>If my family isn't going to treat me well over my thoroughly considered opinions, I'm going to have to stop going out there to see them.

My father and mother used to physically hurt me when I was young.

Because of this I never had a bond with either of them. I learned to look after myself from a very early age. Because of this, as an adult I never feel lonely and I never feel bored when I'm alone, which makes me a different creature to most normal people.

My advice for young teenagers is to never risk being kicked out of home until you're able to survive independently. 40% of homeless teenagers in the US are homosexuals who were honest with their parents. I'm not gay, but I spent more than a few nights on the street and it's a complete loss of power. Many predators target homeless teenagers because they know nobody will miss us and nobody will defend us.

I was able to get a good education and establish a good career, although during that time I grew so thin that I'd always be bruised and couldn't sit on hard surfaces or sleep on my back.

Working in fast food restaurants while being so hungry I was seeing purple spots was torturous. I'd often be forced to sit on the sidewalk and wait for the purple blotches to fade, to prevent the risk of falling down and damaging the elbows in my work uniform.

My advice is not to expect anyone to ever understand and when people blame you for not respecting your parents, feel happy for them that they don't understand.