Q: I’m 17 I’ll be 18 in four months my mom always cusses me out and says I need to be responsible for my siblings.
She’s always drunk and doing dope I don’t want to be around that’s anymore she takes off and leaves us at a hotel we’ve been homeless for about four months. I don’t want to be with her anymore she’s always in my face and pushes me she say she don’t care what happens to me she took my siblings away from me I was just trying to keep them safe because she has Covid and I didn’t want them sick but she came and took them and started yelling at me and pushing me around I don’t know what to do anymore
A:
First, that's a lot and this is probably really heavy on you.
I'm not sure exactly what you're asking for you and what you want to do. You have a bunch of different options, but they all come with different explanations and consequences.
If your goal is for you to be away and safe, you can maybe get emancipated. Or your mom might leave you to your own devices since you're almost 18 and let you not live with her.
If your goal is to protect your siblings, you can call the DHS Child Abuse Reporting Hotline at 1.800.522.3511 so DHS and maybe the police will check on your siblings. If they determine your siblings are not safe, they can remove them from your mother and put them somewhere safe.
It's hard to give any more specific information without knowing more about your situation. Hang in there.
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