Well, penguin, I'm glad you made a decision...and a mature one at that...it's tough with parents, we all know, and like dark said we all love ya just the same because we know how it is...yeah, parents tend to be a little mental..and that can seep through in the kids, they can tend to take things out on kids when they really shouldn't....that's just because they're human, they're not perfect, something's wrong with everyone...I'm sure there's been times when most people have been ill in here and ended up taking it out on someone they shouldn't... but anyways back to the point...penguin, if it don't kill you, it just makes you stronger...and on the same note, someone once said "Pain is just weakness leaving the body." You're gonna run into little things like this with your mom...but just let her say what she has to say, ignore it as much as you can, don't come back at everything she says, even sometimes when you are right... that just pisses them off more...but that's why I say you haven't seen the worst yet, the PARENTS are your first big challenge, learning to comply to your parents will teach you a lot for when you have to go through something else, you'll especially have learned PATIENCE, which is the big word here... if your mom pisses you off, just leave her alone when she's done, and go talk to your dad about it...sounds like you two can talk really well anyways...and have your own life, as much as you can...if you can't get away with smoking weed, then oh well, it's only the next few years of your life, and you've got a good, what, 60 or 70 years left prolly, whereas you've only lived 15 of them...so be patient, everyone gets what's coming to them... and good luck, I speak for everyone when I say that I'm praying for the best for you... much lurve...