u/IndependentGarden455

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Abusive household

I'm (16F) living in an abusive household. I have no savings, no money, and nowhere to go because I'm just a 16-year-old teenager. I'm Caucasian. In general, most families in Caucasian countries are violent. My parents argued, fought, cursed, and insulted each other throughout my childhood. My father threatened to kill my mother. I'm afraid something will happen to my mother. My mother won't leave my father because she cares about what people think. The phrase "What will people say?" ruined my childhood and teenage years. I have no way out. I live in a village, and I don't know how to escape this reality. I already hate my father and don't even want to walk past him, but when I tell my mother that us, her children's psychological and mental state is not worth it, she still says: "What will people say?" "I didn't work hard to make people slander us," "We'll be ashamed of our name," and so on.

Someone tell me what to do. How can I get out of this situation alive?

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u/IndependentGarden455 — 10 days ago
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They force me to go to church.

16 years female. I was born into a Christian (Orthodox) family where religion is the main ideology. When I was little, I went to church of my own free will. I no longer believe in any religion for a year now and am gradually becoming an atheist. My family doesn't know about it. Everyone around me is Christian. Once, I told my classmates that I was an atheist and they told me that Satan had possessed me. 🤣🤣 I heard such nonsense for the first time. Let's get to the main point. Every Sunday, my family goes to church for 3 hours, and they force me to go, too, even though I don't want to be there. For 3 hours, I have to stand on my feet and listen to the priest's prayer, which I don't believe in.

My family doesn't know about me becoming atheist bc they will disowne me.

Please tell me how to get out of this situation and how to stop going to church.

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u/IndependentGarden455 — 14 days ago