Q: Im being emotionally abused and my sister is 21 and she's living stable she said she'll take me I'm 16 what can I do?
I'm being emotionally abused by my grandpa and I've been abused and abandoned by my parents I'm 16 and I just want to leave, my sister said she'd adopt me because she has a stable home and she's making good money she's 21, I've been abused my whole life and I just want it to be over I don't want to get in trouble so I want a fast way to get this over with so I can live with her and finish my school and do something with my life, I cry everyday because of being told how fat I am or being picked on I cry everyday and I know I'm 16 but I honestly just want to live a normal life I can't wait until I'm 18 I've called the cops before and they believed my grandpa and I got yelled at, he goes through my stuff and my room I don't have privacy at all, he wants to know what I'm doing every second of the day and I'm not allowed to go anywhere or see my friends as he says "staying in this house and cleaning is more important than seeing friends" please help me
A: File a petition for guardianship.
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