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Dear Jellybean,
I am 14. I am from a family of 6. My mom, dad, sister, brother, me, and my brother. My mom is in a bad mood and on top of the chores I already have, she is making me do even more work.
So when being handed all this to do, I got overwhelmed and just wanted to rest for a little bit. I go into the back room and rest while watching TV for a few minutes. Within that time, my younger brother (12 yrs old) comes in and refuses to leave. I talked to him nicely at first, but then he started using his snotty little smart-alec voice like, "Nope. I wanna watch Tv too." I tell him to watch TV in the front room but he says that my older sister took it from him. Just because she took it from him doesn't mean he should take it fro me! Anyway, after getting so overwhelmed and angry with my little brother (also the baby of the family, so he acts like this a lot), I lose it and start wrestling him out of the room. He scrapes my arm and fights back like it is a game. Then he laughs about it which makes me even more mad. Finally, I just yell at him, "FINE! Watch the freaking TV!" and I slam the door on my way out. I go to my older sister (19) and she doesn't understand how upset I am. She never does. It's like no one gets me. And I barely lose my cool; I am a very easy-going person. But this bothers me so much! And while I am writing this, I can hear the TV on and my brother listening.
This is what bothers me most in life. During the few times when I am overwhelmed, my older sister just says, "Oh, your just being a bratty teenager!" And my mom blames me for whatever problem I bring to her to help me with. My older brother has a big temper. And my little brother is just constantly a brat. I can't take it! It's like I am losing my mind! NO ONE UNDERSTANDS WHAT IS GOING ON!!!!
Please help me JellyBean. I really need your help. And not just advice on how to calm down. But advice I could use to make them understand me more. Actually, both kinds of help would be nice. Help me JellyBean! Help me, please.
-Overwhelmed and Angry
