<p>You parents lock the cupboards, and keep records of what is in the fridge? They cook but they make you go out to eat and then when you come back you have to wash their dishes? Sorry, but this sounds a little hard to believe. And why wouldn’t they allow you to cook since you are cleaning up anyhow? (Although, you don’t have to eat out all the time even if you can’t cook. Make sandwiches for lunch. Eat cereal for breakfast.) Have you discussed with them that these policies are making you waste money on meals out? Have you discussed with them that you are exhausted by all the chores and it is affecting your grades because you don’t have enough time to study? Is it really necessary for you to get down on the floor and wipe the whole thing with a rag every day? Would a dust mop every week satisfy them?</p>