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I have always had a difficult relationship with my father since I was 13 years old. He is a foreigner and identifies with the culture/lifestyle of his home country while I was raised here in the U.S. Our attitudes and personalities are very different and makes us have conflicts a lot. A lot of it is related to miscommunication. I get really aggravated when he and I talk most of the time. We have gotten along before (when I was in the hospital) but I don't see a clear way of healing the relationship. He sometimes verbally abuses me saying I won't amount to anything. Usually, I have pretty thick skin but when it comes from my father, it really hurts my self-esteem and confidence. He says I will never be a hard-worker (even though I have great grades while working 40 hrs/week) or I am a self-centered asshole. He asked me for $70 because his check was going to bounce but I refused. I once gave him $500 of my hard-earned money but he never returned it. It is a lot of money for a 19-year-old minimum wage worker. I didn't give him the $70 because of his naturally offensive language towards me. The amount of money doesn't matter. He has threatened to kick me out of the house because I am not involved with the family. The truth is I just avoid him because the bulk of my misery and unhappiness is attributed to him. I think the relationship has a chance but I don't know how to fix it. Anytime I sit with him to talk it ends in a shouting match. 

Many have left people in their families because of the drag it has on their quality of life. Others have fixed their troubled relationship with their parents. My father can be a hard ass and asshole but I believe I can fix the relationship. But I don't know if I should just give up and leave when I am financially capable. What should I do?
<bot>: Problems with my verbally abusive father since I was a teenager. How do I fix the relationship or should I give up and leave my family when I can?