[lavendersteph]

i had it with my mom i'm 23 i'm a high school drop out for me there is little work all i could make is 6 bucks an hour now i get offered the best job ever and my mom has the biggest fit because i want to go live with my cousin actually rent a rooom in her home but my dear mom messed it worse she made my cousin upset now if i blow it i won't ever have another chance again they offered me this job in boynton bch i was searching for an apt but it could not be because i had no money now i get offered the same job same company just in another city near my cousin what am i to do i'm all anxious am afraid my mom will come late to pick me up from work then what do i do she wants me to take a bus to work everyday it will take me 1 hr an half to get to and from each day ofcourse no rent but now here is the dilema i have to work tom from 10 am to 8 pm and my mom said she would come and get me i get anxious because she is not the most responsible person i don't want to be left behind there at night all this terrifyes me but i need independence what if something were to happen to my perents what will i do i feel like such a child helpless i need to learn how to grab life by the horn and learn to be an adult i have been so overprotected all my life that being left alone and with no way of getting home scares worse with my panic disorder now if she would have not been so uptight right now i would be at my cousins and she offered to pick me up from work and take all i had to do was pay rent like 350 a month all utillities payed untill i have enough to go back and get my own place so i can be alone and in peace now i'm so anxious for tom instead of happy

[cherybery]

I think starting a new job can be a little nerve wracking. You are taking the first step to independence by getting a job. At 23 you are old enough to make a decision on your own as too where you want to live. If you think you can afford it and would be happier then go for it! Sounds like your new job is a ways from home now. Is there a busline near your cousins house?
Don't forget, dropping out of high school is not the end of the career road. You can go back and get your GED.
Hope your new job goes well! And congrats!
HUGS
Cher

[patricia72]

I agree with cherybery,
I want to wish you well and congrat you on the job also!sending the best of thoughts and good vibes,
Patricia