I want to be independent yada yada and be who I really am, have nights out date whatever gender I want to etc. Just escape from very restrictive, conservative parents who won't even let me dress how I want to.
I plan on doing English and Spanish so I can go virtually any uni with grade requirements low enough. I live in London and have a BBB offer with king's college so that seems to be my most viable option.
I've tried to convince my parents before but they refute my points with 'you can learn independence at home' ' you can make friends at uni without living there' etc
Interestingly, my parents will allow me to go a year abroad in Mexico but not uni an hour away. They are worried that I'll hang out with the wrong crowd. Is it worth convincing them or do I just leave since I'm 18? If I do leave, how do I go about this? I have a lot of items that are large but I really want to take with me and I don't know the logistics of sneaking out, unless I get a friend to help. I am not concerned financially as I am low income so I would get a large loan and I would work too. Do I leave to be who I truly am or do I just listen to them (it's worth pointing out that they are overly restrictive and have been my whole life and I'm worried it will continue if I don't stand up for myself)