<prompt> Human: Im not asking for your money, I just want advice on where to go from here and what needs to be done first. I live in North Charleston, SC. My father took my mother and I here because he was offered a job in this area. We are staying in a hotel, and two months after taking us here, he decided to split and move to Indiana without us. However, my mother and I were in the process of getting my GED. And it already had been such a fuss in this state that we didnt want to start the process all over again in another state. So we figured wed stay for another month or so to just finish up here while he gets set up in Indiana. Everything is fine and going smoothly, he was sending us about 250 a week for food and everything we needed which was a bit tight but we had been poor for most of our lives so we managed. But my father is also a very unstable man with a drinking problem, who hit me a few times as a kid and verbally abuses my mother regularly. My mother is disabled and for a while was receiving social security benefits, but my dad feels it is appropriate to call her a lazy bitch. And during a phone call my mother had with him yesterday, she began to cry so I took the phone from him and chewed him a new one. and then, he sends this to my mother on facebook. My mom has a job at Dollar General, but she has had panic attacks at work twice. And yesterday her assistant manager told her to go the fuck home so I doubt she has a job anymore.We are paid up at this hotel for a week, but after that Im not sure what well do. I doubt theyll throw us out immediately but I have no clue. Im pretty stressed. I feel like my dad doesnt love me anymore. If anyone has some advice regarding what we should do next I would really appreciate it, or even just words of encouragement. Thanks, and sorry if this was too long. Assistant: You said you are working on your GED -- does that mean you are not in high school?Do you have a job? What options do you have to get a job?You need to focus on essentials. Find a cheaper place to stay you cannot afford to stay in a hotel, get food stampsfood pantry assistance, and find a job, any job.Why did your Moms SSD benefits stop? Can she re-apply? That will take a while to get a decision, but you need to make short term and long term decisions, and thats a long term factor you need to add in.Once you two have your feet on the ground, pursue child support. You may have a hard time serving him in another state, but he still is required to pay it, regardless of where you all live.Lastly, North Charleston is pretty expensive. If you dont have a job, and your Mom no longer has a job, you should consider moving somewhere that is not so steep in cost of living. Do you have a car or the ability to relocate?Human: Not in highschool. The reason my moms benefits stopped is a bit complicated, she is an ex drug addict and is currently on this drug called suboxone. She got a notice saying that somehow she is now somehow capable of working because of the drug helping her or something? Thats my understanding of it Im sorry if thats not very clear I typically wasnt involved in these conversations. We do not have a car though  <response>: Why arent you working? If youre not in school you need to be working. 