Failure to provide medical care to a child when needed is a form of abuse.

Is there a reason why you cant call and make an apointment? Just set the date and time and then leave a note on the table: "Mom I have an apointment on August third at 3 pm for a check up. If you cant bring me please let me know so I can make other arrangements.Thanks" Your not being rude.It is already done and too late to change.You need to start taking care of yourself. Obviously you are ready.You sound very mature.

You have a right to medical care - including a yearly physical. Remember, that even if she wont take you, you can go to a free clinic anytime with no questions asked; and if you arn't comfortable with that then you can make an appointment with your doctor on your own. Usually if you are under the age of 16 and your gaurdian isnt present they will have one of the nurses there to watch over the exam - depending on what you get down - to make sure that you are safe.

Have you tried telling her exactly why you want to go? If there is a specific reason, then tell her. If you just say 'check-up to make sure everything is OK', then she may not understand that this is important. If you are worried over something then you need to spell it out to her. Pick your moment to say your piece at a time when she has the time and is not rushing to do something. And I think that the term 'child abuse' is not one that should be applied lightly or to describe a break down in communications. Right now she is not doing what you want her to do and that is not abuse in any way, shape or form. She is the parent and you are the child. She tells you what to do, not the other way around.

since i was 10yrs old i was encouraged to go the GP on my own, so my personal opinion is NO How old are you?

mom knows best

well what is the reason you want to go to the hospital.

You have the right to medical care, and a check up is part of maintaining good health. You sound as if you are old enough to go to the doctor on your own. If she will not take you, then just go and explain the situation to the doctor.

Dear Cupcake. As several others have said, it is not child abuse. It's not even close to child neglect. However, you've said, five days ago, that your mother agreed to take you to the doctor. I'd suggest that a clearer account to her of your complaint might have got a quicker result. "My body has been really strange lately" doesn't explain much. You've suggested ("everything ok down there") that it might be sexual in origin. If you have not told her (your parents?) about the rape, then she can't know how anxious you are, or why. Your brother is the abuser. If he raped a baby of six years old, he's a criminal. I don't wish to knock a budding friendship on the head, but you are sexually active. Sexual activity is not limited to penetration. Since you have posted some descriptions of your sexual activity on other pages, I'm not betraying a confidence. That is, if they are true. I also suspect that your mother doesn't believe you merely want to regulate your period, but that you are preparing to begin a sexually active adult life, and that she doesn't approve. Now, I've been blunt but not "harsh" (a quote from you). I'm trying to help you. Forgive me?