As a fifteen year old, I have considered running away ever since I turned fourteen.

This comes from having a father that was raised by devout Mormons, and being rather old-fashioned, extremely homophobic (not that I am gay, but have some gay friends), and believe that the western way is the way to go. This means that my family is heavily influenced by rodeo; my dad's profession is taking cows to rodeos, and has a giant ranch with many cattle.

My mom was raised in Mexico by fairly abusive parents; this rubbed off on her. Most of the time when she gets frustrated, she takes it out violently. She attempted suicide when I was nine, and I didn't realize it until I was about twelve or thirteen. Of all my family, she is the one that gets the most upset and is probably the most mentally ill, not exaggerating. She can be a lot easier to be close to, but acts very bipolar-ish.

Recently, I gotten in a LOT of trouble for sneaking to concert, which wasn't smart on my behalf. I lied to my parents, claiming I was doing service at the local Wal-mart, then headed to the movies. Of course, I didn't answer the phone when they called so they called my friends' parents, and found out the truth. They searched my phone, and read some texts that I had used some strong language (they were most upset about the F bomb) to a particular friend, and texting a friend they think is bisexual (I told them as a joke).

Of course I should be punished for being disobedient, lying and using inappropriate lying, but I personally believe my parents went a little extreme. My mom wanted to send me to live in Mexico with her poor brother and his family. My dad assumes all power, and generally doesn't look for my mother for input, and decided my punishment. I was taken out of school a month early, am grounded all summer, and will most likely be "home-schooled". This means going to a school for a few minutes every so often and getting some homework. I will work with my dad every day on his ranch.

I think the "home-school" is a step too far, if not being taken out of school early and having fourteen hours of manual labor every day for six days a week is not. How can I go to college if I am not getting a decent education?

My "running-away-from-home" desire got especially strong when I got punished, but I do not want to do anything drastic if I don't have to. Is it enough to get emancipation if I get absolutely great grades, can work hard, have fairly abusive parents and am not getting a good education? I have all the documents for my liberation prepared, but I still have to wait five months, not to mention get a job. Please help me with my situation; my life will be in your debt.

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