I hate my mum. Legal rights for me?

Fred F

Yes she does have a right as your parent and guardian to read your correspondence - especially stuff on the internet.
This is for your protection.

You can move out (run away)if you want but if caught you would be returned to your parents.
Unless there was "proper" abuse (trying to protect you is not abuse) then you have no chance of any court agreeing to put you in care or the like.

Live with it - 4 years and you are considered an adult and can find out for yourself just how hard things can be. Until then, chill out and be thankful that you have a mother who cares what you are doing.

Genetically Different

Your legal rights are to chill out, stop being such a stroppy teen and learn to deal with it. She's your mother. I dont know what the story is but you have to learn to deal with these relationships not just 'quit' and run off

Smiley

Why do you hate her?

Could it be you just hate the way she makes you feel?

Being a parent is not easy either - imagine if you were a Mum and your daughter behaved the way you do just now - how would you feel and react?

Seafret1412

Wow, how different and new, a teenager rebelling against her parent.
Take some strong words of advice, keep your mouth shut until your brain is ready.
I say this, because I was the same in my teens.
You are legally your mother's CHILD, CHILD!!! This means you shut up and do as she tells you.
Later on in life, you will die of embarrassment at what an ungrateful brat you are now.
But, I know I am wasting my breath - go back to making your poor mother's life a misery.

Vicky S

Sorry, you don't have any legal rights at all until you are 16 and then only some. You mum, love her or hate her, has the legal OBLIGATION to house you, feed clothe and look after you until you are 18. Best alter your attitude, don't you think?

cazzak

You are 14 anfd that means that you and your mum are going to have lots of arguments and disagreements...but you are too young to move out....having no where to live is no joke. You are much better acting in a more mature manner and sitting down and discussing the situation with your mum and agreeing boundaries together.

Okie-592

get over it you little di ck

you have no rights
oyour mums bought you up, so be a nice ******** little child and stop being so dramitic

DIKED

cattt.x

You're only 14, you need to learn that your mum is probably concerned for you, afterall it's her duty to look after you.
If it's really bothered you that she's read your MSN conversations then sit down and half a grown up talk with her, without shouting at each other.
Running away won't resolve anything infact it'll only make situations so much worse.

BlackSheep

Yes...she can you are a minor. Remember....."Honour thy father and thy mother".... you may not always agree...you may not always get along...but you should never hate.

SUSAN E

if you were my daughter i would have pulled the plug on your pc straight away as your messages must have caused probs between you both so maybe she is not sooooooo bad

Lumani - Due 05/05/09!

Well first off your not the first person to hate their mom so chill out and relax.

Secondly that would be kinda childish to just run off. What are you going to do when your hungry? Are you just going to stop going to school? are you going to sleep in a box? what if your kidnaped or something? where are you going to get cloths?

It is your mom's JOB to make sure your keeping out of trouble. In my opinion there are not enough parents doing their job and that how we end up with 13-14 year olds getting pregnant and dropping out of school and running off to meet people they met on the internet and the tons of other crap kids are pulling these days.

I know you will hear this a lot but you have no clue what it is like to be on your own yet. Do you know what a bill is? do you work? do you know what it is like to starve or have to choose between your electric bill or mortgage?

Be happy you have a mom that cares about you and loves you enough to make sure your well fed and provided for, there are plenty of kids that could use a good parent. Be greatful and stop thinking your the only one out there that has a problem with parents, we all went through it but you have to PROVE your an adult you just won't be one one day. As long as you act like a kid that how your treated.

Wunout O

When I was 18 I thought that my parents were the most ignorant people on the face of the Earth.

When I reached 20, I was amazed at how much they had learnt in 2 years.

sara_bsg1

look I know what it's like not to get on with your mum but at 14 you need to give that relationship another try.

for MOST people their relationship with their mum at 14 isn't the best but at 20+ is one of the most important. therefore don't give up yet.

do you have your dad around who you can maybe use as a mediator between the two of you?

I don't talk to my mum at all I only stopped at 20 and my sister stopped talk to her a few months ago at 22, for her negotiations are open but the rocks, but until you've been through all the teen angst and come out the other side whatever the legal rights are you shouldn't do what me and my sister have done and break contact/leave.

Uchimataman

In the words of Oscar Wilde,
"I'm not young enough to know everything"

If you can't figure out what that means, you need your Mum to look after you.

banhammered19

Lol, she does have legal rights to read your msn conversations.

1. Because she bought you the PC/Mac.
2. Because she pays for the chair you were sitting on.
3. Because she paid for the clothes you were wearing
4. Because she paid so you could sleep at night, with warth and dryness.

5. Legally she owns you :D Until your 18.

Just dont come home one night, itll scare the shitz out of her, and then she'll realise how much she loves you.

I bet she said you were a waste of space, you were a problem etc. etc. My advice, let it blow over. It always does.

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