[AUS] I was stabbed by my sister with a pair of pliers (minor)

Thanks.

This is my issue. I take full responsibility, BUT I cannot take people saying IT'S ALL YOUR FAULT. It's not my fault a person went NUTS and did all that.

I told my mum, what if when she the other day come up into my face - bumped me - or poked me - and I flat out punched in the face... because technically she did touch me (assault??) first.

That was the analogy I was trying to use, to show her how ridiculous it was for my sister to increase the severity of the attack. So poke = punch in the face... hit to the face = being stabbed by a weapon and objects thrown at head.

Does that make sense? My mum couldn't understand that for some reason.

And what does me having to 'grow up' have anything to do with this? I don't get why people are saying that. I'M ALWAYS GOING TO BE OLDER THAN HER. It's not fair. It's laughable actually, EVERY SINGLE PERSON would snap under the abuse I get. I've even seen my mum snap. Do you tell a 50 year old women to grow up? No.

It's the most stupid advice I've heard, because honestly IMO I'm the most mature 17 year old you could find around here. I've had to grow up REAL quick in this house hold. .Fucking abuse makes you grow up, not immature.

What part of me is immature? Confessing my feelings? Snapping under abuse? Trying ANYTHING to make the abuse stop?

No one is blaming my parents? Who let this go on, let her abuse me, abuse ME, let her stab me. No punishment for her - when she's put probably 20 holes in our house and broken many objects inside it.

But apparently I'M the immature one, I'm the one who doesn't go around breaking things, I hold myself back because I'm MATURE and have self control.

Why didn't I just grab those pliers and stab her back?

Instead I just stood there. Trying to stay alive.

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