[izzyvine]

My mother decided to homeschool me from the get go, I've never been to school. She never taught me anything, I learned a few major things myself just from reading. I was never taught any sort of math, science or history. She made me "copy" my work from the teachers manuals for weeks at a time and would drag me to the mall with her during the day. My parents are very wealthy, and never sent me to primary, secondary or high school. I am 20 years old now and very bitter because I can't get into any colleges, or do anything with my life. Can anyone help me? I want to die.

[smoothy]

Get over yourself... and stop blaming others... I know its popular for kids your age to point fingers... rather than looking in the mirror. There are lots of opportunities for continuing education... how many have you taken since you turned 18?

Oh poor you... MIT won't take you... know what... tens of thousands get turned down from colleges every quarter... in fact most people don't get to attend their first choice for any number of reasons... and most often it is because someone else worked harder and got better grades... sometimes they got better schooling.. other times its because they ere more intelligent to start with.

Welcome to the real world... life isn't fair... and it never will be. You do the best with what you have... that's what everyone else does every day.

TRY to sue your parents... and expect to find yourself forever disowned... written out of the will and on your own the next time you need ANY help...

Fact is you are an adult.. and responsible for your OWN destiny... life is what you make of it... and the path you are taking isn't going to do you any good at all.

Many public school graduates aren't ready or qualified for college either, quite a few in fact...

Others just aren't smart enough or have the financial means to go... who should they sue?

After all just because something isn't the way YOU want it to have been does not merit suing someone for money so you can get a free ride a little longer...

Deal with the hand life handed you. If you keep looking back instead of forward you are going to walk into a light pole... and that is an apt metaphor for life.

Look forward because you can't change the past...

[izzyvine]

Get over yourself...and stop blaming others....I know its popular for kids your age to point fingers....rather than looking in the mirror. There are lots of opportunities from continuing education...how many have you taken since you turned 18?

Go ahead and TRY to sue your parents....and expect to find yourself forever disowned...written out of the will and on your own the next time you need ANY help.....

Fact is you are an adult..and responsible for your OWN destiny...life is what you make of it.....and the path you are taking isn't going to do you any good at all.

Many public school graduates aren't ready or qualified for college either, quite a few in fact...

Others just aren't smart enough or have the financial means to go....who should they sue?

After all just because something isn't the way YOU want it to have been does not merit suing someone for money so you can get a free ride a little longer...

Deal with the hand life handed you. If you keep looking back instead of forward you are going to walk into a light pole....and that is an apt metaphor for life.

Look forward because you can't change the past....

Who hands a 10 year old a book of math with the answers for 8 years and says, "here, copy this so it will look like I'm teaching you."

[smoothy]

Call me a pessimist... but I don't think its exactly like you describe...

What have you done the last two years you have been an adult to further your education? Because there are MANY options... no matter how little education you really have at this point... they aren't restricted to JUST college... people that dropped out of school have classes available to them so no matter what your current level may be... there are opportunities to improve upon it... Many highschools offer adult education programs for people that did and didn't finish school... have you taken a test to see where you actually stand? That way you know where you are weak and what you need... You might be far better off than you think.

Like I said.. its not uncommon for High School graduates to have to take remedial classes BEFORE they are ready for college...

[izzyvine]

Call me a pessimist....but I don't think its exactly like you describe.....

What have you done the last two years you have been an adult to further your education? Because there are MANY options.....no matter how little education you really have at this point....they aren't restricted to JUST college....people that dropped out of school have classes availible to them so no matter what your current level may be...there are opportunities to improve upon it....Many highschools offer adult education programs for people that did and didn't finish school....have you taken a test to see where you actually stand? That way you know where you are weak and what you need.....You might be far better off than you think.

Like I said..its not uncommon for High School graduates to have to take remedial classes BEFORE they are ready for college...

But you are missing my point.. I'm not talking about a high school drop out, I'm talking about an adult who said they'd teach me things that every child in USA gets a chance to learn never did that for me... The steps I've taken is working two part time jobs to take care of myself ever since I was 18 and moved out... I don't have money to even go to community college, and I wasn't here to find answers about things I can do now. IM trying to figure out of it's a criminal offense to take a child out of school and deprive them from education, a helpless child.

[dontknownuthin]

You write very well, so you did learn something. I think your time would be better served improving your education and doing for yourself what your parents fell short on doing for you. Do the GED preparation course and see how you fare with it. If there's an area in which you are deficient, you can take a course to improve in that area. If your parents are wealthy, perhaps they will pay for the classes to help you out. With the GED in hand, you can go off to college.

To see how many people write their posts, you come off as far more educated than many if not most of them. Perhaps you are selling your parents short.

[smoothy]

But you are missing my point.. I'm not talking about a high school drop out, I'm talking about an adult who said they'd teach me things that every child in USA gets a chance to learn never did that for me... The steps I've taken is working two part time jobs to take care of myself ever since I was 18 and moved out... I don't have money to even go to community college, and I wasn't here to find answers about things I can do now. IM trying to figure out of its a criminal offense to take a child out of school and deprive them from education, a helpless child.

You can't simply make a claim.. you have to actually PROVE it sufficiently to even get a court to hear it. Can you afford an expensive legal case you are likely to lose?

You can sue almost anyone for almost anything... however actually winning is something else... and even if you win... its easy to make certain you would never collect a dime...

So you see my point of what you are attempting is a waste of time and money?

It will cost you thousands in up front lawyers fees... you aren't entitled to free council. Its unlikely to find any place that will do it on contingency because there isn't enough in it for them...

And the very fact you are trying to sue your parents makes it appear to be sour grapes and most juries are going to automatically be prejudiced against you from the get go.

Your efforts would best be served in the ways I suggested...

[joypulv]

I don't think we should pounce on izzyvine just because of the usual poor me routine, or because her parents are wealthy, or because she wasn't beaten and deprived.

You were deprived in ways I suppose, and maybe you should sue, but you probably won't win a dime. It will give you some insight into how the world works though.

Feeling suicidal is the main concern. I can understand. My mother expected me to be popular, top of my class, talented, and attractive. Then she was jealous of me for being all of those. I felt like the dogs in the famous shock experiments, in the harnesses they stopped trying to get out of.

You are alone with no way to succeed. I think I can understand the struggle. Get the GED book and learn it (it's huge). Then apply to junior college. It's a start.