[JeffB1234]

Okay, the best way to start is that when I was 10 my dad died, I lived with him really for the 10 years, he did the best for me, but when he ended up passing away I was sent to live with my mom. She's never really had a stable life style, always moving to different cities and always just to wrapped up on her own relationships to notice me. About 3 months after I moved in we moved to a 2 bedroom so I didn't have to sleep on the floor. A few months after this she met this guy bob. Well he had in his head that he wanted to move to Pompano beach Florida,(When we are all from Moline. IL) to open up a bar. Well, we moved all the way under Miami. A time I needed family, not even a year after my dad died. Ended up getting into trouble around here. Bullied, harassed, and fights. Well the years went on, I turn 17 and take a trip back to illnois and I'm sitting down to eat with my grandma and she starts telling me how my mom has been getting social security checks for $900. Now the entire time we've lived in Florida I have had to beg for money from them. To like go to the movies or anything with friends. I still have the same bed my dad bought for me. Same pillows. I have never really gotten new clothing. I have 1 pair of pants. And 4 pairs of shorts. This is now that I'm almost 19. And sure a lot of you will say then you need to get a job or should have. My mom would not tell me my ss number would not drive me to the dmv to get my license. She has not helped at all. With the stuff I need. I've walked in the heat wearing nice clothing to get jobs but its impossible with no ss number or ID. I havint seen the doctor ever. Oh never been to the dentist either. I feel that I'm going into depression and maybe big health issues. I have no money and really no where to go because of the spot my parents have put me in. Now they have a puppy they won't leave alone either in the house so guess who has to stay home and do it? Me. And if I don't my mom starts to threaten to kick me out. Is there anything I can do?

[AK lawyer]

You are 18, and claim to be helpless because your parents won't drive you to where you need to go.

So walk. If you have friends, ask them for a ride.

You have Internet access, so contact the Social Security Administration to find out what you need to do to get your SSN. It could be that you don't have one, in which case you will probably need a copy of your birth certificate. If there are fees for that sort of thing and you have no money, borrow it from friends or contact social agencies or a church.

If you are 18, in most places you are considered an adult, and don't need parental permission to do anything. You have the right to move away from home.

Use some initiative.

[JeffB1234]

Lol only if you knew south Florida. Want me to walk 15 miles to the dmv? Or call all my friends in orlando to drive me? Ya I can leave but tell me there buddy where to? The family that doesn't speak to us because of my mom now? There has to be something I could do she basically stole my ss checks, there's never food in the house she buys herself all new stuff. The second she stopped getting it she just has stopped everything even more. Use your brain, I'm sure you had both parents growing up. And everything was just fine for you. But for some pf us it hasn't been.

[ScottGem]

Are you still in school? You can talk to a school counselor. Even Florida has some public transportation. Is there a church in your neighborhood? Try talking to the minister and seeing if he can suggest some support group to help you.

You NEED to get to the SSA and get your SSN so you can get a job.

[twinkiedooter]

You can call up the local Social Security Officce and ask them for help to get your social security card. You probably already have a number if you were receiving any kind of check (even if your mother got it ). You need to start with a birth certificate. Go online and get the phone number for the county you were born in in Illinois. Contact the County and ask them what the process is to get your birth certificate. You probably need to supply your father's full name, his birth date, his birth place and your mother's maiden name, her birth date and her birth place and pay a fee. Depending on the state the actual birth certificate will cost around $15 or less.

I know South Florida having lived there for over 25 years and there are public busses that run all over the Pompano Beach/Fort Lauderdale area on a regular basis. Call up the public transportation service and have them send you several different bus route timetables to you. At least where you are a bus is just a short walk away. Try looking online for the Pompano Beach public bus system. Bet their system is online and you can figure out what bus runs near where you live.

You could call up the local Child Abuse hotline and talk to them about how she is treating you even though you are 18 they may still be able to help you.

As far as suing her for your overall neglect and poor health, it may be too late now to do this as she has already squandered all the money that was sent for your food, clothing, etc.