Originally Posted by
Lozenger 
I'm 16 now. My brother is 18 - and will
be 19 in June and my sister is 13 and will be 14 in june.
My grades are good - I'm predicted an A in all 8 of my subjects
and am currently working at As or high Bs in all of them.
My family have always been argumentative.
My mum and dad split up when I was 4 - but I still have the memories
of the rows eg my mum hunched on the floor crying whilst my dad was
standing, shouting down at her. I also remember being in the house whilst
my dad was sleeping with my neighbour upstairs and when I was around
4/5 I remember an argument between my mum and dad and he said to her
that he never felt like a dad to any of us kids.That has always stuck with me.
We argue over all sorts of things and one particular argument I remember
my mum said to me "you have something wrong with you up here!!" and so
she wanted me to see an councellor. I did for a while - but I realised it was
my mum who needed it more than I did because of the way she felt a failure.
And so I'm left upset knowing that the rest of my family
aren't happy with one another or themselves.
X
Your dad left you when you were young, so that can be emotional
can scar a kid when they get older and your mom crying while your
dad was yelling and not being a father figure like he should be.
Your mom blaming your siblings for her emotions is just not right,
I think that If your mom got some help, this could actually help everyone else.
Your mom has to set an example for the rest of you,
and not making all of you feel bad about yourselves.
From what I'm reading, there's nothing wrong with you, but the burdens
that you had to keep throughout the years have set you back,
and that's why it's harder to open up to people than usual.
Keep on striving to achieve your goal, and set an example for the rest of siblings.
Your going to make them proud, more than you think.
P.S. You've managed to focus on school pretty well, so keep it
up and let that be your motivation to deal with the stress and
surround yourself by positive friends that will keep you happy.