The bottom line, probation, court costs and a record. My mother could no longer handle me and I ended up living with my father. Living with my father has changed me in many ways. It put me in an uncomfortable position to meet a man I didn't know. He taught me some things like changing the brakes, being responsible, hard work ethic and focusing on my studies. Even though things were positive, there were times when I was verbally abused. Sometimes I felt like I was a drill sergeant and I was in boot camp. My father was a soldier and did everything with precision. So imagine you're in high school and your day starts at 6 a.m. and doesn't end at 10 p.m. I was completely isolated from all my friends and family members. I spent a lot of time there myself and was often depressed. The verbal abuse would destroy me emotionally and I would take to my father in anger. Finally, I had enough and decided to leave my father's house. But it wasn't easy, my father wouldn't let me go. My mother contacted my father and explained to him that I wanted to leave. The conversation ended in disorder and my father threatened that I couldn't leave. My mother gave me a cell phone and I hid it under my bed. One evening, my mother called me after my father left for the night and told me to pack my bags. With the county sheriff I was escorted to my mother's house