<p>So…yeah…my Mom is kind of crazy. I’m not even exaggerating much… And for the past month (ever since I turned 18) she has been threatening to kick me out of the house if I don’t keep my room clean. Now, I’m definitely not a slob. In fact my room is one of the cleanest I’ve ever seen, today after her most recent threat when I went to clean it, it literally took me around 2 minutes to get it back to spotless state. </p>
<p>I know you’ll say just clean your room and then your mom won’t get mad. Well, since our ideas of clean are obviously different I dont’ know when these threats will come next. And honestly, it’s impossible not to have like a paper or a pair of socks or something laying around your room. So, my question is. I know that one day, maybe not tomorrow but somewhere in about a month (I know my Mom like clockwork) she will finally get mad enough to tell me I have to leave. She’ll cool down obviously, but since it will probably be evening I’m not sure where I’ll be able to go. Any advice on what to do? Actually, any advice on my situation in general?</p>
<p>Ehh…but I feel so embarrassed. I really don’t like to air my dirty laundry out in front of people I know (Hence why this is on CC and not Facebook)</p>
<p>If you can, in general terms, discuss with a friend and their parents (mom) that this is a possibility so someone is expecting you at an odd hour without a lot of conversation about it. This is assuming you have no relatives close by enough to stay with. </p>
<p>In general, if you don’t feel comfortable going to a counselor in school, see if there is a mental health hotline, or something similar to call into to discuss the particulars of your situation. It is a lot to deal with on your own. Ask for the help you need.</p>
<p>LOl, I’ve had that threat levied against me since I was, like, 8. They always cool down after a day or two.</p>
<p>Do you have a car? Just sleep in it for the night – park it in the parking lot of a walmart, they don’t particularly care if you park there and it’s a bit safer than in some dark alley somewhere. Alternatively, if you have a sleeping bag and tent and it’s not too cold out, go camping at your nearest campground. Or find the aforementioned friend and crash at their place. If you have some spare cash (~$50) and you know that it’s but a very temporary arrangement, find a cheap motel and sleep there.</p>
<p>If you’re 18 though, why are you still living at home? Shouldn’t you be in college (and therefore out of the house) by now? I mean, you’re legally considered an adult, why would you still be living at your parent’s place?</p>
<p>Seniors in high school are often 18. I turn 18 next week and I am a senior. Alternatively, the OP could be taking a gap year, or commute to college. Though admittedly it’d be a bit odd if an 18 year old college commuter was posting in the high school forums still…</p>
<p>oh and to the OP: I don’t know what you can do to get your parents to calm down, but there’s one thing that I would stress to you and that is to realize that there is nothing wrong with you nor your actions and that you need take no blame in their feelings and their actions. Don’t feel bad because if what you say is true it’s THEM that is the problem and not YOU. So don’t let them get to you.</p>
<p>No, I’m still theoretically in high school. </p>
<p>Although next year my parents are making me commute because they don’t want me to live anywhere but with them. (Strange I know, I think they like the control)</p>
<p>Thanks for the ideas everyone, this is why I like CC. You can always find someone who will help you.</p>
<p>"Do you have a car? Just sleep in it for the night – '</p>
<p>I’m not sure what it’s like where you are, but we’ve had a few folks die that wry. Fell asleep with motors running. I think it was carbon monoxide."
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“sleeping bag and tent and it’s not too cold out, go camping at your nearest campground.”</p>
<p>Ditto. But stabbed on the beach.</p>
<p>Of course this sounds past the usual recommendation of family therapy, but have you tried that? If she’s only “crazy” for a few hours, some kids just sneak back in and just go to bed…</p>
<p>Good luck. Hope your working on a back up plan for the commuter thing.</p>
<p>Lol, why on earth would you sleep with your motor running in the first place? Cars aren’t hermetically sealed, so even closed up there’d be plenty airflow but plenty thermo-insulation to boot, so down to the low negs anyone would be fine sleeping inside one, especially if they had a decent sleeping bag. If it’s any colder than that (which is in itself quite doubtful) a portable battery operated heater would be good, or some chemical heaters for short relief.</p>
<p>Lol, and camping is quite safe. Did you know that people are occasionally burned alive sleeping in their own beds at home because their houses catch on fire? 'Cuz certainly, you should avoid sleeping at home on the off chance that that might happen to you…</p>
<p>Lol, but yeah, you’re legally an adult now, time to grow up! ;p How could your parents “make” you live with them anyway? They’ve no legal authority over you any longer! Why not just go to a college farther away, or live in a dorm, or something? Tis what I’d likely do, if I had strangely overprotective yet-threatening-to-kick-you-out parents…</p>