I hate my step-father, and my mother is forcing me to live with her. What do I do?

[Kais A]

The same thing happened to me as a child and even a little bit during my teenage years. My mom has terrible taste in men and my sister and I have hated every single one of her boyfriends. Over the years, I learned that the best way to deal with this was to talk to my mom and tell her exactly how I feel about the situation. The way she reacts to what you're telling her totally depends on how you approach her about it. If you come off as rude and unwilling to compromise, it could easily make the situation worse. If you come off as being truthful and honest about your feelings but saying it in a nice way, she will most likely take those feelings into consideration and even try to come up with a way to compromise a better situation with you. Also, if you REALLY want out and cannot talk to your mom about it, you are old enough to be emancipated and you can choose who you want to live with.