Hi, apb90. I had that situation when I was your age. I would do your own thing and see what happens rather than worry about it. If you think you can make a go of it, make a go of it! If it doesn't work out something else will come up. I don't think your parents will ever turn their backs on you if you are really in need, it is not like you are a criminal or hurting them in any way. You cannot live with them forever. I think they are just anxious themselves and projecting it on you -- they would not dare do such a thing. I realized after I was doing what I decided to do that my stepmother had had a hard time living through the Great Depression. I suspect your parents may remember the hard years growing up just after the War when rationing was still happening until the mid-50's?