@girltochat It is really shameful if your parents indeed shout abuse. But after all, they are your mom and dad, and maybe the first step towards normalcy would be to talk the situation on a serious note, with your own parents, instead of just going to your room and locking it from the inside. If you feel like the conversation is not effective in any way howsoever, you might want to consider reporting to an authority, who handles Child Protection and Rights. The final move would be adoption, done through court and legal processes, but this requires consent.
I would highly recommend you to talk about the situation first with your parents, assuming they are sober and mature for conversation, which I feel they must be, being parents :)

@um-uwu An F10? Are you sure you wanna be here? I mean no offence or anything, you should be totally be making new and close friends over here, but are you old enough to talk to the world? You're young and precious, you need to take care!! :)

@mikeJB Oh, I am sorry to hear that, especially if that is the case in your country. I do assume that your case refers to a more conservative and severe Muslim family. I personally, being a teenager, find it horrifying that people dishonour the religion more by these so called 'punishments'! I have Christian friends, Hindu friends and friends from all walks of race and life, and I love them all!

Being a Muslim and an Indian at the same time, the number of stereotypes and prejudices I have faced could be compiled to form quite a volume!

@Meowie-meow-33 That is quite honestly me, minus the toothy smile :)

@LiIyRose I don't exactly know what I am doing over here, and well, don't even bother guessing. Interesting advertisements, is all I gotta say :)

Can't stop guffawing.

Hello Mike! It is indeed very pitiful and shameful that some of us Indians have represented ourselves in sour light...I assure you, however, India is a country suffering with a population of 1.2 billion, out of which a couple of thousand people don't, at all, care what becomes of them, and what reputation they might gather in this world. Our country is, quite frankly, filled with all kinds of imaginable horrors, and the policy of child marriage that you mentioned in your post has long since been rescinded and abolished by the Constitution.
It is indeed a matter of great shame and guilt that a majority of us are not acquainted with Western etiquette and manners, but I assure you, that not all of us are worthy of being called abuse! A good number of Indian people on here are unfortunately too perverted and immature in their approach..But it is not the fault of the nation, is it? :)
Not all of us are pedophilic, and worthy of being victims of this dreadful virus!
Good day, to you Mike! I am new here, btw.

@mikeJB Our religion, in case you are not aware, strives to bring about peace and harmony, and I assure you that it is not just a cliche! The deeds you hear about being done by the so-called Muslims are just horrible, and against humanity; we don't refer to them as Muslim beings, but being more 'jaahils' or, illiterates.

@Kate-Phisch Hi! To be honest with you, as long as I'm healthy, I am grateful and fine! Still, quarantine has played a big role in human socialising, and until we have our own delightful pastimes, I think that we can make through this crisis! :)

@its-bobby

This one, for sure.

@Pepsigurl Now that's a heartbreak which stays, a heartbreak you never wish happened. But the motto, not to be rude, is to move on. It sounds impossible, it even did to me, when I faced very similar circumstances. But with a little bit of heart, and some thought, you should be able to move forward!
It is very sad when such incidents happen, and it only feels very heartbreaking because you thought you heard the perfect click.
But if you still insist on doing something special, all I would say is, maybe just say hi? You shouldn't go head over heels, even though you feel like going so sometimes. It is really hard resisting the urge, but you got this in the bag if you use patience, and a bit of steel in your heart. :)

In these hard times, where all we do is sit, think, or do things for recreation, let's all be beacons of hope and positivity, because this and optimism are very loyal allies against the war on negativity and darkness.
How would you encourage positivity on platforms such as this?
Peace!!

@LiIyRose I don't exactly know what I am doing over here, and well, don't even bother guessing. Interesting advertisements, is all I gotta say :)

Can't stop guffawing.

@sarah_the_magpie A point well raised! Well, to many, the term is still vague and alienated, and I doubt if there are a lot of people who happen to take this seriously. Apart from the vogue of mental health and just the mere poster-plastering of helplines and therapy isn't always effective.
To me, it is a topic as serious as any. To some, it is just trash. :)

Seriously.

Apart from the certain deaths that He has ensured in the recent times, a surge in the mortality is majorly caused by anthropogenic and psychiatric factors. There have been too many deaths, and well, it's just sounding routine these days.
Mental health? A joke. Coronavirus? Well quarantine isn't helping much, is it? With people getting brain rot from just sitting in their houses, working upon monotonous schedules.
Is there a better way for managing yourself, and thus, saving your own soul from becoming more distressed by the rising negativity in the surroundings? What do you think??

Music can help you in times of deep distress, and that is an established medical/scientific fact.
Have you ever been saved by music? :)

Blood fuels life, and that is an established fact. Yet, we reverse the fact, i.e Life fuels blood. Why do we do so?

Could it be that all entities are utopian and the idealists, visionaries? The world being called a mirage and the masses as mere figurines?

@Iamyourgirl Endorphins, check. Dopamine, check. Feeling highest in the room, check. Being in love is an amzing feeling, and it affects you in ways you might not hae contemplated before. Scientifically, you become more sensitive, more receptive, more observant, etc. In summation, it is quite an experience in itself. :)

You might not have witnessed it in great detail, it being a usual incident- the tolling of the church bells for two very opposite reasons. Many smile when the bells toll in marriage and many remain sombre and gloomy when the bells ring in funeral. For the common layman, this is what life is all about. Living, eating, professing, and taking rest in the natural shelter shall He wills. For many, this is not routine, and the ideal is too utopian. Previously I had talked about the various challenges such classes of people face, and let it be made an established fact that they might have their own reasons and are bound with chains that resonate from cause to effect. We might not see it right away, but beyond those eyes, behind that fake grin, there is a hurt soul that needs a remedy.
Finding new people is not hard. All you need to do is drop a hello, and find platforms on which you can interact with those people. Make sure that the people are truly willing to talk to you, and be aware of any phishers or scammers online. There is a very simple test which you can use to test the authenticity of the person on the other end. Use subtle words, talk like a lady/gentleman and also use non-materialistic words, and a greater use of abstracts. It is surely going to be a handy sieve which can help you in noticing weird character behaviour, or maybe, even the true nature of that person. After you find a person, you move on to step two.
Step two is quite time taking but if done efficiently, can make you the happiest person in the room. Avoid trusting too much, and avoid instigating, scepticism, or talking about negative things. If you deviate from trusting the other person a little too much, you are then most likely to be mistaken for a person who likes spreading negativity, and it can have a bad influence over your own character. Complicated, right? That’s human psyche for you! Well, at least what has become of it in these days. Anyways, after you clicked with your friend, real or virtual, just make sure you don’t talk about your emotions in a very showy or a very frequent basis. If you feel a strong bias to let out, it is better to do it alone than in front of someone else. Screaming at walls is what many people use to seek relief but it is not as efficient as controllably talking with the other person. By control, I mean using very subtle words to ebb your feelings. Like a ship on smooth sea, that will get the other person to understand your situation better.
Make sure that you have established effective communication with your friend. This is key to maintaining any form of relationship, be it friendship, relationship or whatever. Trusting is a limiting factor, but maintain a justifiable amount, not an overwhelming one. You only get to trust someone else once! The second opportunities, or so they are called, are hollow. You only have one shot at making your impression, and in a way calm and amiable way, you can win other’s trust. Don’t go overboard by being too open, or this will leave you empty shall the person leave you. It is a mistake that I frequently commit, and it is a flaw within my deep self. Entities erased within a single day, with too much reliability on their shoulders. What a mess, honestly.
Anyways, make sure that the person is accepting, ready to listen, and there to help you shall you struggle to be normal. Remember this however, you are interacting with another human, so it is entirely possible that he or she might not be there all the time shall you need them. They might be dealing on something on their own. Shall in these lines of friendship or acquaintance, you find as little as a wrinkle or a breach in trust; walk away while you are still sane. It will amaze you to know how many people are out there in the world to break you.
If the other person is not there for you when you feel really low, abstain from extremities, and use methods like meditation and Spotify playlists to help you.
In this way, you establish that you want to take care of yourself better by giving first aid, and just waiting until help arrived. Don’t blurt, speak. And you will have your problems sorted in no time.