Hi

I am a 22 year old college student.

I will try to explain my "problem" as well as possible.

I don't think my parents are bad people. They have friends. They are welcoming. They provide me enough money to live in another city (where I study). If you met them, you wouldn't think they are horrible people. But they're not great, either.

I was 19 when I realized I didn't want my father as a role model anymore. We were talking about tattoos (in general) and he said: "if I had a company and needed a few employees, I would exclude everyone with tattoos."
That made me realize my father is a close minded person. Later (because I started paying more attention), I realized he is also racist, homophobic and sexist. He believes men are supposed to work and women are supposed to stay at home, cooking and taking care of the kids. And my mom is all of these things, as well.
Another thing that bothers me is they're very negative. To them, everything is a risk and it's always better to aim low. Recently, we had a discussion because I told them I wanted to be rich and I would do whatever it takes to accomplish that. They laughed in my face and told me it wouldn't happen and I should aim lower, making me feel I'm not good enough, although I am studying mechanical engineering in a great university and always had good grades.

It's impossible to talk to them. We have different opinions about everything. I am liberal, atheist, open-minded and positive. They are conservative, catholics, close-minded and negative. It's impossible to find a subject we agree on.

To sum it up, if my parents weren't my parents, and just someone I'd met, I wouldn't want to keep contact with them, as they aren't the kind of people I enjoy being around. But they are my parents...

Because of this, I feel extremely sad whenever I call or come home. Right now, I am spending summer with them and I've never felt so depressed. To make matters worse, my older brother (24) and my younger sister (19) get along with my parents because they have the same kind of personality.

I feel the odd one out. I feel happy with my friends and I'm a happy person, most of the time. I just feel so depressed whenever I am in contact with my parents.

What should I do? Can you please help me?