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My parents got divorced a few years ago and my mom had to give up the house I grew up in because she couldnt afford it by herself. We rented a smaller house for a year. Once again we had to find a place to live. Sadly, my mom couldnt find a house in my town and decided to move in with my granparents who live in a different state. She gave my siblings and I the choice to either move with her or live with my dad. I was planning on staying. The night I was going to tell her my older brother went before me and told her he was staying. She broke down crying. I changed my mind when I saw her like that and decided to move with her because I didnt want to make her cry. I intended on staying until winter break and than moving back. When my dad found out I was moving he cried. Now that I moved away I feel horrible about what I did to him. I iss everything about my old town. My friends are mad at me because I chose to move away from them and they dont seem to understand why i did it. It's now after winter break and I still haven't told my mom I want to move back because I dont want to hurt her. I only see my dad and my brother occasionally because we live so far away, but when I do see him he always cries when we leave again. I feel extremely guilty for what I did to him and I can't bring myself to do that to my mom. I'm not completely unhappy in my new home, I've met nice people and was recently accepted into a prestigious high school. When I found out I got accepted I couldnt bring myself to call my dad to tell him because I was afraid he would think I was moving on without him. Did I make the right choice by moving? Is there any way I could make everyone happy?

Hey Girl! Dealing with divorced parents is a really hard situation. Make a list of pros and cons for moving vs. staying. If you can come up with more pros than you can cons, then write a letter to your mom. Get every thought down on paper and tell her to read it and then come and talk to you afterwards. If it's what you truly want, your mom will understand. xo Lizzie  

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i need ALOT of help and advice.
Okay so my best friend has alot of family problems and it hurts me sooo bad to see her going through all this because it really isnt fair. She was actually taken away because her father was abusive. Now she is back home living with her siblings and her mom and dad. Her dad is very mean and he is verbally abusive towards her. She has a counselor, but it just isnt seeming to work. She is always saying how she doesnt want to live at home anymore and that she never looks forward to going home. She dreads the weekends. She is very depressed and even got into the whole cutting thing. I don't know what to do. i just want to help her. I've been trying so hard to just make sure that she knows that I am always here for her and i love her. She even came to school this morning crying because her dad told her that she is fake and nobody wants her in their home anymore...its soooo sad. i dont know what to do except just comfort and be there for her. any advice????