I want to get away from my family

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I'm 17 years old and a high school senior graduating this month. Next year I'm going to college and I plan to sleep on campus especially because I want to get away from my family. My story is as follow: My family isn't the worst, I suppose, they give me what I need. But the thing is that most of the time, I disagree with them (I'll give some examples) When I was 13, I decided to go to church and baptize, my mom got like crazy, and just used to critic and say bad stuff, saying that she wouldn't let me do this or that and stuff like that. I guess we kinda got over it but we still have issues up to this day. I used to live alone with mom and brother until 2006, then we moved with one of my aunt and cousins, last year my grandparents went home and they practically kicked us out the house, saying that the door was open for us to leave the house because according to them me and my brother were treated better than my cousins.. which was a lie actually, I used to stay in my bedroom and don't let anybody in, that's about it, I like privacy. Now I live in US with my grandparents but things are kind of the same, new cousins here that disrespect my mom (I don't like that) and an aunt that even called me a cow.. lol I know I'm fat, but thats something that I don't like to accept from anybody, calling me names cuz i dont do that to anybody. There are alot more things that i can add to this, but I guess it's long enough. I want to get away from my family (not because of my mom, cuz even if we have problems, shes my mom I love her) but my family just dont help me :l I think ill be better by myself. Do you think that my feelings are normal? ..

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  • thatguyyouknow
    13 years ago | pl

    Yeah alot of people go through this. Once I went to college, I felt totally different about my family. Like @exax said, being away from them will help you understand. I would also recommend staying at school for the summer, because I decided to come home this summer and I completely regret it.

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  • exax
    13 years ago | pl

    You'll find a lot of people will post similar stories. :-)
    I'd suggest making the move to live away, even if briefly. It'll help you look at the family objectively. Time and distance helps understanding. I never used to feel welcome in my own family when I was a teenager; now, I know more, understand more, regret less and feel happier. Family start you on the road, when the road ends, look back and you'll see the family are a long way behind you. ;-)

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