Quote From: kp52391Okay, I'm not usually one to ask for help, but I don't know what to do. My name is Katie and I am 15 years old. My parents got divorced when I was 5 and my dad moved to Florida 2 months ago. when my dad moved away my parents said that it was up to me who I wanted to live with. I chose to stay with my mom in Missouri, and I thought that my parents would be adults about it, but they were not. My mom shoved it in my dads face saying that I didn't love him any more. And my dad keeps asking me HOW COULD I DO THIS TO HIM, he keeps saying he wants to disown me. Please I don't know what to say to either of my parents. And my younger brother blames me for our dad moving away, I wonder if he is right. I want to comfort my little brother but I don't know how. Some please help me. I'm lost.
Neither of your parents have the right to do what they are doing!! What your mum (mom if you are in the USA) is doing, is trying to get back at your dad by a kind of "neener neener neener, i win, so there... she wants me more than you and you didnt get her "with a poking of the tongues kinda attitude" That, in my opinion is TOTALLY WRONG of her. What your father is doing is also totally wrong and emotionally harmful for someone of your age. Your parents split up for reasons that were between your mum and dad... not something any of you or siblings may have done - never forget that!! From what i can see by what you wrote... your father CHOSE to move to Florida, whether it was for work reasons or a new relaitonship or whatever the reason. It would not have been becauseo f anything you did. They are both playing a game of *lets emotionally blackmail the girl* and its just pulling you in both directions. Your younger brother is just angry cos dad has moved away, which is normal for any child, and because he seems to know that you are having these problems with your parents - he'll also find it easier to blame you rather than any other possibility. And no, he is not right to blame you - its probalby the only way he knows how to react to the situation presented to him.
They should have been ADULT about what you decided to do as to who you lived with - instead they are acting more childish than anyone. You were asked to make a choice, which in itself is a bit selfish of them (and i dont know why they didn't give your sibling/s the same option instead of just you) and they should have realised that you would chose one and not the other. Please, dont beat yourself up about it, NONE OF THIS is your fault!!!
Let your dad know that it was a hard decision to make, and tell him why you wanted to stay there... maybe you like the school there/friends/family etc. But tell him you love him no matter what happens and you always will. If he cant accept that, then he still has issues that he needs to sort on his own and its nothing you can help him with. Your mother needs to act her age, stop using you as an emotional weapon against your father, and just move on with her life by trying to make all your lives HAPPY and non-resentful. They've had TEN YEARS to get over all the split... its time they GREW UP AND ACTED THEIR AGE instead of their shoe-size!
Chin up 'troubled teen', things will get better... it'll just take a bit of time. All the best (and yes i know what you're going through from when i was younger and in the same situation).
Take care, hope this helped at least a little bit. *HUGS from me to thee*