My father beats me, I need help, please. What can I do?

Question

My father beats me, he even once told me to kill myself and he threatened to kill me.
Not only does he beat me, but he also tells me to leave the house. I'm too young and I'm forced to work with him, while at work, he yells at me. Calling me worthless, idiot, *****, good for nothing. I'm 14, and he wants me to pay rent, and my phone bill. He constantly tells me that he'll knock my teeth out. He buys me nice things, but he breaks them later. Me and my mother have tried moving out of the house, but he threatens her and makes her come back. I don't feel safe, and the cops won't do anything. I want him in jail. My mom always listens to him because she's scared of him, and I want to change that. I don't want him near me, and he's made me have low self esteem, depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety, and I'm suicidal. I need help. Please, what can I do to make sure he's locked up in jail? At least I want him away from me. No one understands. I called the police, but before they arrived, he scared my mother into telling them I was just being a brat. No one will believe me.. And they can't see my mental damage. I either need help on how to kill myself easily, or how to get the police to help. Or anything, please, this is my cry for help. If I can't do anything, I need to kill myself. My mom and me suffer too much, please, help me. Thank you all that answer. It's been this way for 14 years...

Answer 1

Tell a counselor at school or call Child Protective Services. I'm sure you can look the number up in your area online to call. Explain to them the situation and they will take you out of the house to stay with family/friend or foster parent while they investigate. And it will be hard but you can be strong and do it. It's the right thing.

Answer 2

It's great that you are reaching out here to get some help. No child should have to go through what you're going through. While the police may not have been able to help you in the past, there is still hope that something can be done. Making a report to Child Protective Services (or whatever the child protection agency in your area is called) is probably the best way to get help. If you are afraid to make the report on your own or can't find the number, talk to a school counselor or call the Boys Town National Hotline [phone]) for help. CPS will investigate the situation in your home, and if you make them aware of things like your mom's fear of your father and willingness to lie for him, they will take that into account as they do their investigation. Please reach out for help! And if you are in immediate danger, call 911 and get to a safe location.



For more information on child abuse, check out that section on this page: http://www.yourlifeyourvoice.org/DiscoverIt/Articles/Pages/default.aspx .



Hang in there,

JMC, Crisis Counselor

Boys Town National Hotline

Answer 3

I am so very sorry for your pain. I wish I was there to help you through it for every step of the way. I will start by asking if you have a church home? If you do then you can find someone there to trust and confide in. You can share this information with them and they can help you to get out! If not, can you find a way to go directly to the police station? Maybe have a friends parent take you or walk after school? I know it will take every ounce of strength and courage you have in you but it is something you have to do! you are at a huge breaking point and you need help! Go to them and tell them exactly what you told us. Print it out if you need to. Tell them that this is your last resort and that you are tired of the abuse. I feel that if they can hear it from you without him being there then they will be able to get you the help you need. How do you feel about that? You can private message me if you need to. I will be here to talk to you. I am sorry and I am praying. You can rise above this!!

Answer 4

If I met your dad in real life, he would get a good whop upside the head. I hate mean dads.