my mom was abusive to me. can i do this? please help

You and your brother are animals and if your mom had any sense she would have dropped you off at a zoo.

What in the world costs $45 to clean? A mattress?!?!? I can clean a car for $10.

Actually I'd like to say a few more things.

Have you thought about how you could be a better son?

You have an xbox, an i-pod, were going to be in drivers ed. (I had NONE of those things at your age.) You have never been hit by either of your parents.

What you really need to think about is how you are going from child to adult. For this incident you went back to about 2nd grade behavior. It doesn't matter if your brother started it.

Do you know how to act in public? Do you think it's okay to damage other people's property and have your mother pay for the damage you and your brother caused?

I'm not trying to be mean here, but I am thunder struck that you would want to report your mother to scare her because you had consequences for your actions. That you want her to become a 'better mom' but have NO concern about yourself becoming a better son.

Reporting your mother or father to CPS is such a bad idea. Yeah they could come and remove you and your brother from the home. You could be put in foster care - and god only knows the quality of people you'll be with. Then you could really learn what abuse is. (Trust me there are some horror stories out there you can't even imagine.)

Even if you don't get removed from your home, you'd cost your parents more money dealing with lawyers. Lawyers aren't cheap.

You need to seriously take a look at your attitude, your actions and really think what they mean.

You are 15. Time to embrace some of the adulthood you want. Grow up a bit. Realize you were wrong and act accordingly.

You may just be surprised at what happens.

Sometimes on the spot stuff doesn't work that way. Especially since the restaurant was full of witnesses. $45 isn't out of line for clothes. Ketchup is very difficult to get out - especially from certain fabrics. In a situation like this, it was probably easier and faster to pay the money and get the hell out. The mother was probably humiliated.

Put down the Pelzer books and show your mom you can act grown up.

Quite frankly its a disgrace to refer to compare what happened there to abuse. You clearly have no idea what abuse actually is or you would not have made such a ridiculous comment

There is no way this thread is serious..........surely?????

Just out of interest does your mother know someone called Kyra and does she shout at Co-Workers who will not be her friend?

She should have slapped your hand and then maybe you'd have a case of abuse.

I hate when kids use that CFS card against parents when there's no call for it.

She definitely did NOT abuse you in any manner, if anything she should be calling and reporting you for not acting your age and emotional stress.

Here take a look , this what others see and if you are honest, what you see when you look in a mirror.

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MY MOM JUST DIDNT CALL ME A BABY BUT TOLD ME I BELONG IN PAMPERS AGAIN look people heard her call me a baby in mcdonalds and tell me that she was going to get me diapers and a crib for what i did. i have witnessess dont you think that would help with soical servcies. its not fair it was only ketchup we threw on people and the people in front of us were old like in 60s they wouldnt even know it was on there clothes if my mom didnt say anything. its not fair you know. i dont want to sound like a whinny baby . she had to pay 45 bucks for the clothes i ruined but that was her choice. BUT NO OTHER MOM WOULD TELL ME THAT I SHOULD BE IN DIAPERS AND NEED A BOTTLE ONLY MINE DOES THAT. thats how un cool she is.. IT WAS ONLY MCDONALDS NO PLACE FANCY AND IT WAS KETCHUP. her telling everyone im a baby and belong in pampers and stuff was foul you know and a bunch of lies. no one got hurt it was only ketchup. cause of her people think i need pampers on me now. she needs to chill the out.

Uh oh. Someone's getting quarantined.

So to prove that you are not immature you are going to phone CPS and report your mother for abuse...

You are REALLY proving your mother wrong and showing you are very MATURE for you age.

/sarcasm

Sure, deny your own responsibility and childish behavior and put it on your mom.

Get CPS involved so they can harass your mom indefinitely.... better yet why don't you exaggerate all the facts and claim that it was your mom's fault... then claim that she beats you.

CPS will then take you away from your mother and put you with a foster home. Most foster homes are good, but maybe you will get lucky and get put in one that has a real child abuser. Then you will learn what "child abuse" really is... and that your mother was right all along.

The good news in that particular scenario is that your mom wont have to fork up $45 for your childish crap anymore and wont have an ungrateful child hanging around. At first she will be sad to loose you, but over time she will get used to it and learn to be happy not having to care for a selfish brat.