I can relate. I am currently in college and just transferred back to my home-town college to finish out my studies (didn’t like the other college I was attending). I am back living at home with my father (parents are divorced) who is very ‘my way or the highway’ and extremely sensitive. When I tell him I am going have dinner with my mother, he gets really offended and lashes out at me. When I sleep in late (Im a college student, that’s what we do) he gets upset because I’ve “wasted my day”.

The best thing to do is to have a one-on-one, heart-to-heart conversation with your mother. Tell her how you feel, but also understand that you are still her child, and you still live with her in her home.. Respect your “roommates” and know your mom will ALWAYS treat you like a kid, cause you are her kid.

If you can’t talk to her and convince her to back off you a little, then go find a roommate and move out. That’s what I’m about to do next month! But good luck, hope it goes well!