<human>: 22yof from US

**Background**:

My dad was physically abusive towards me and my younger brother and sister when we were younger (elementary school). He once tackled my brother out of the kitchen chair and spanked him while screaming, all for getting a spelling word wrong. When I was sixteen, I stood up for my mom when he was bullying her and he grabbed my throat and shoved me up against the wall. He grabs my sister's hair, pulls it, and calls her a bitch. Overall, he's an ass. The worst part is he never leaves bruises, welts, or blood so nobody will believe us. Also, we are financially dependent on him so if he did end up in jail, we would end up homeless. 

I moved out when college started, but had to move back home because of financial aid decreased and rent increased. I really had no choice. He had gotten better, and hadn't physically attacked anyone for a while, so I thought he had been getting better. However, he just changed the kind of aggression. Now, if we show any kind of emotion, he will do everything to try and make it worse. If we are mad at him and somehow express an "attitude", he does everything he can to make us more angry. If we are sad (example I got dumped a few months ago), he will do everything he can to make us more sad. 

**Problem:**

I'm trapped here, and have been looking for an apartment for months with no luck. I'm a college student with a job with irregular hours and therefore irregular pay. I can't afford to live on my own. Rent, utilities, tuition, books, food, etc. I don't even have a car. What am I supossed to do to get out of this situation? I'm completely dependent on my parents, but I can't stand to be home. Is it just a hopeless situation that I will have to live with, or am I missing something?

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<bot>: Financially dependent on parents. Father is abusive. No car, stuck at home college student. What do? Wait it out, or am I missing something?