It is important, though. In order to be able to attend any well-known college (regardless of whether public or private) without being saddled with student debt for the rest of your adult life, you have to make high enough grades to earn a sizable scholarship. College is my way out, so of course I want to earn the highest grades possible; however, I was only citing making good grades as an example to back up my point that I'm leaving my home due to circumstances of out of my control, not because I'm some dumbass teenager who's running away on a whim because mommy and daddy grounded them for the weekend for getting blackout drunk at a high school party.
Cute attempt at mockery with telling me to not throw around "the 'my parents are soooo abusive' card". Your claim that I'd be in foster care if it was true is also a total farce. Social services across the nation are weak as it is, and in Missouri especially so; thus, actual functioning reporting and investigation into child abuse is incredibly touch-and-go at best. Furthermore, social services have the aim of "reuniting" families, and considering the fact that my family has been sent to group therapy multiple times with no improved outcome, I think it's clear at this point that the government isn't going to swoop in and magically save me. Every case of abuse is different. My mother will very likely come after me once I'm away from the home, as having me as a object under her control is the crux of her abusive mentality.Also, be careful about throwing around the "my parents are Sooooo abusive" card. If this were true, this had been determined and you were dealing with the social services networks, you would be in foster care. If your mother is truly an abusive parent who doesn't care about you, she won't pursue you when you move out legally. Your crisis interventionist/school counselor type person who is actively involved in this situation should be able to answer the question about school records for you, it would seem.
Cool. Never said that school and work solely make me independent. I'd suggest doing some research on what "parentification" is before you pass judgement on whether or not someone can say that they've successfully been on their own. Abuse causes people to be forced to grow up incredibly quickly. I shouldn't even have to tell you that.Don't tell adults you have "raised yourself" until you have been out there taking care of yourself for a few years. You'll eventually come to the realization that getting back and forth to school and work on your own does not mean you're independent. You grew up this close to majority with a roof of some sort over your head and transportation provided, probably from a home with utilities and running water and cable service, some amount of food and clothing provided. "Being on my own" is not something you've done since you were old enough to walk and talk.

