Who brought you here and when?

I was brought here by my mom when I was 2 years old in 1991. My father came here legally but only on a visa that would be soon expired, and my mother followed bringing me along. I sort of dispise my parents for doing this. They didn't apply for my green card until i was 17 about 10+ years after my father became a PR. He's such a coward, he was so worried that they would deport me automatically if he tried applying me with them knowing I'm already here... He waited that fucking long, and on top of that my parents keep a tight leash on me and give me a curfew I'M 20 GOD DAMN YEARS OLD! They're worried about any little thing, they think I will automatically be deported if I'm out past 12 or something. They're under a lot of stress because of our situation and they take all their frustration out on me I'm getting sick of it.... ahem

Anyway, how about you guys?

Also my petition to become a PR was approved in July. How long should it be before I become a PR? Just wondering. My father is only a PR too if that helps

I was brought here by a wild pack of dogs.

My father was a PR in Texas, when my grandma brought me over to the States (legally as a visitor) to live with him when I was 7 years old in 1994. My dad applied for my PR immediately. Everything was in placed, I got all the documents and my very own SSN. When I turned 10, my father left me with my American citizen relatives, while he went back to Thailand (that was the last time I saw him). Since my father never came back to the states, he lost his PR status.

When I tried to apply for a driver's license in High School, I couldn't. My American citizen relatives explained to me that the only step left in my PR was an interview with the neutralization department, which required a biological parent. I was estranged from both my parents, because they left me, so there was no way I could proceed.

I was so mad at everybody in my family, who kept this secret from me. I was angry at my dad, my American Citizen relatives who knew from the very beginning when my dad left and what that meant for my life. Growing up in the States, my home, and to be denied equal opportunities like my peers, and working hard to show that I am worth something and then to be repeatedly turned down and not accepted was hard.

I'm now 23 years old, attending UT at Austin, studying Music/ Nutritional Sciences/ Pre-Dental. It's been 16 years since I saw my mom, 13 years since I've seen or spoken to my dad. The only family members that I somewhat feel that I can trust and be safe is my American citizen brother, one of my uncle from Thailand, school, one of my college professor, and a few truly best friends. Other than these people and things, I keep my thoughts and feelings bottled up and most of the time "just deal with it and suck it up". I said this many times, counselors helped, especially when I was getting suicidal thoughts

My parents brought me and my brother here back in 1998 when I was 8

my parents tricked me into thinking that it was a family vacation back in 2001. i was 14. The 2 month vacation became 9 years... vacation from hell. I'm still bothered by how they tricked me and missed so much in my life.

Been here since I was 4. 1989 :-\

anyone else find the title and overall idea of this thread slightly funny?
i burst out laughing when i read it.
i can imagine me saying to my mother, in an accusatory tone...

"You brought me here!! YOU did this to me! WHY DO YOU HATE ME!?!?"

now that i've demonstrated the weird shapes my thoughts take on,
my mom brought me here after she divorced my father about 8 years ago.
most exciting day of my life. i had just turned 10.

My pops did, In 2000.
I said the same things that you guys said, but now, im actually thankful, who knows what i would be like if i wasnt brought here, Atleast we are alive right???

I want to say something to make you feel good but I do not know what to say or how to say it but I am gonna try. You sound very frustrated and I understand you completely, but you have to see the pros of being here, you are here with your relatives and your brother, you are not alone. You also have a social security number and a citizen brother, you are able to go to college, some of us started college but could not finish, others did not even have the opportunity to attend college, others loose all hope and drop out of high school because they think they will never go anywhere. You always gotta look at the glass half full!! I hope you do not get those suicidal thoughts anymore, be patience and maybe DA will pass soon so you can go on with your life, try to advance in your career as much as possible so you can start doing what you like as soon as possible. And let go of all the angry feelings, keeping all this feelings inside you will only hurt you. We only live once, there is no time for resentments, forgive and go on with your life.