I hear what goes on when Ron gets drunk. I get it. You want options, legally defensible options. Maybe you're trying to figure out what will happen if you take a swing at Ron? Put yourself between him and your mom? Well screw the book, I can tell you what happens. Best case, you hurt him. Worse case he hurts you back. Someone at school will see what he did to you and next thing you know CPS is at your door. You have 30 minutes to pack a bag. Your mom loses custody. You get punted from group home to group home to group home until your 18, or you get fed up and see if you can hack it on the streets. Maybe you can do that. I couldn't.

Joe