Okay well, I want to ask some advice on something that has been bothering me for quite some time.
I guess I should start with a little bit about me.
Well, I'm turning 15 in August and I'm from a family of 17 (parents included).
My dad is very practical and honestly one of the most intelligent people I know, whereas my mum isn't practical at all and as you might guess, they clash a lot because of that. Don't get me wrong, they have been married for 40 years and I know they love each other a lot but we do get a lot of arguments (my dad being mad at my mum, that is) and since my dad has been diagnosed with CFS (Chronic Fatigue Syndrome) for about 20 years, it's very hard for him to do a lot of physical work, so we all try to do as much as we can. As long as I can remember, we've lived in a huge house that needed a lot of work and as long as I can remember, we've all been trying to fix, build, clean up this house (an old factory) that somehow just never gets finished. Four years ago, we purchased a farm on the other side of the country and the amount of work we have to do to keep everything in order is immense, considering most of my siblings have a full-time job so they don't have too much time to work in the house, but they do all they can, of course. Now, my dad is really critical on the things we do, and so often they aren't good enough or we don't do enough, so he'll get really mad at us a lot as well. I really, really, try my hardest to stay motivated and do as much as I can to help but it's honestly very hard for me, also because I'm still trying to recover of a severe depression. I love my dad with all of my heart but I honestly can't stand all the discussions and the yelling in this house. I understand that we need to try our best and I admit that we don't do enough sometimes but I'm finding it really hard to cope with everything at the moment.
I guess I should start with a little bit about me.
Well, I'm turning 15 in August and I'm from a family of 17 (parents included).
My dad is very practical and honestly one of the most intelligent people I know, whereas my mum isn't practical at all and as you might guess, they clash a lot because of that. Don't get me wrong, they have been married for 40 years and I know they love each other a lot but we do get a lot of arguments (my dad being mad at my mum, that is) and since my dad has been diagnosed with CFS (Chronic Fatigue Syndrome) for about 20 years, it's very hard for him to do a lot of physical work, so we all try to do as much as we can. As long as I can remember, we've lived in a huge house that needed a lot of work and as long as I can remember, we've all been trying to fix, build, clean up this house (an old factory) that somehow just never gets finished. Four years ago, we purchased a farm on the other side of the country and the amount of work we have to do to keep everything in order is immense, considering most of my siblings have a full-time job so they don't have too much time to work in the house, but they do all they can, of course. Now, my dad is really critical on the things we do, and so often they aren't good enough or we don't do enough, so he'll get really mad at us a lot as well. I really, really, try my hardest to stay motivated and do as much as I can to help but it's honestly very hard for me, also because I'm still trying to recover of a severe depression. I love my dad with all of my heart but I honestly can't stand all the discussions and the yelling in this house. I understand that we need to try our best and I admit that we don't do enough sometimes but I'm finding it really hard to cope with everything at the moment.