<p>Hey everyone,
Ever since I was accepted to the college I am for sure going to (which is on the other side of the country not to mention) my mom and I have been fighting and disagreeing non-stop. We used to get along great and would only have a few minor tiffs here and there. Is this just me or are most people experiencing this?</p>
<p>Oh, you're not alone. Trust me, you are NOT alone.</p>
<p>Parents are clingy people. Mine are especially clingy, but it's a cultural thing. But yeah, parents, like all humans, lash out when their offspring is going to be "taken away".</p>
<p>Its really frustrating!!! I want to go out and enjoy the little bit of high school I have left with my friends but she is making it impossible.</p>
<p>I've actually fought much less with my mom (except when I told her that I think more logically than her, after which she flipped out), but more with my dad. My dad wants me to go to state school.</p>
<p>There is definitely new conflict in the v.S. household. My mom is trying to control every.detail.of.my.life. Honestly, she makes me eat toast instead of cereal, puts out my clothes, tries to manage my origami greeting card business, and accuses me of hating her/school/life when I don't clean my room or choose to do actual teen things instead of having teddy-bear tea parties with her. Seriously. I love her to death but she's going a bit too far. However, not all that much fur is flying over college.</p>
<p>I concur with my twin sister speedy_mouse. According to our mom we're leaving -her-. My sister does not exaggerate about the teddy bear tea parties. Our mom makes the isty cookies and everything. She's going a wee bit insane.</p>
<p>Most definitely. I've been arguing with my parents a lot lately! So has my sister who is also going away to college. We're the youngest of our siblings, so we're the last ones to leave. It's a pretty rough time.</p>
<p>its weird that u bring this up because i can relate to every single one of these situations. its ridiculous really, my mom used to not really care what i was doing and let me take care of myself for the most part, but now she's been a goddamn nazi and she's always wanting to like do everything for me and she won't stay out of my business its really ticking me off. anyone know how to get her off my back its getting ridiculous? lol</p>
<p>Yeah, same here. Me and my Mom haven't spoken to each other in over 3 weeks. Which started after she slapped me......</p>
<p>yah at the beginning of the year because of the whole pot thing, but they have come to their senses and moved on</p>
<p>It's not happening yet. I think that my summer's going to be hell when they realize that I'm actually leaving for college. Since I got in ED, they probably just kept it in the back of their minds.
Guys, I'm scared. ;_;</p>
<p>To be honest, my dad's kinda scary. I remember when I decided to tell my volunteer manager that I couldn't make it once. I used the sentence "I will not be able to make it. I am sorry for this inconvenience." He flipped out and yelled at me for using "will not" He said that I was acting as if I was the boss and that I wasn't giving the manager a chance to refuse! If the manager said that I had to come, I still wouldn't have come... Oh joy, I can't wait for what petty or giant things that are going to happen this summer.</p>
<p>Its reassuring to know im not the only one with this problem!! Im sooo ready to move out and go to college...my mom is making it worse.</p>
<p>fffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff
YOU CAN'T GO TO TEXAS
YOU SHOULD REALLY RECONSIDER UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND LOL</p>
<p>Yeah, but at least you're Just Peachy!</p>
<p>Mine are even after I graduated</p>
<p>they call me all the time</p>
<p>want to know what I'm doing </p>
<p>threat me with leaving me with no funding</p>
<p>stuff like that</p>
<p>like "If u no go to college, u get a job"</p>
<p>Parents can have a difficult time letting go...it is a tug of war between the teen who is struggling for independence and the parent who is holding on desperately. An effective way to reconcile is to actually communicate what you are both feeling (sadness from the parent over "losing their child" and elation from the teen for the freedom and independence ahead...and find a way to redefine your roles (parent as advisor instead of manager/controller works well)...trust your teen and let them go...they will come back. Promise.</p>
<p>I hate when my mom comes from work and unplugs my internet cable because I dont study..It is such a curse to have a mother who is a teacher</p>
<p>my parents are great, theyre letting me have fun and they are not pressuring me about keeping my grades up as long as I have a b- or higher in the class. im so glad that they're so chill, I don't have to hide anything from them like i'll just be like "hey mom and dad, im gonna be heading out for a party, won't be back until early morning, there will definetely be beer and hard liquor there" and they're just like "cool have fun!" haha its awesome so no i don't have that problem</p>
<p>omg CR7_Manutd, SAME HERE!!!! except dad took away my lapptop!! geessh, he's been getting so controlling esp after i told him about my caltech rejection (but i got into MIT EA!!) and start to tell me to study/work. etc. ugh!!</p>