Originally Posted by
RedRider2009
I will be 18 in 5 days, unfortunately I think if I attempt to change our relationship into more of a "I am going to do what I want" relationship, it will be viewed as disrespect toward the whole family. If I do too many things that could be viewed as disrespectful, at a certain point my parents are going to say, ohh and by the way, your bed is in the backyard, take a shower and then leave!
When I graduated high school, I was 3 months short of my 18th birthday. During an argument with my father, he told me that "it was his way or the highway". I moved out that night and never spent another under his roof again. I put myself through college, graduate school, law school; had a stellar business career, became rich and famous, and ended up a bicycle-touring curmudgeon.
Now that's the bulldozer approach to parent management. I was far more lucky than smart, so I wouldn't recommend it to you. But you need to successfully manage your transition from child to adult family member. And that is more important than any dumb bike ride.