HOw to break free from parents

I take it you're living at home at the moment, right? Are you doing anything to help around the house at all? Are you paying rent for your room? Do you have a job so you can pay for your own things? They may be treating you like a child because, for whatever reason, they are still perceiving you as one. The best way to get past this is not only to find a serious career-based job, but also to move out (if you DO live at home) and a good distance away from the household. A preferable distance would be at least an hour or two away, so that they couldn't just pop up without notice every single day to drive you crazy. Whatever the case, I wish you the best of luck.

Hello amandar658, the only way to break free from your parents is by getting a serious career because in that way, you will not depend on them financially and you are practically your own boss. Try starting a business or getting a degree and then you might be able to break free from them in about 2-3 years.

I hope you were able to get that teaching degree, I want to break free from my parents too I am 29 I have no job or transportation and its the lack of transporation that stopped me for awhile then injurying myself falling down the stairs last year did not help.. and still now my ankle keeps on swelling so I can't wear shoes.. its annoying... Your solution is coming. finish the school for that degree.. Apply to a teaching job.. ... save enough money to be able to make it on your own for a few months at time.. plan this well then you will not have to move back in... Make sure you have all the papers you need etc.. and do your research well on where you want to go. You are further ahead than I am living in small town, outside of a town where the GM plant closure ripple effected and 1/3 of the towns homes are now on the market.. TEACHING! good profession they need teachers like crazy! ... Now more than ever :) ... I hope all goes well and I hope to hear of your progress.. My progress is going a very slow route internet earning through sites like mylot... There is no way I can crawl out of under my mothers thumb without world war three... so I have a to take a more slower approach at my goal... But its better than doing nothing at all. - DNatureofDTrain

No need to feel bad about it. It's because they care for you, but it can really be bad if they are the only ones who will make the decisions for you and it's like your just a robot who agrees to their decisions. You can prove to them that you are already matured by making the right decisions in whatever you do. Think first before you speak. In making your decisions, think not only of yourself but of other people as well. Those are some of the basics you must know for you to prove to your parents that you are no longer a child in actions (but only at heart...). Enjoy life!