I know it's scary, but if you do end up going into foster care, it might turn out to be better for you. Kids hardly ever want to leave their parents, even if things are really bad at home, but a lot of times they'll say afterwards that things got better for them after they went into foster care.
Also, the courts try to keep families together as much as they can (a lot of times, way more than they should, cause they end up leaving little kids with abusive parents and stuff), so there's a good chance that even though social services is investigating your parents, you'll end up staying with them, or if you do go into foster care, that it won't be for very long. And it'll be really hard for them to prove neglect with a teenager. When kids are put in foster care cause they were neglected, it's usually things like babies who haven't had their diaper changed in two days, toddlers who are home alone all day, or little kids who come to school in dirty, tattered clothes every day, and are clearly not being cared for. With older kids and teens it's a lot harder to tell because they can do a lot more for themselves, so there are usually a lot less physical indicators (and a lot more grey area about when it starts to be the kid's choice - like I know a guy who, well, he does shower regularly, he just doesn't use soap... but he's perfectly capable of not being gross, he just refuses to do so).
And it's not right for your b/f to make you feel worthless. You deserve better than that. I'm wondering though - is your b/f the same age as you, or is he a few years older?
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