Thanks divine1966, I’m actually close to 40 but I’m in the process of buying my own place right now so hopefully I’ll be out by Christmas. I guess I’ve stayed this long because of what was going on with my dad, acting as a buffer. I should have left much sooner, I know. You’re right that she doesn’t seem to see me as a grown up. She used to ask me to draw pictures to say thank you to various people if they’d done me a big favour or something. That’s ok when you’re 6, but not 15 or older.