Me and my mum get along just fine. There have been times when we've argued, but it's usually over something petty, or because she was in a bad mood when she got home from work.

She... I wouldn't go as far to say that she's planning my life out for me, but she can be insistent that I have to do this and that. Her head almost blew off when I said that I want to take my gap year next year, instead of going to university. Maybe I should go next year, but I believe my reasons are fairly valid for as to why I don't want to go. I have one more year to take more A-Levels, which is completely free. After that, I'll be paying. It's either another free year with more qualifications, or a more expensive year with more (and I suppose) even better qualifications. I also want to take a month or two out to do some travelling. I won't have much time whilst studying, and I'm sure some of my friends won't either. Why doesn't she like my plan? Because I said I'm going to look for a job too. Apparently, once I get the taste of earning money, I won't want to go to uni... which isn't true. Most of it will go to funding my trip, gaming habit, and if I can still work while at uni, that'll be a huge help then.

She just... doesn't seem to get it/me sometimes. I know she just wants what's best, but I'd love to have a bit more slack and freedom to make my own mistakes.

My dad is just easy going. I didn't see him for twelve years, so I'm guessing he feels he doesn't have much say in things that happening now that me and my brother are nearing adulthood, and that he pretty much missed most of our lives so far. I mean, if me and my brother row infront of him, he just laughs - mum would tell us off, and find a way to punish us (usually extra chores, but she's gone to taking our consoles away... which isn't exactly fair because I bought my console...). Half the time, I don't even think he listens, which is frustrating. He almost looks somewhere other than you when you're talking, and just nods, and 'agrees' or 'disagrees' where he deems necessary (the later hasn't happened yet).

He's also a slippery little bugger. Getting out of things constantly. He was supposed to be visiting this evening, but we haven't heard from him. =/