bluekitty, its amazing that you went from average grades to straight a but its obvious to me that you should talk to your parents and ask them to be more understanding and supportive. im sure they just want you to have a good future and they might think that being strict with you will prepare you for the 'real world' but you are suffering and they need to know how its affecting you. you will never get these years back..just do your best in school but dont forget to balance it out with things you enjoy doing.