..and income tax question) please?
Hello, I'm almost done completing my FASFA. But, I need help my tax form is 1040-ez... I need help there's a part that says: Enter your exemptions for 2012. This amount is found on IRS Form 1040A-line 6d or 1040EZ-see Help & Hints. Should I put a 1.. if no one else claimed me and I filed my own tax return? also, should I put a 1 in my father's exemptions if he didnt claim anyone else other than himself? Enter the amount of your income tax for 2012. I know my amount but as for my father can that be the same amount he received as a refund? Because for me my total amount of income tax was $2426 but i only received $574 back as a refund
Neighbour uses power tools all day, everyday and my two month baby won't sleep during the day because of it!?
I would like to start of by acknowledging that to somebody reading this, I may sound like a very easily irritated person, but I would like you to understand that I'm at my wits' end here. My next door neighbour is a stay at home husband, while his wife works full time. Him and his wife aren't the most sociable - they say hello if we're ever out gardening at the same time. Other that that, that's as far as their communication goes. I have a serious problem though, the husband is a DIY fanatic (I think he's building a boat) and everyday, without fail, is out in his back garden using his very noisy power tools for hours on end. I have a two month old baby who can't nap during the day because the tools keep her awake, thus she gets grumpy and since she is so young, I'm worried that her not being able to nap during the day may have some effect on her growth. The noise is one thing, but he can maybe use a electric saw for 10 second, stop it and then a few seconds later saw for anther 10 seconds. It's driving me insane! Sometimes I just like weeping because of it all. I've even driven to my friends house, just so me and my baby could have a quiet nap. I've asked the man to stop. I've asked the wife to ask her husband. I've even suggested that he stops for a few hours during the day. But according to him, it's his "right" to use his tools whenever he wants. I've contacted my local authority who have came out and assessed the situation and the man's tools are JUST under the noise limit and therefore they can't do anything about it because he isn't breaking any law. We can't move house because of the current financial climate and me and my husbands family live in Ireland so we can't even stay with one of them during the day. I'm at my wits ends! Short of putting one of the power tool's cord around the mans neck, does anybody else have any advice? Thank you for all your time.
I feel like I’m going insane. I can’t focus ever and struggle motivating myself. My mind is always racing and I freak out for no reason often. Can anyone help?
I can't resist myself to answer this as I've been through such situations not very long ago…I use to loose my temper easily, break things around me, fights with my friends unnecessarily, argue with my parents and many such things…There were several reasons behind this like, being friendzoned, continues failure in studies, no one around me to support, no one to talk…Then I thought I should read Bhagwat Gita and I bought one but never read it. One day I went to Sai Temple and almost begged to make everything alright, I knew nothing will happen but somehow next day went well no anger nothing… and after that day I use to regularly visit Temple once a week and miraculously I passed my CA IPCC exam at just boundary line.Here I am not asking you to visit any Temple or any other place or worship if you don't want to what I am trying to convey that everyone faces such situations, it depends on us how we tackle.Try the following tips…Avoid those people who are demotivating you even your closest ones.Keep yourself busy most of the day.Try to keep smiling unnecessary.Remember anger last of instances and if you control yourself in that instance you will save yourself everytime from big loss.Avoid listing rock songs.Talk to your parents everyday if you are not living with them.This may lighten your mood… HOPE…
How much freedom should parents give their children?
I had none. I turned into a teen that was constantly in trouble. Drugs, sex etc.. I think kids need some freedom to show you trust them. They wont want to break that trust. But if they have none there is nothing for them to break.
What is a good, NON-lethal legal "weapon" to bring to school?
How about a blanket laced with small pox? We killed a **** load of them the first time around.LOL Your situation is close to what someone would encounter in a prison situation. You need improvised weapons from everyday student tools. How about a roll of quarters? 3or 4 sharpened pencils bound tightly together?Gym locker lock in your gym socks. Probably your best defense agains a crowd. Honeslty I think the belt is over rated unless you have a kick *** buckle with some weight on it. Your not going to do any real damage. Of course your best option is not to fight if you can avoid it. If you are the only one and there is a gang mentality you are just going to become more of a target. Your best bet is to stay around authority figures and don't get yourself in a situation where you are isolated or cornered. For the record, I'm not condoning violence, If your one of these crazy kids that goes and shoots up his school. But at the same time I know schools aren't all nicey nice like parents think.