<p>nicha:</p>
<p>Firstly, you’ve done nothing wrong so try not to dwell on that. Moreover, you were accepted to UCSB which is a pretty good feat in itself. You have just a few more weeks to go then you’ll be there and won’t have to deal so much with the hour to hour parental interaction. Try to minimize the drama as much as possible until then and be mentally strong - don’t let your mother get under your skin. Some battles aren’t worth fighting and that probably applies to many of the ones between your mother and you. When it heats up, just try to be calm and think to yourself “only a few more weeks, only a couple more weeks, only a few more days”. </p>
<p>Regarding the distance - don’t worry about that either. It isn’t like your mother will be going there every week (at least let’s hope not). And, you can take an inexpensive train ride from UCSB to home.</p>