Well, I'm glad that you're safe anyway. I was worried about you.

Listen, though -- I think you should re-read what I wrote about ways that your parents WILL "get it". They guarantee won't get it if you say you hate them. Believe me, it is a common phase that many teenagers hate their parents. I'm not saying that it's 'just a phase' in your case, but because it's a typical thing that teenagers go through, it's not going to be very effective in getting your parents to realize how unhappy you are with THEM.

You've got to go about this maturely. Have you asked them if you could see a therapist? I would think that since they know about the cutting and would be willing to send you to rehab, that they'd rather get you into therapy first (if for no other reason than it's less expensive and yes, less traumatic for them -- no matter what, it hurts them to see their son hurting). I know that I don't know YOUR parents, but see what they say.

Here is my suggestion:
1) get your sister's advice
2) develop a list of the things that are bothering you. Take the emotion out of it completely -- make it entirely fact-based.
3) develop a responsible plan for dealing with the things your are unhappy about. Review it with your sister, maybe also with us, if you want
4) see if your sister will agree to take you in on a temporary basis if things get bad again
5) start practicing yoga (get a tape or something) -- you'll need to be relaxed to have mature discussions with your parents
6) ask your parents if you can have a meeting with them to discuss the way things have been lately. If they say no, then go back to step 4
7) if they say yes, then lay out your list of what's been bothering you, and say you would like to work on a plan TOGETHER with them for how you can all live with each other for the next few years until you are out of the house. Have your plan ready, but don't necessarily show it to them -- they still feel the need to control the situation and lay the rules, but you can offer your ideas as suggestions.
8) make one rule clear: that there is NEVER any reason to hit you. Emphasize that you are willing to discuss anything they want, but no hitting. See if your dad will be willing to talk about why he let his self-control go like that. And think about what happened prior to him hitting you. I'd imagine that he had to be pretty pissed off -- what do you think pissed him off so much?

Some things that will surely piss him off:
- threating to leave, cut, etc; parents do not like to be threatened. Reporting them IS an option, but if you have to do it, then just do it -- don't threaten
- yelling at them or cursing
- slamming doors, breaking things, being destructive
- accusing them of things. Make everything fact-based, non-emotional.
- showing anger -- sadness is fine and normal, but anger, in general, tends to get ignored or fuels retaliatory anger

I went through your post history and didn't see much specific about how they act, so I don't know if these are reasonable steps for your situation. I DO know that running away, telling them that THEY are the problem and that you hate them WILL NOT WORK. Guaranteed. Their reaction is predictable without me even knowing them. You've got to find away to put your emotions aside when you talk to them (yoga is good for this) otherwise you'll just look hormonal and like a drama queen. Pretend your a business guy trying to sell a proposal to a customer. THAT's the kind of talk that they can understand.

Max, I am really sorry that you're going through this. I know the pain you feel, because I was there myself. Please feel free to post ideas here about how you can deal with your situation -- I, for one, would be glad to talk to you about your coping methods.