LilAspieKitten237

So I started watching Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt recently and I cannot stop watching.
          	
          	I’d never seen the show until earlier and I’m hooked.  I can understand why people like it so much.

LilAspieKitten237

Am I overreacting?
          
          I got into a small fight with my mom over something that happened years ago that I could never get over.  She laughed and tried to tell me that I got beat because I was being “disrespectful.”  And I remember perfectly well how that day played out.  I don’t know if I even have the right to feel so upset over that incident, but it still bothers me to this day.
          
          So that day, I was on my way home from school.  I was wearing a NorthFace jacket since it was cold outside.  I was on the bus waiting for my stop when these other kids decided to pick on me.  I don’t remember what led up to that, but as soon as it was my turn to get off, I quickly bolted out, wanting to get away from them.
          
          But just as I left the bus, I realized I had left my jacket inside.  I panicked and went to get it back, but the bus had already left.  I knew I was in huge trouble cause my mom paid $400 for that jacket, and she would be LIVID at me.  I literally cried on my way back home, knowing that she would beat the crap out of me.
          
          But I’m not the type to lie, so I told her everything that happened.  The moment she texted back, I swear I could feel Hell freezing over.  I told her I was sorry and that it was an accident, hoping she would understand that I didn’t mean to leave it behind.  But, nope.
          
          The first thing she did when she got home was barge into my room and beat the living crap out of me, yelling at me for forgetting an expensive jacket on a public bus.  I kept apologizing to her, but she kept hitting and screaming at me for a few more minutes before storming out of my room.  I sat on my bed, bawling my eyes out after that.
          
          Ever since then, I get scared to ask my mom for help, thinking she would hit me again, like what happened with my jacket.
          
          While she did apologize for doing that the following day, I still feel upset that it happened.  So seriously, am I overreacting?

Crying_Burning_Liar

@LilAspieKitten237 Sorry for butting in, and no problem
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LilAspieKitten237

@Crying_Burning_Liar I appreciate your input.  Thanks.
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Crying_Burning_Liar

@LilAspieKitten237 Sorry this is such a long wait to reply to this, but I felt really impacted by what you wrote. 
            
            Physical and mental beratement are not acceptable ways to educate a child. If a child is told to tell the truth, and gets beaten for it, the child will learn to hide and lie, because then, if you cover it up, you won't get punished, whether or not you deserve it. My friend has a mom like this, and she learned to create intricate lies to tell her mom to get away with simple, meaningless,  things that should would have been punished for. Like, getting one failing grade on a test. Keeping a bag of chips in her room. Not cleaning her closet, but her room was clean. Punishment for speaking to them is not healthy, nor should be acceptable.
            
            You mother was wrong to hit you for that situation. If she bought that jacket for you, then the responsibility is yours on what happens to it. If it was hers, and you lost it, then it's spilled milk - nothing you can do about it. She should have listened to you when you were being harassed by those on the bus, and understood that you were not comfortable in the situation and decided to save yourself and leave quickly. The jacket shouldn't matter. If it matters more than you, then she shouldn't buy you anything. 
            
            I understand I don't know everything that goes on in your family, but please, don't accept that being hit and verbally berated by your family members, the ones that are supposed to love you the most in the world, is something inevitable. It's not, and it's not okay. 
            
            Please watch out for your health, and please talk to a friend about this. Finding someone to console in, even if it's just being heard. Having someone listen matters something.
            
            I honestly pray for your health and happiness in your future, and that you find people that truly care for you.
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LilAspieKitten237

Just curious about your answers.
          
          
          But let’s say that you’re just chilling in your house, watching some TV, playing some video games, drawing, whatever the case may be. Then, you hear a small knock at your door. You weren’t expecting any company, so you answer. To your surprise(shock might be the best word for this scenario, but whatever), it was a child who looked a little over ten years old. They were wearing clothes that were torn in some places and dirty. You take the kid in and talk to them, and you ask for their name. To your disbelief, the child says that they don’t know. You can tell that the child is not lying.
          
          
          What would you call them just until you find their parents(that is if they have any)?
          
          
          
          
          If this sounds stupid to anyone, ignore it.

Foxyneedsomelovin2

@PastelPalette237 
            I probably wouldn’t focus on a name and just call him Buddy (that’s what I call my little brothers) 
            But the first name that popped into my head was Braydon and I don’t know why.
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