I live with my parents and I absolutely hate it here. I have a job but they cut my hours, so now I am looking for another one. I have to move or I am going to have an aneurysm. I have already started looking at places just to get an idea of how much I need to save up to leave. Though I am only nineteen, I feel like I have been here much too long and I am ready to be on my own.

I guess it all started when I came home from college. By then I was already used to being on my own and doing what I want. So to be back here again is like taking five steps back. I can not even imagine how I dealt with living here before. And I know many people may have it much worse than me-- I am very thankful and grateful of my parents and the things I have. It just pains me to stay here. I am the only child so I am used to being on my own. I would rather get a place to myself but I know that it would be wiser to split the rent with a roomie. But being here just really makes me want to be alone.

My parents act as if they do not want me to go even though they say they understand my strong desire to be on my own. They keep making comments about how "hard" it is out there and how they do not want to see me struggling. I know it won't be easy, but it is also not so hard and complicated either. The longer I stay, the more I hate my life. I hate it here and just gotta go--.

How am I supposed to cope??