Are my parents WAY too overprotective and strict? PLEASE HELP!!!!!?

[Gabby]

I can't take it anymore! I'm 18, but my parents treat me like I'm eight!! I'm a responsible girl, get great grades. But they're still too overprotective!! I wanna leave, and I have a part time job, but it's not enough to live on my own.

- They NEVER allow me to socialize. If I meet someone, I can't hang out. They want me at home all the time! I can't date (been asked three times), and I practically ripped their arm off to get my part time job. I've only ever had three friends in my lifetime (sad but God knows it's true), and my parents ripped them from my life.

- My dad works at home, and I've been "forced" to help his business for the past ten years. He wants me at home always so I can help him with filing and cleaning his office. His office doesn't need cleaned 24/7!!

- No social media, can't have a smartphone either because my dad thinks it's evil and that the Illuminati spy on us through them. He uses email. . . don't ya think the secret societies could spy on us using email if they wanted to? Oh, and I'm not allowed to have email because he doesn't trust me....Can't have texting on my STUPID flip phone. I've offered to PAY for a smartphone, but no..

- My mother has cancer, so I've been schooling my siblings (4) for two years. I help SO much, and they still don't let me have "me time" or any FREEDOM!!

- Can't wear makeup, can't wear shirts that go an inch below the neckline. My hair HAS to be past my chest.

What should I do? Thanks for your input

[mando]

you know, if you're 18, you can legally move out right?

my parents are strict and overprotective, but not as bad as yours lol

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after you answered mine:

Gabby, My parents don't know I have yahoo answers either, I have a smartphone but I hid my msgs with girls...I'm not allowed to date until second yr uni (fought that out and won just last week)

I got asked out by my crush...

NO games on phone

hehe, hello fellow survivor!

good luck and keep braving it out!

help me too!
https://ca.answers.yahoo.com/question/in...041AASgKlX

[kyla]

Oh my god... This shit here is just crazy.


I'm 20. But that there is way to over protected. They are doing damage the second you finally leave that house and move out you'll run wild in a bad bad way. You'll probably have a lot if sex too which is really not good. It sounds like they are using you inky thinking about what they want to taking interest in you and how your feeling.

[Brandon Ramirez]

You should stay to help your mom and siblings but you should talk to your parents and tell them how you feel and tell them that you feel like you are old enough to make your own decisions.

[Jo]

Listen boo, there's a few thinks if like to inform you about before I give advice

Parents are complicated. They always are, and unfortunately we don't choose our parents and that part is out of our control. One thing is for sure, whatever it is that your dad's doing, he's doing it because he's scared of loosing his baby or having his baby hurt. To your parents you will ALWAYS be their baby. Even if you're 60 years old.

Now to the advice part...

Yes you are 18, yes you have a part time job, and yes you can legally move out. BUT. what happens once you do? I was in a similar situation 3 years ago. I turned 18, packed my bags and left home because I didn't like my stepfather. Now I regret it. I had straight A's. I had the option to stay home, not work, and go to college full time. Now I'm stuck working 30 he's a week, barely keeping up in school and dealing with everyday stresses such as bills and paying for rent. It's hard. You have several options. Why not go away to school?

[Lilica]

They re not over protective they are making u a prisoner. Thats how your story sounds to me. Very scary life u have. Is your dad running some cult that he prevents u to 'interact' with the world? Lol