I know it seems hard to be controlled by your parents and it's hard to see their side of it right now. I felt very controlled by parents when I was your age too. It didn't seem fair at all. I was my own person and why couldn't they see that. But, now I am a mother and as my daughter is only a baby, I have so many hopes, dreams, worries and love for her. She is so much a part of me that I can't imagine what it will be like when she is old enough to tell me she wants to be away from me. I wanted many times to run away when I was young. I felt so controlled and tried to break loose of them in many ways constantly. Of course, I couldn't support myself even though I thought it could just go hang out somewhere. You will realize one day, you really will, how much your parents love you and care for you. At 27, I regret all the anguish and worry I put my mother thru as she had to care for me and work and try to have a life of her own. You will realize one day after all the things that seem important to you now are gone, that your parents are the ones that are still there for you. I wasted alot of time worrying about what would make me happier instead of how what I had was actually pretty good. Your parents do have legal rights over you as well they should. There are alot of kids out there that wish they had parents to care for them. Take some time to see how maybe you can do things with your parents for enjoyment. Those times will be happy for you and you will remember them forever, as will your parents. If your parents however are hurting you in some way that may cause you to want to runaway, that is certainly another issue. You don't speak of this though. Your parents give up so much for you, try to see if from their perspective. Hope this helps because I've been where you are and so have many others.