I wanted to delete my other post, but don't know how to do this? I'm 25 but my parents still treat me like I'm 15. It drives me insane. I mean I pay board so I want to be treated like an adult. My life has been very sheltered and I was naive coz of it. My parents always guilt trip me and say things like "we were only helping you" etc etc. I'm a grown adult yet he swears his head off that I want to leave home. We aren't remotely religious and we aren't a ethnic minority. So I don't know why they think you have to be married just to leave home. All I get is swearing and verbal abuse from my father, when I try and talk to him. Is it any wonder wonder why I've lost respect for him?

I don't understand why everyone else my age is getting married and having kids. Yet they never want me to grow up. What gives? My dad says he's lenient just like his sister/ my aunt. I laugh my head off. My cousins my age have already left home and have kids- out of wedlock. But if I did this my dad would be screaming at me calling me swear names I probably can't mention here. The only reason why I haven't left home is I've been lost career wise.

What do they expect me to do? Live at home until I'm 35, when I'm not even allowed to have a boyfriend stay over?!

My dad is a liar he says everyone is like him. But not even his sisters and brothers are this strict. He says he understands but obviously not. And another thing my parents ALWAYS play favourites. They for some reason always give more independance to my sister, even though she's 4 years younger than me.

I want to apply to live on campus at a uni, just to finally get away. Why don't they understand this?