hey tyra im having problems wit my dad im tired of all this problems i cant take it n e more i just want to run away from all these problems help me please..im tired of his drinking problems his drug problems wat can i do im to the point wer i cant deal wit it no more help me plz

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i'm ichraq i'm from MOROCCOi'm 15 years old i'm over weight i weight 84kg my familly told me every day that i shoud be sceeny and i don't have the writ solution please tyra help my help my i need your help i see your show every day every single day i study english for being in your show really i need your help tyra i really need it in my scool they sed to me a diffrente word for my weight i can't do the sport exepte the soccer i play it very well so i need your help tyra please don't for get me ever
thanks a lot tyra i love you so much

hay tyra,i know ull probly never read this but yea im 14i live in south africa..........oyea my name is lesego i have a aunt that lives in baltimore,which i visit every year'i go 2an art school called pro arte in alpen park...i love ur show and the fabulous cloths u weare oh.yea im a girl..there is quite a few celebs i wud LOVE to meet....including u..P.S i love Americas next top model;i stl lyk eva...God bless you and your family,may peace be uppon you....mwa.luv ya!!!!!!!!!

Hi Tyra.I hope that anyone who reads this or who has been there teaches their kids from the very start that addiction can ruin not only the addict, but all those who love and care about them.My story stinks.I'm a single Mom who has to send her 4 year old daughter to visit with her Alcoholic/Addict father and his Alcoholic/Addict girlfriend every Wednesday for 5 hours and every other weekend.Holidays can be so horrible.They both abuse prescription drugs and used to do illegal drugs, but say they don't anymore.I still think they do, but I don't know for sure.It's really sad because his other daughter who is 16 years old just moved out because she just couldn't take the drinking and fighting any longer.He also physically assaulted her and he doesn't even remember it.I've called the state on him a couple times, but they haven't done anything.My attorney wants "Mucho Bucks" to represent me again in court.I don't have that kind of money and the way things have gone in the past, I'm wasting my time and money.This state stinks when it comes to the Department of Family Services.It's really sad because they say it's all about the kids, but I think it's all about the MONEY!!!My daughter hates to have to go there(she tolerates it because she knows she has to or Mommy will go to jail) and her attitude when she returns home is terrible.She even saw what happened to her 1/2 sister,(He choked and beat her up) but she seems to have blocked it out.Deep down she'll always remember it.Unfortunately,the incident wasn't reported because she didn't want to see her Dad sent to jail.HOW SAD!!!She's been his Co-Dependent for years now.I'm so happy that she finally got out of there.In years to come I'm so afraid that my daughter will be next.She is so smart that I'm already teaching her about drinking and drugs because unfortunately, there is the "Heredity" part of addiction that scares me for her.I used to drink and do drugs before I got pregnant with her, but Baby changes everything.She's my "Little Miracle."I gave birth to her at 42 years of age!In the past I had many problems,(Miscarrages,Tubal Pregnancies and a partial hysterectomy) but still gave birth to her.She was meant to be here.I do know that.I pray to God constantly for him to realize what he's doing and get some help, but honestly I know that I'm wasting my prayers because he has to want it and I see that he doesn't each time I go to pick up my daughter.They are both "Wasted." His girlfriend has a handicapped child and I really feel sorry for him.He doesn't get to go anywhere.Basically he's a prisoner in his own home.All he does is play video games.That's probably his escape.They are moving into a different house soon and I'm hoping that it's more "Handicap friendly." For his sake.Maybe that might make a difference.I can only hope.I almost called an intervention hotline, but I'm not close to his family anymore and they all drink too, so that's a losing battle.All I can do is pray that my daughter is safe and that the things I'm teaching her will help her through the years to come.

i really love your show soooo much i look at it every day. one day i will love to meet u . i also try to get my sister to look at it with me so we both can learn something but i also like that u try to get kids to look up at u iam only 13 n u rthe reson why i go to school every day . love kiasia

hey tyra,
my name is ashley i am 16 and i live with my legal guardians because my mom & dad have an addiction to crack,cociane,and marijuana and i havn't seen my mom in 4 years and i want to see her to let her know she needs help with her addiction

For those of you that have love ones living with addictions please read this. Addictions are a very difficult thing to live with but they can take on many forms. Even trying to parent your parents can become an addiction in itself. If you continue to be the rescuer then you will always have to rescue your parents or whoever the victim is because they are choosing to escape reality and choosing to be dependent. This will affect you too! I found myself to be in the situation of trying to help my family and I didn't fix anything. I cannot take credit for their actions good or bad. It affected my health because I was stressed out. Now I know to not give into this behavior. My family still wants me to take care of them so I am actually moving away again. This is the best thing for me, because when I am close by it is too much of a temptation to get involved in their issues that bring me down. This has been a process where I learned to love myself and say no and let go. It is so hard because you think you are the one that they need, but in reality when you take care of yourself and get out, you are loving yourself and they will see the difference in you. This is the best way to try to have an impact; by overcoming it yourself and saying this does not have a hold on me. They will see that the addiction is not so powerful afterall and hopefully this could lead to them realizing that they have to be mature and responsible for their actions. It is so great to be able to make mature level headed decisions for your life. Don't let the fear and pressure of how can I take care of them control your life. Please chose to read this and make the choice to move on with your life. In doing so, don't go to the other extreme and lash back with anger or why don't you do this or that. They won't know how to respond. This is an issue that you deal with for yourself. This choice to be at peace and let God take care of them and you love them when you can. I hope this perspective helps you as it did me. You can get through this and have a wonderful and peaceful life.

Tyra,
Hello, My name is Sarah Kennedy I am 20 years old and I have a 5 month old son. I watched your show today about the mother that went out on the weekends clubbing and drinking. Well,my mother drinks too and she has a lot of issues to deal with I think there is alot of hurt and anger built up. I would love to get her the help that she needs.Thank you Sarah

hello tyra, my name is audrey i am 15, turning 16 i have an 8 month old sister and a 14 year old brother. my brother and i have had a vary, vary hard life. about 4 years ago my dad went to prision for drugs he went for 3 years. during that time my mom was doing drugs bad and started selling them. i just keep thinking about that christmas, just thinking about how my mom got all of our presents. later my mom was taken away right in front of me by the cops. it tore me apart. i remember getting the letters from her and not abole to read them because i couldent stop crying. i dont know who i am anymore i have conpletly changed because of this the way i dress, the poeple i hang out with, the way i act, and the music i listen to has changed. i felt so alone and unloved i was talking to people on myspace and had them calling my house so i could feel loved. i was in a bad foster home.now both of my parents are home but now our relashionship is diffrent i hate them both soo much now. they dont know what this has done to me. to this day my parents both still do drugs. i dont know how to tell my mom and dad i wont them to STOP!!if i try they will just yell at me and say i need to stay out of there bidness. my world has been turned upside down because of the drugs i dont wont my little sister to have to go through this. im angry all the time, most of the time i just wont to be by myself. my family and i need your help. i dont wont to be like this all my life and i dont wont to hate them.

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Hello Tyra, My name is Karly and im 15. I have seen my father for 12 hours of my life..He is an alchaholic. I have two sisters. My older sisters father was an alchaholic, and has recently passed away because of it. My younger sisters father is a crack addict for about 6 years now. He has come in and out of my life cause me mom lets him in again and again even though he has stolen thousands from us. His problem has forced us to move 3 times, and has made me lose 2 of my animals because we couldnt afford a place big enough. My mom is an alchaholic too i guess, and she usually refuses to admit it. Two of my aunties, one from each sides are also addicted to crack. Drugs and alchahol are ruining my life. My sister is only 9 years old and her loves her father dearly. My mom can only stay strong for a year or so, then he is let back into our lives. I cannot stand to see my little sisters hopes up, then crushed constantly. If you have any advice on what i can possibly do Tyra, please help. If you read this, i want you to know that i think your an inspirational person despite some of the comments below. Thankyou for everything. -Karly

Dear Tyra,
I'm 17 years old and both of my parents are alcohlics. I had to force my mom to go to AA meetings by threatening her that I would move out if she didn't get help because I couldn't live like this anymore; not having a responsible parent to lean on is really stressful because I felt as if I had no foundation. She would always drink on the weekends and sometimes she would drink so much that she would miss some days of work. I didn't know who to turn to; I had hit rock bottom when I realized that I needed help myself because I was always blaming myself when she would drink thinking that I'm not good enough so she consoles herself by drinking. I can't tell you how many nights and days I spent crying because I felt like I had nobody; sure there were friends and family members, yet they never seemed to truly understand how all this was affecting me. I began to cut myself because I would always feel the pain on the inside and I needed to feel outer pain. Of course, I stopped cutting myself after a long process of self-realization that cutting is only making my life worse. So after I talked to a few counselors at my school, I decided that something needed to be done in order to help my mom. So I took matters into my own hands and I told her that I'm not going to reside in our house anymore because it's too painful to come home to this everyday. So she's been sober for about 9-10 months.
Now there is also my dad; he believes himself to be a social drinker however I beg to differ. He has a problem and he doesn't understand that he needs help (partly because he doesn't believe in counseling). I come from a society where men play the dominant roles and women play their followers (I am an Indian who follows the Sikh religion). So unfortunately, I don't see hope for him because you can't help someone with their problems unless they are aware of their problems. And our relationship has been sinking deeper and deeper because of the fact that I'm not like my older sister because she would listen to his every word and she would never argue with her. I do argue with him because if he says something or does something that I think is wrong, then I'll challenge him. And he really doesn't like me for that.
Living a life with alcoholics for parents who were hardly there was hard. Aside from the fact that they were alcoholics, my parents had an abusive marriage, as well. My dad would batter up my mother as if she were garbage right in front of my eyes. The abuse was simply horrid to witness; he doesn't physically abuse her anymore, however the verbal, emotional and mental abuse still exists. He even verbally abuses me. This is why I hate living in my house; every corner of my house has some type of memory that sends chills down my spine. I walk about the house and I remember the various places my mother would keep her bottles or places where I would find my mother drunk or places where my mom was beaten up; even in my room. I would love to move out right after high school but considering the fact that I don't have money and I'm still looking for a decent job, that dream feels further and further away from me. I can't live here because it's the same routine every night; parents screaming, me getting a migraine, stressing out so much I'm losing hair, parents fighting about random things, etc.
I'm trying very hard to cope with life right now but I need to give my parents a little wake-up call...any suggestions?
Sincerely,
Sharon Singh

hey tyra
i saw the episode on drug addicted parents and saw the segment on the two girls who mother is an "alcoholic" and i became angry. their mother only drinks on the weekends and they party with her. my father is an alcoholic and a crack addict. they have absolutely no idea what its like. he lost his job, lives away from us, i have to work full time to help my mom with the bills. i also go to college full time. i would have loved to be on the show to tell what its really like to have an alcoholic parent who drinks everyday. it had torn our family apart.

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Hi Tyra my name is Lori im 14 years old and I was planning in the future to go on ANTM because I would love to one day become a model for everyone to no my name but I was looking up requirements and it says you have to be 5'7 well I find that a problem because my mom is 5'3 and my dad is 5'4 and i'm 5'0. So i guess wut i'm asking is what about the short people? I have friends alot of friends who want to go on your show but they're not much taller than me and i think that your giving all these tall people a shot at being models but there are a lot of short people too. I'm just wondering if you can think about changing your rule not just for me but for everyone who does'nt meet that 5'7 height.

Dear Tyra,

I am 19 years old and still living at home. After watching your show about drug addicted parents it made relate very scaringly to my father. He is an alcoholic, and even though many fmaily members have approached him with his problem, he never seems to get it, he is totally indenial with his problem. One thing that scares me is that he drinks everyday, and alot everyday! He has been to the hospital several times for Ulsers and even the doctors have pleaded with him to stop drinking and yet he is still drinking at I am writting this to you. He becomes a completely different person when he is drunk, he becomes very degrading, negative, verbally abusive and sometimes even tries to be physically abusive. The police have been to our several times. Its so embarrassing to have friends over when he is drinking. However, lately I have noticed a change in me as well. I hate his drinking and what he becomes that I have now started to drink to cover up what I am truly feeling. Its a very hypocritical situation. I feel like I have somehow been influenced by his behavior, and have even started going to AA meetings because I really dont want to become the thing Ive hated since I was little. Your show totally moved and gave me and my family hope, that no matter how hard the situation, there can always be a light at the end of the tunnel, if you want there one to be. Thank you so much for all your insipration.

-Danny

My comment is about todays show with Mario and his mom, I was touched by how much he fought for his mom's life,the amount of
respect he gave her even in her darkest hours was remarkable, The men
in this world really should take a good look at this young man and take a true lesson, I could see the love he has for his mom and I would hope to see the same in my children, I am a single mother of 2 children 13 & 7, it can be very hard at times I never done any type of drugs but every good mother would want their children to have love in their hearts for their moms,
the way Mario has for his, She is one very lucky lady and she beautiful too! May God bless her with the ablilty to keep fighting for her life, She is so Blessed to have Mario, I can only Pray that my son become a man like him, It is so wonderful to see such a fine example of a young black man, Thank you Tyra for giving Mario the chance to show another side of himself, He is someone to be admired because in going through his storms he was able to rise above it all and make some amazing things happen in his own life which blessed him to be
able to really do great justice for his mom , not to mention,continue to help other with his Do Right foundation. Thanks Again Mario,Mom and Tyra LUV YA!

Dear Tyra,

My name is Taylor and I'm 13 years old. I just wanted to thank-you for the show you did on drug addicted parents. I found it easy to relate to because my father is an achoholic. And although I haven't been with him when he's drunk, I have had to talk to him over the phone(we travels the globe for his job, and telephone is the only form of communication that we have), and it's the hardest thing I have ever had to do. And although I have a very strained relationship with my father, I cry every night because I don't know where he is or what he's doing. And for the first time in my life I realize that there are other kids that go through the same thing I do. Thank you sooo much, I think this show will finally give me the courage to stand up and talk about my problems. Once again, I would just like to thank you for doing this show.

Hey Tyra,

My name is Amber and I have had to deal with an addicted parent. My father for a long time was an alcoholic and as well was on drugs. I did not know because I was smaller at the time, but now I know that when you have someone you love addicted to something that is hurting them, you must tell that person. You have to make sure that the person who is addicted knows where you stand. If you don't say anything then it may never change. Dealing with an addicted parent will most likely be the hardest thing in your life. It was for me at least. It's hard but in the end what doesn't kill you makes you a heck of a lot stronger. I am living proof.

I am a huge fan of you Tyra. I followed you're modelling career, America's Next Top Model, and as well, your show now. You are an amazing person and you are such a role model for me. Keep on keeping on!!

Hey tyra. I really enjoied your show today i just wish i could have had all my siblings here today to watch it. this kind of stuff is really hard to deal with. both of my parents are addicts. My mother is a drug addict and my father is a what i call a beer and wiskey addict. I'm 21 years old and I lived with my dad for alot of my life and he was very abusive not just beating me and my sister right under me but really hurting us emotionally. when i graduated high school I let my home state and moved to missouri where i live now. my mother was just recently out of a divorce and had cusdity of 3 of her kids. i no more than got moved in and she was gone. she went out every night and almost all day every day. I was left to watch my sister at the time where 10, 7 and 5. well my mother ended up going to prison and my grandmother moved up here to take coustidy over the oldest of the 3 and then the other 2 ended up going with their father in Iowa. come to find out my mother was pregnante with her 7th child and no clue who the father was thanks to the drugs and boose. my grandmother ened up that baby. now my mother is back in prison of the same old things. drugs and boose. this is her second time in prison and i dont know how many times in treatment and nothing is working because she doesnt go for a very long stay. like this time in prison they say she'll only he in their til jun and shes only been in there since her youngest childs birthday in september. mom cant seen to take responsiblity for her mistakes its very one elses fault where she is at. I dont know wat to do anymore. she have got 7 kids and the youngest in 1 and she hasnt been able to see her own kids grow up. I also have a son and she hasnt been able to see him grow and see all them cute little things hes doing and my sister right under me whos almost 19 is going to have a baby and she aint going to be able to see that grandbaby grow up either...I need help i have no clue what to do. I want my mother is watch everyone grow but at the rate shes going i have a feeling she might now be around for too much longer...HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!1

I love that you're dealing with this very real issue of parental addiction. It's so hard as a child with an addicted parent to know what to do, what "your place" in the situation is. I do wish you would have touched a little more on "prescribed addictions" did you know that opioids are the "hottest" illicit drug on the market right now. Something doctors prescribe is bigger than heroin, cocain or any of the many illegal addictive drugs out there.
My mother has been addicted for many years now, and she was literally prescribed her addiction by irresponsible physicians. I am 25 years old now, and have been dealing with the grief process of losing a parent (even though she's still alive) for 10 years now.

My mother is an alcoholic and me being 16 and trying to cope with that is very hard. It seems like when she is intoxicated her whole world and my whole world change. I really really hate that and I hope that one day I able to help her change but it seems like it's no luck. I loved the show with Mario.