I need to get out at 17?
I am a 17 year old girl, VERY unhappy at home. There is no abuse, just living thru hell I understand that it is not uncommon for teenagers to go through this but i am sick of sleeping on the couch and being told that i am not wanted. I have good grades and i am wondering can i just leave to this ladies home that works at our school without my parents permission? I will be in a happier place then now. I dont have a boy influencing this, just want to get out for a happier last year. I live in washington so i would like to know info relevent to it. Thanks guys!! My mom just recently threatned to send me to bootcamp to get me out of herr for 6mos,
2006-09-26 04:46:54 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
Although I cannot really help because I am in a different country, I do understand where you are coming from as I have experienced very similar things here with my parents. I have my own room but I am constantly being put down and being told that life would have been better if I hadn't have been born by my dad and he threatened the worst thing possible to me..boot camp/ business school.
Over here you would be able to move out into your place without parents consent fromthe age of 16 but I am not sure about it in washington. I am sorry that you are going through this and I hope you'll be okay.
2006-09-26 05:00:03 · answer #1 · answered by babybitch69 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds just like my 16 yr old son.
No abuse at home, no tragic anything. He was just sick, and tired of living with me. So, he got himself a job in McDonalds, and then left home to be with some friends. Months later, he seems to have realized it is far cheaper to live at home, and that if he does not get an education there won't be much left for him besides flipping burgers.
Not knowing what else I could do, I just let him go. Oh, I never lock the door or deny him a meal. I just hardened myself and let him learn the consequences of his own decisions, keeping my fingers crossed.
My advice to you is, you'll be a legal adult fairly soon. Save that money for college, and maybe live on campus. That was how *I* became independent, and "left home." Had I left earlier, I would have had a rougher start. Things aren't as cheap as they seem on the outside, and if the "curse of the poor" follows you like it may until you get a stable job, every penny you save will have to cover unpredictable emergencies here and there.
Be patient. Bear with it and just prepare yourself for independence in a more sensible way, not hurting yourself or exposing yourself to danger
2006-09-26 05:12:15 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Call the court system and ask if you can file for emancipation. If you can and are successful then you can move and there is nothing your parents can't do anything about it.
Also ask how close to your 18th birthday you have to be to move from their home. I was raised in a similar situation and moved out 7 months before my 18th birthday. When my mom tried to get me back, the state said it takes 9 months for the whole court thing to happen and by that time I would have been of age, so they didn't do anything with me and let me go.
2006-09-26 04:58:22 · answer #3 · answered by nana4dakids 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to boot camp...you go in soft week and whiney...you come out a lean mean fighting machine
2006-09-26 07:31:20 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋