Overprotective family wont let me leave, have a job, or drive a car. I'm 25 years old

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RE: You can just go

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You can just go

Just do it, there is honestly nothing holding you back except sentiment, which for the best means must be rejected in order to succeed.

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Re: Overprotective family won't let me leave, have a job, or drive a car. I'm 25 year

Thanks for reaching out through our bulletin board. It sounds like you are going through a lot right now and fed up with things at home. It’s understandable that you are frustrated with your situation and trying to become more independent. You certainly have the right to be happy and want good things for yourself. The simple truth is that at 25 years old you are considered a legal adult. Your aunt doesn’t have the right to make you do anything and you are the one that can make the decisions for yourself. Obviously you have some concerns and you are worried about your aunt’s reaction. But it also sounds like you have future goals and wants and at this point you’ve kind of reached your breaking point at home. If you did leave home and your aunt was not aware she may try to make a missing persons report but that doesn’t mean the police would be searching for you or make you go home. If you did end up leaving do you think you would let your aunt know? It sounds like the main thing you need to figure out is what you want for yourself. It sounds like you have a safe place to go and stay with your boyfriend so it is good that you have some support through him. Our hotline is mainly for runaway, homeless, and at risk youth but if you would like to discuss your situation more in depth and discuss next steps you can feel free to call us at our 24 hour hotline 1-800-RUNAWAY (786-2929). All of our services are completely confidential and anonymous. Take care and feel free to reach out to us anytime.

: I am turning 25 this year, have a career and some money to live on my own. My overprotective and VERY paranoid aunt doesnt want me to get a job unless it is nursing which is the career i finished a year ago. i am not a board certified nurse, but i dont see my life as being a nurse. There are no current jobs for nurses. i want ro jave a job where I can experience a lot of things and be exposed to people. I don’t get out of the house. i’m not allowed to because my aunt is too scared that a burglar might come in the house. I dont have a car, she wont let me drive her car. i’m just in the house, cleaning up their mess, and sleeping most of the time. When somebody asks why i dont have a job yet, my aunt would say that im trying to review for the nursing boards. I dont want to be like this anymore. Im so sick and tired or being sick and tired. I feel so lonely all the time. I feel like there is nothing, absolutely no future for me. I am stuck in this hell hole forever.i just want to get out of this house, leave and never come back!!! I want to move to Another country because my boyfriend ive been with for 3 years is over there. He says that he can support me with everything. i just need the guts to leave. If I leave the country and my aunt filled a missing persons, would that get flag while im at immigration in the airport? Would anybody be looking for me like cops? i really want to get out of the country. I just want to know if there are possible things that stop me from doing it.