Hi Vincent, I am so sorry that you are going through this right now. Please try to focus on the fact that you are your own person. They may have raised you but they don't own you! It's good that you have decided to stay on campus when you start your scholarships. If they try to discourage you from this, point out that you will never learn how to truly manage your own finances until you begin to experience the benefits and complications of them yourself, first hand. Also explain that you feel the time you spend commuting would be better spent on your studies so that you can make the most out of your education. Tell them that if they want a son to be proud of then they need to let go of you enough to experience life and learn how to make the right choices for yourself, that way you will become well adjusted and have more self belief to forge a meaningful career that you can succeed in. They can hardly give you a hard time over wanting to put your education and career ahead of anything else, can they? Obviously still explain that you love them and will visit them often, during breaks etc...?

By the way, thankyou for your comment on my page. I felt it important to respond appropriately to give you a little more understanding of what I'm doing. I do admit that I have a mild form of Anorexia. I'm not actually classed as that yet though as I am still clinically obese. I fell into it gradually over time (after reaching the mid-scale of morbid obesity which could have killed me from heart attack etc. at any time) and only realised that's what was happening a few months ago when I came across a pro ana site, which had so many of the "tips and tricks" on it that I had automatically been doing before even hearing or reading about them. That is what confirmed it for me. I was already down to about 300Cals a day at that point and knew that I would be restricting more so I looked up true medical websites that had information on fasting and calorie restriction diets because I wanted to make sure that if I was going to do it anyway, then I wanted to do it safely. The information I found is that done correctly and fully prepared for it is not only safe to fast for up to 28 days at a time but also actually reccommended to fast for between 1 and 7 days every month! The reason for this is because it allows your digestive system to rest, and it helps to maintain its effectiveness. It was even described as being "more preferable than colonic irrigation due to its long term health effects." I don't doubt that constantly doing it would be a bad thing and I don't plan on abusing it. I do have an eating disorder, but I also have the choice to control it. I will allow it to help me reach a healthy weight, but I won't allow it to destroy me. I'm stronger than that.

Feel free to come back to my page whenever you want to. I've added you as a favourite x.

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!

I say go out and live to the fullest! it's all that you can do? even though your parents may be unhappy about your choice life is filled with them and its up to you to make then no one else sometimes it doesn't mean if they are your mom and dad or not.. ha ha been in your spot before just not as deep i hope things go well!