u/livie_tea

I am 14F and have realized I think everything revolves around me. I have beat myself up about it a lot recently. Whenever something goes wrong to me, I usually complain about it not realizing that I am in the wrong. My friends had said something about it once and I thought they were stupid, but I later realized I was the stupid one. I also have problems with socialization and listening about other people’s feelings or interests. I have gotten somewhat better at that but I just need some tips on it. I started online school last year and my social skills have dropped significantly. I’d love if you could take your time to just give me tips on this.

Since it’s 250 my brother 19M has been really excited for Fourth of July this weekend. He wanted us to go see the towns parade and fireworks show, but I 14F am very sensitive to different sounds. I told my family I wouldn’t want to see the fireworks cause of the noise but that we could watch it on TV. They said we could do that or my dad and brother would just go themselves, which sounded good to me. I didn’t end up going to the parade because of the heat. When my dad and brother got home, my brother was holding a huge pack of fireworks. I really wanted to just say something and yell at them but I knew I couldn’t just do that. My family is acting like it’s no big deal and ignoring the fact I said I hate fireworks. I haven’t said anything because I know if I did, they’d set them off anyway.

edit: i do realize now that I am acting like it is all about me. thanks for helping me realize that. I will work on trying to be better than that

hi, i’m in a bit of a struggle right now. i have had a ferret for almost a year now, he’s been alone and has had no other ferrets with him. i am young and still in high school. i was stupid when i got him last year and thought it’d be okay if i just got one. i have talked to my parents about getting a second one, but we are not in a place financially right now to do so. i feel terrible for my boy and have thought about rehoming him. i dont want to do that because i love him so much, but i think it’d also be good for him to be in a better home, and also good for my family so that we don’t have to pay his vet bills and his other needs. my parents have not completely said no to another ferret, but i don’t know when we’d be able to get another one. i have not brought up the rehoming to them and don’t know how they’d react to it. i have a feeling they’d tell me that we already spent so much on him and can’t go back. i dont know what to do and really need some help.

hi, i’m in a bit of a struggle right now. i have had a ferret for almost a year now, he’s been alone and has had no other ferrets with him. i am young and still in high school. i was stupid when i got him last year and thought it’d be okay if i just got one. i have talked to my parents about getting a second one, but we are not in a place financially right now to do so. i feel terrible for my boy and have thought about rehoming him. i dont want to do that because i love him so much, but i think it’d also be good for him to be in a better home, and also good for my family so that we don’t have to pay his vet bills and his other needs. my parents have not completely said no to another ferret, but i don’t know when we’d be able to get another one. i have not brought up the rehoming to them and don’t know how they’d react to it. i have a feeling they’d tell me that we already spent so much on him and can’t go back. i dont know what to do and really need some help.