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[Theaceofspace]

My mother kicked me out at 16, she is a Jehovahs witness, they told her to cut ties with me, after months of refusing to speak to me she dumped my things onto my friends lawn and shunned me as if i was dead because I had a highschool boyfriend. I became homeless at 16, and slept on peoples couches, in the street, occasionally my mother drove past me in our small town. I still haven't recovered.

Please dont throw your kids out and stay away from watchtower.

[JustCallMeSar]

I hope that young girl has a good support system around her.

[timlovins]

I was kicked out at 16 for getting pregnant and refusing to have an abortion in order to stay in the house. 22 years later I do not have a relationship with my mother at all. I have worked hard to have solid relationships with my children and never ever make them feel like my love is conditional. I have broken the cycle with my kids…..I value our relationship. You are absolutely right that this sort of trauma later affect’s marriage and love.
Nicki. Lovins.

[annaoeste]

What is wrong with those parents? How cruel.

[lalaincbus]

Throwing your child away because they disagree with you is the most traumatic experience you can ever give to a child. I had my son at 17. There is nothing he can't tell me. There is nothing he can do that will make my love conditional. He is the most important thing in my life. Period.

[danashull]

Obviously, there is no unconditional love here. I was told by my parents when I was around 11 that I would get kicked out of my house if I “fooled around with guys.” But a few years later when my older brother started spending the night at a girl’s house my father clapped him on the back and called him a “chip off the old block.” It’s then I learned that girls don’t get unconditional love from parents. We have to be “good” or we’re not worth loving. At 62 I still feel the burn of that.

[spg]

I was completely financially cut off at 18. (I was a good kid and honor roll student). I still feel the weight of the world on my shoulders 20 years later knowing I have absolutely no safety net, no one to turn to in times of trouble. I don’t want my kids to go through life this way, it’s terrifying and lonely.

[heatherdecaro]

I was kicked out at 17 for the same reason and called a whore by my father because I had them. I was still a virgin and the pill was to alleviate my symptoms during my cycle.

[trish]

My dad threatened to kick me out when I was about 14-15 several times because I was so “difficult” (in reality, I was highly traumatized by abuse and neglect), and I can concur that it’s absolutely terrifying.

[Marella]

I do not understand why parents put their kids out over reasons like this. In high school, I had a friend who was put out by her mother when we were 14 years old after they got into an argument. As a result, my friend had to sleep with men for a place to stay and she was r*aped by one of them but didn't report that guy since she was depending on him for food and a place to stay. When I found this out I hid her in my bedroom until my father tried to put her out even after I told him what she'd been through. He said that she had to go because he "didn't want to get in trouble for harboring a runaway". Her and I were screaming, crying, and pleading for him to let her stay but he screamed back, "Hell nooo!" and "It's a shame what happened to your ass but that has nothing to do with me! Now get the f outta my house!!" I convinced him to let her stay one more night, then kept sneaking her into the house after that so she could get something to eat, lay down to rest, and we worked on our homework together. I don't regret helping my friend. She wasn't on drugs or anything like that and she never stole from our house, so I didn't see the harm in letting her stay. My father didn't even buy groceries back then so she wasn't eating up his food. After my mom moved out I had to buy groceries with my little under-the-table money from an after school job. I was an only child, so it felt like I had a sister for a little while with her around which was nice.

Her mom eventually let her move back in, but she'd still come to visit us from time to time. She was always kind to my dad despite how he treated her and he eventually softened and was kind to her back.

That was over 20 years ago and I still cry just thinking about that ordeal. Luckily, my friend overcame the odds, has her own family, is a successful business owner, and we are both doing well today, thank God.🙏🏼💕 Sidenote: She's no contact with her mother now.

[saryntoews]

I started birth control because my periods were out of control. Missing months just to have a blood bath in the middle of the day. Constant pain, and irregularity haunted me until I got on the pill.
Finish the whole pack, have my now controlled and manageable period at the end. Start the next pack.

They have forever shown their daughter they don’t want a relationship with her. And she will remember that the rest of her life.

[alexsaam]

Love how he told her how horrible of a person they are for that decision. John is always honest and spot on when people are out of line

[faithclifford]

Why would a parent kick a 16 year old out? They are pushing her in the wrong direction. She's a young girl. Give her guidance, not danger.

[jillcooper]

It happens. I was trafficked as a kid and then when my doc said I might not be able to have kids .. I was on the street at 13. To my mother's religion I had become useless.

[davibooth]

The kicker is that the mom had this daughter when SHE WAS 16 and the daughter is getting kicked out because she came to them and asked them if she could go on birth control and they said you're out if you go out and get it on your own. That's just fucking insane. INSANE.

[BurnTheBluestSkies]

The fact they had to search means she was hiding it. The fact she was hiding it means she didn't feel safe. Their response only confirmed her fears, only told her "yeah, you're right, we never had any intention of fulfilling our duty as your parents to provide you safety."

They can't go back from that. Even if they take her back, it's like putting a mask back on. She's already seen what's underneath, and it's not mom or dad.

[RobynRCB]

My Mother, a solo Mum, kicked me out of home 3 times in one year, when I was between 15 & 16 years old. No good reason, invented things to be angry at me about. It was many years later that I realised, she did it to both of my siblings as well ( older Brother & younger sister). She didn't handle teenagers. She broke our relationship by being paranoid. I now know about mental health illnesses. I can forgive her but any love that I had for her died that year.

[Queenofthemean]

I can testify to this. I was kicked out very young and things only went down hill rapidly from there. I’m not saying it’s my moms fault but I now tell my kids they always have a safe place to come home to as long as I’m alive.

[chateaumojo]

A friend of mine had an adopted daughter who constantly called the cops on her mom and dad. She cost my friend thousands in legal fees. She still didn't kick her out.

[mandiroberts]

They'll kick her out whether she's on birth control at 16, or pregnant at 16. It's a no win for her. Poor girl