Is it normal to want to leave my house as soon as i'm 18

I live in a small house with no AC/swamp cooler and it is literally 95 degrees in here (hotter than outside). We are probably classified as lower middle class we don't live off the system (because apparently my stepmom makes to much money) so we don't qualify. My dad was recently fired from his job so he is now unemployed. Here's the sad part: to get by and survive in this household we must hoard. Meaning whatever we want we must get it before another person does no matter who paid for it. I pay for my shampoo and my stepmom goes crazy with it, when we have altercation she will be so vengeful it's rediculous she dumped my shampoo all over the bathtub so when I got in I ended up slipping on my own shampoo!!
Also they talk to me like a half retarded five-year old when telling me I need to give respect to get it and "this is how it's gonna be in the real world" (I'm 17, 18 in a month)
I was recently grounded for two weeks for "disrespecting" them. ( btw my dad threw me on the floor and left bruises on me) They took my laptop, that I paid for. And my phone. On top of that I could not go out of he house. Friday I got off being grounded and still was not aloud to go out!! This is pissing me off and I'm ready to kill!!! So tell me what I should do and if it is normal the way I am treated especially as a independent well mannered 17 year old??

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  • Wow child neglect!! Umm ya mice out and get help if you have younger siblings

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  • Oh and about the AC thing my stepmom and my dad have there own ac unit in their bedroom while we are dying of the heat!!

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  • NO

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  • your not of age you shouldnt be on this site.

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  • your parents sound like bitches. being a child leftover from a previous relationship with a step parent really sux sometimes. I went thru the same thing as a teenager. my mom and stepdad were selfish and my mom even said that if it werent for me they could get a one bdrm apt instead of a 2 bdrm apt and life would be a lot easier. they wanted me to go to college but wouldnt help me, I had to shoplift my books for class. I ended up running away and dropping out of school and getting into drugs bcuz of the depression. it was a terrible path I took and I regret it to this day. but anyway, id say go ahead and start planning to move out now, but dont drop out of school to do it, and watch out who you live with bcuz u can get your identity stolen if the wrong people have access to your belongings, plus it can really be a bad idea if u have bad infliences around. just be smart and safe.. good luck

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  • I'm leaving too but it's just because i want to purse my dream in ny but if i was treated like that i would leave too

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  • yo my peeps ok so you have this thing with your step mom and your dad so the best thing to do is move out now.Dont you have freinds or fimly members to take care of you becuse thats the only safe way and one more thing.If a fimly member or a freind wants to take care of you when you leave tell your step mom and dad saying cya mother fa and puch them in there faces hahah just saying if you want to good luck and do this.

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  • NORMAAAALL!!!

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  • Haha well I have no where to go except to my boyfriends house but my dad said he would press charges on his mom for harboring a minor drama right?? I don't understand him and my stepmom don't want me here they don't even talk to me they love to see me miserable and yes I have a younger brother who witnessed me getting pushed and yelled at but hesthe favorite so I have alot of resentments towards him

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  • dur dur dur

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  • Same shit hAppens to me. I just posted a post saying almost the same exact thing. Just know you're not alone and it isn't normal.

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