>Okay this is kind of ranty... but I need some help here. How do you get away >from your folks when you are grown?
If you don't want to call, then don't call. Tell them you'll only call once a week, and then get an answering machine to screen your calls. If they *do* call the police on you, what can they say? "We haven't heard from our daughter today - go check on her"? The police certainly aren't going to come out and check just for that - they've got much better things to do. And if they *do* end up getting the police to come out, simply explain it to them nicely and there's nothing the police can do either (nor will they want to). Yes, it might be a hassle, but might it be worth it? You're not living at home. They can't *make* you do anything anymore. I do understand the power of parental guilt - I'm not dismissing that as trivial. But at some point you have to draw the line and stand firm. They might never get it, but why let them create such a hassle in your life? Jenipurr http://www.jenipurr.com/meow "It does not do to leave a live dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him." -- J. R. R. Tolkien
