I am 16 and my dad died 12 years ago. I barely have any memory of him but my mom obviously does. She has been depressed ever since and now its really starting to affect me. She has had 2 long term realtionships during the 12 years and now as she has been without a bf for almost a year she is becoming really depressed and angry. She does not want to go out with her friends because everyone of them have husbands or boyfriends and it just gets her mad and depressed. Now my sister and I feel bad leaving her alone n saturday nights because we know she hates it and sometimes even yells at us for always going out. The thing is in past when she has had a boyfriends we went out friday and saturday and she was encouraging it. Now I feel that it is hurting my life because I try to stay home at least one night and if I even try to go out on saturday i know she hates it. I feel that she should not be trying to cling to my sister and I and should be trying to go out and have fun. Recently she says how she just wants to be with my father and I am confused because she has been fine for along time why is she now depressed again? She has always had little breakdowns here and there because she will always miss him and thats fine, but these breakdowns are coming more often and a lot more intense. I dont know what to do anymore, can someone please help me?