[Kate*]

I'm sorry to hear that your parents have fought so much and it even follows on a trip that was supposed to be about you. You're not being ungrateful or unappreciative of what your mom has given you. The problem is that material things don't make up for time that should've been spent with you.

Unfortunately, you can't do much about it because you can't control what your parents do. Going to college will give you a way out and a place to go soon.