Q: I am going to be 18 June 2 and my adoptive dad has said that he doesn't care about losing me can I leave?
I have a steady job. I pay insurance and car and phone payments and I have kept a 3.8 GPA and been taking college courses since my freshman year but I have been severely abused by my mother until I was put under a restraining order last year. My father treats me like I am nothing to him and he adopted me when I was 9.
A: Talk to a school counselor, someone at church, or other trusted adults about your situation. Your adoptive father has legal responsibility for you, and you could get in trouble if you leave and he reported you. When you are 18, you are legally an adult and can make your own decisions. That's only 4 months away. Get advice from those you trust, so in 4 months you can do what is in your best interest.
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