It is a big commitment they are not wrong, but if you feel responsible enough to look after an animal then you can make some kind of deal with your parents. Say that if they get you a cat you will show how responsible you are by feeding it, grooming it, playing with it, etc. Maybe you could even offer to buy food for it out of your own pocket money? Doing this will show your parents that you are committed to looking after an animal and that you are responsible enough to own one.

The best solution that I can give you is to "earn" your freedom. Ask your parents what they would like for you to do in order to have more freedom; do you have a job? Are you in college/high school? If you are in school or have a job, reassure them that you are trying your hardest to show them that you are willing to take steps to gain freedom. If they do not budge at all and continue to try and have reign over you while you have done everything you can, the other best idea for you would probably be to find a roommate who is willing to split rent with you and find an apartment.

In order be a successful Step Mum (Mom) you and your partner need to talk about your role in twins lives. If you two have not talked about this you need to. any assumption either of you makes could be a disaster for your relationship

If she is absolutely refusing to let you go...maybe for the first one, you ask her to come with you so she can see that you are able to handle yourself. I know that it's not cool to go to a concert with your mom, but it would show maturity on your part and may change her mind about future concerts and maybe she'll allow you to go on your own the next time. As the mother of 2 teenage boys I can tell you that it is very hard to let go. We want to keep our babies close to us and keep them safe. She's saying no out of love, but I would bet anything that if you did something like this it will make it easier for her to say yes and trust you each time you want to venture out on your own to try something new. Oh, and Amanda---us parents know about the suck up trick. Please! :-)

The best way to deal with the most difficult children is to LEAD/ TEACH them with TRUE LOVE and THIRD persons. The proofs? ONE. Even God learned HE COULD NOT teach humans with punishment/ discipline. In the Old Testament, God exterminated humans with flood, destruction (Sodom & Gomorrah), gave them miracles (parting the Red Sea, etc), punished them for 40 years, but at the end, they still came back to bad again (forgetting God). That's why in the New Testament, God approached humans differently, NOT by punishment/ anger/ discipline, but by Jesus showing how True Love was done. TWO. Watch this movie “Freedom Writers”, based on a true story. If the teacher, Erin Gruwell, played by Hillary Swank, could lead/ teach the worst kind of kids, so can u. Those who came from shoot-out neighborhood, or tough/ criminal family. How? She taught/ led with True Love. Sacrifice. Had she insisted on using discipline/ punishment, she would have not succeeded. Instead, it’s easier to lead the kids with figures (third persons) like True Leaders who lived for the happiness of others, by understanding the kids' problem (compassion), by she sacrificing to work 3 jobs just to be able to take the kids to have nice dinners or go to Museums (in doing so she respected them like equals), by believing in their potentials. What conclusion can we draw? Treat them like equals. When u/ God punish/ discipline them, they would think that u/ God are higher (the boss) than they are. But when u lead them with True Love, they would feel that u and them are equals (one level). Leading them/ earning respect from them is more powerful/ effective than forcing them/ demanding it. "Come, let me show u the way" works better than "If u don't do this, I will punish u" or by taking away his cell phone. The only foundation of “RIGHT” parenting: teach them to do things, NOT to satisfy their own ego (self-happiness), but to make others happy (True Happiness). Meaning, lead them to practice True-Love: loving others is more important than loving themselves, NOT Self-Love: loving themselves is more important than loving others. All the philosophers in the world believe this: to reach the highest level of happiness, True Happiness (far greater than self-happiness), or to reach completeness, is to think as little as possible about oneself, as much as possible about others, or to eliminate his/her selfishness. 1. SPIRIT OF CHARITY: • NO VIDEO GAMES: Self-Gratification. • Tell them stories, pick out books at the children’s section of a bookstore, watch movies about heroes/ saints/ leaders. Use terms easily understandable: compassion, respect, humility, sincerity, wisdom. • Use everyday incidents, family conflicts, to illustrate the importance of having the highest principles • No TV programs with Selfish messages • The importance of greetings, card writing, present making, celebrations, birthdays • Decorate cardboard boxes with messages on loving the earth. • Send them to a relative’s house to help out. Volunteer: Red Cross, Kids Care Club, WillSERVE, Hunger Relief, church, etc. 2. SELF-ESTEEM • Respect for others starts from the individual. Honor their privacy rights. • Make time to accept/ validate their experience/ inner growth/ sense of being. Give them chances to talk about/ demonstrate skills, creativity, special faculties, imagination, to feel affirmed by their accomplishments/ very existence: sing a song, tell a story, read a poem, tell a joke, etc. • Don’t be critical: be PATIENT, listen, watch, be as creative/ positive as possible in supporting them. Clap enthusiastically. • Be there when they perform at school, recite them ballet class etc. • Encourage them to teach u something from school. True Parenting is a 2-way learning. 3. EMPATHY • Ask them to nurse the sick: drink, blankets, company, making a sandwich, soup, etc. • Collect stories of hope/ help: rescue, natural disaster stories. Inspire them with the models of compassion: God, Jesus, Gandhi, Mother Theresa. • Study those who lived for the happiness of others: William Wilburforce, Eleanor Roosevelt, etc. • Serve food in homeless shelters. Visit the nursing home/ hospital where your friend/ relative is treated • Read newspapers together. Create their interest in others. Read passages from Illustrated Children’s Bible. Ask them questions, opinions. Summarize the stories. • Take them to meet figures who helped society. Bring them to Museums. Every child needs someone they can look up to. Point out noble qualities of heroes, leaders, saints. 4. POSITIVE THINKING: movie Finding Neverland. 5. RESPECT FOR OTHERS: the movie Amazing Grace proves that, with True Love, not only u can change the worst people, but also u can change the world. 6. HUMILITY 7. IMPORTANCE OF RELIGION: take them to church. Pray more often. Ask God for help, direction, wisdom, strength. Take him to meet a priest. 8. TRUE LOVE God bless u & all your family

Oh! I had to convince my mom to let me go to that exact same concert! And now I'm going, though it's not going to be easy. So I had to offer to pay all costs, drive part of the way (I'm 14 so I can only drive in state), use this as my birthday gift and let them take away my allowance to pay for it, which will take almost a full year. But I think they might actually pay for it for me. The trick is to show her how much you want it, and that you're responsible enough to go. Suck up a bit. Clean up without being asked, make dinner, talk to her when she gets home from work, take the dog for a walk, etc. And definitely pay for part of it, it isn't cheap. Good luck getting tickets! See you there;) x

You should talk to your boyfriend about the situation. Tell him that they are plenty old enough to clean up after themselves and you plan to start throwing stuff away that they don't clean up. Be stern because saying that you'll do it and then not do it will only make them blow you off and not respect you. They may not like it, but if you plan to stay with their father, they'll have to get used to it.

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Encouragement only, never ridicule. Tell her how pretty she is and how nice she smells after a shower and has brushed hair and clean teeth. Explain the importance of grooming and a neat and tidy appearance is for her health and her reputation. Then talk to the father about following up with and making her shower on a regular basis. She's also at that age that she's going to need other "girly things" soon. It would be best that she knows she can come to you for those. Going to 'dad' is a nightmare scenario for a preteen.

In my house, if we weren't puking, we weren't sick enough.