just a question.

[14oakese]

ok, i am 16 n i live at home, my family and i dont get along that good. they tell me i cant leave home and choose where i live at 16. i recently had a bf n we broke up becaus i wasnt happy. my dad and mom got mad at me because they liked him. i met sum1 else like three days after i went to stay at my aunts. i met hm b4 threw sum friends n i liked him since then. my parents dont want me n him together but i cant leave him. im happy with him he makes me smile and laugh. anyways i was staying the night with him for three days straight but we were never alone. i was wondering if because im 16 if i can leave home n go to my aunts and live there. because at home im mentally abused i have depression n im even verbally abused sumtimes so i need help. please help me. tel me what i need to do. please and thank you.

[bednobs]

are you in the UK?

[China Doll]

How would your aunt feel about you living with her? If she agreeable, maybe she can mediate with your parents.

[Buenchico]

At the age of 16 (in the UK) you can, if you so choose, walk out of your parents' home and never have any contact with them again. If your parents reported you as 'missing', and the police found out where you were, the police would not be allowed to reveal your whereabouts to your parents (although they could tell them that you were safe).

I'm definitely NOT recommending simply walking out, but you most definitely have the right to do so.

Chris

[shaking]

Have you a job? You need to be able to support yourself if you leave home.