I want out of my home

[carmen]

Looking in everything looks great. My life looks good, and everyone think my parents are wonderful, but that is the antithesis (sp?) of what is going on. My parents are religious dictators that have a love/hate relationship towards me and I am tired of this situation. I will be 17 in 2 1/2 months, I have good grades, 3.7 G.P.A., I take AP classes, and I was involved in many extra-activities. My parents act like they care about my grades but they dont. They rather me clean the house and get a F. Due to a situation that happened recently, my dad refuses to let me do anything else but go to school, and take of their 4 boys. I did nothing wrong but my parents wont believe me and love to think the worse of me. I am not rebellious even though they love to tell everyone that I am. I am not permiscuous, I don't do drugs, skip school, or anything that will hinder my grades. They are the most important things in my life, but I just dont care anymore about anything but getting out of this hell hole. My dad verbaly abuses me, and I was sexually, verbaly, and physical abused. I can't seem to get out of this rut and the only thing on my mind is getting out. I dont care anymore about anything, I dont have a desire to live any more. At times my life is okay, and all I tell myself is that I have 14 months left but then most times are so hard. I just dont want to wake up. I feel like the walls are closing in on me every moment, and its hard for me to breath. I dont work becuase my dad wont let me, and I dont have any other place to go since I dont want to live with any guys. Is their Florida government assistance that can help me while I try to gain freedom?? I want to work. I want a life. I want my spirit back. I want the desire to live back. I just want to be happy and free.

[aaron]

Under Florida law, your parents would have to initiate the emancipation process.