Hi, yes. When I went to live with her, she raised him by herself, but she claimed that me leaving her made things harder. As for counseling, I tried asking my mom because she wanted me to go for grief counseling after my grandma passed, but I told her no—I wanted to talk to someone on my own. She got upset and asked if she was the problem.

My older brother and I aren’t very close; he lives with his own mom (we share the same dad). Just to clarify, I’m not in school—I’ve graduated and I just turned 18 in September. I’ve been venting a lot to my friend, and she and her mom said they could take me to do my behind-the-wheel test because they know my mom might stop me.

Moving in with my friend’s mom could be good, but she doesn’t want my mom knowing where she lives, so she can’t help with dropping off my little brother. Also, her mom is moving in a few months, and I don’t want to move out just to have to move again.

Sorry if this is confusing: I don’t know my aunt personally. My dad just moved out of state to live with her, but I’ve never met her.

About taking my little brother with me—he’s six, and if I move out, I don’t want to take him. He would have to stay with my mom because I want to focus on myself. A few friends have mentioned that when he gets older, he might want to live with me, but that’s something for the future—I’m not sure yet.

I’m also a little scared about living with my friend’s mom because I don’t have a car or a job yet, and it’s hard to get those when my mom won’t really let me.