workinonit- are you me?? no seriously i have been reading your threads and have the same exact issues you have! But i think im 1 step ahead of you in solving them. heres what i did. about your issue with thanking your mom- i had that too. so instead of saying it to her face i will usually leave her a little note for her to see when she wakes up. also ill text her a thank you message for everything she did for me throughout the day.
next issue about you being bored- im also the only child home and none of my close friends live near me- and im also very bored at night. heres what i do: chat with my married siblings, chat with my friends who dont live near me. read, do schoolwork,talk with my mom. ive recently discovered i like painting so ive been doing that too. these are just a few things but maybe we can get in touch and have each other! good luck and hope you try some of my ideas. =)