MestUp7

Ok, this is going to be a long post. This has been an ongoing situation at home for a while, and I'll start off with some background information.

I am 19 and a senior in high school. My parents are hardcore republican and very wealthy. I have really never paid for just about anything in my whole life, I've never had a job. They're going to pay for my complete college education.

I am getting to the point where I cannot stand my family. My brother is in college, and communicates almost hourly with my parents, as they help him with almost every homework assignment he has. He once emailed my parents telling them he NEEDED to switch majors, because he didn't think his current one would earn him enough money to live the life (of money) that he desires.

My sister is pretty much a bitch who thinks everything is centered around her. She is obsessed with herself, her looks, and...herself. She doesn't have a lot of friends because of this, and it's not hard to see why.

My dad, the biggest marijuana hater of all in my family, is who I am most like. He is a cool guy, definitely the one I can relate to most in my family and I get along with him best. Recently, however, things have been rough with all this.

I am completely different. I don't ask for much from them (compared to my sister's clothes and my brothers car stuff), I do all of my homework on my own (2090 on SATs, 96.5% GPA), and I'm kind of the outcast of my family (as you might have noticed). I have a completely different thought process than both of them...completely different. I like smoking weed. I believe the government is corrupt. I don't believe in god. I understand that money isn't everything. I understand you don't need material possessions to get through life.

I have tested positive for marijuana twice. Once when I was 18, in my junior year of high school, and then they just tested me again March 24th. Both times I have gotten clean in anticipation of another test. This time, it hasn't happened yet, but I'm waiting.

They still pretty much pay for all of my shit, except I'm not allowed to drive. My dad fears I will be high and crash and kill someone, and then their family will sue him for all of his money. So basically, my marijuana smoking doesn't only affect my future, but their lives as well, which is the problem they have.

However, I just asked my mom if my dad was ever going to let me drive one of the "family" cars again. She said "probably not." I started thinking about how I could buy a car with graduation/birthday/Christmas money and pay for my own insurance. But then I realized I'm going to college next year and I'm hardly ever going to need a car, so it really wouldn't be worth it shelling out all that money for the times that I'm home.


I then went up and said to my mom, "So if my use is not affecting you guys, only me, what's the problem?" I got the standard stuck up, rich person response of, "It still affects our reputation, and it's wrong. If it's illegal, it's wrong."

I then read her a quote from Martin Luther King Jr.: "In any civilized society, it is every citizen's responsibility to obey just laws. But at the same time, it is every citizen's responsibility to disobey unjust laws." - Martin Luther King Jr.

She didn't care.

I told her they would never convince me that something is wrong because it's illegal. She also told me they would never legalize it for recreational purposes. (WRONG again.)

I'm not sure what to do. Sure, the simple answer is to stop smoking weed, but it's more than that. It's the lifestyle. I can't take how they live, I can't take the type of people I'm constantly surrounded by. They always wonder why I don't try to be a part of the family more. Hmmm, I wonder...

I'm getting a job this summer and will start saving up money so I can prepare my next move, whatever it may be. I honestly doubt they will take away my education or my house, as its just not like them.

But I'm seriously reaching my breaking point. I can't take this much longer.

Advice?

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