Childhood/Teen Emancipation

@ Miss Vampire Is Dead
Not trying to be rude, but as an adult reading this, I think "just wanting to be on your own" is a reason not to emancipate a child.

@ miserable dru.

Everyone's situation is different. There are some people out there that are mature and just don't want to be in the confines of being "just a stupid fucking kid". Some people have graduated already and want to go to college, even though technically speaking they can't. And some people are from abusive families and just want to leave. I don't think someone necessarily needs family to live, there's plenty who've done it before, and plenty more to do it. I dunno, if I was emancipated I don't think I'd really care at all. Everyone's different.
and I see you are a Fall out Boy fan... very nice...

@ Miss Vampire Is Dead
I agree that there are people who want to go to college or are being abused. I wasn't talking about those people. You said your reason was simply because you "wanted" to. I think that is a poor reason for being emancipated.

I mean, you're responsible for yourself after that. Are you employed? Do you make enough to pay the deposit on an apartment, plus rent, pay a utility deposit (mine was $200 for electricity) and then those bills? Do you have a car? Is it in your name? Do you pay the insurance? Can you afford to get it relicensed every year? Are you still going to high school? Can you balance that with your work schedule? Will you have enough to pay for the school things you want in addition to needs (example: prom, senior trip, senior pictures, graduation reception, etc?) Do you have health insurance still? Will you lose it if you move out? How will you get health insurance/what will you do if an emergency comes up? I'm not trying to be mean, but I wasn't aware or prepared for this at 16/17 and I think most mature teenagers would understand they don't need to deal with that and probably aren't equipped.

I wanted to leave home before I was 18 too, but I wouldn't have been able to do it. (Heck, I didn't move out until I was 23, though I did move in with my mother.)

@ miserable dru.

I wasn't saying I was planning on getting emancipated or anything. I'm not as dumb as I look, lol. I was just saying that for some people, it's a better alternative to staying at home, such as situations like abuse. I'm not getting emancipated, nor am I going to ask to, because it's just not part of my plan and it would also screw me over financially. In the grand scheme, having your own place isn't really what it's all cracked up to be. Personally I think it's kind of a waste. I was just saying if I HAD to be emancipated, I would not care. People want me out of their lives, there's no use crying about it, so I just leave. But I get along with my family and vice versa, I'm very fortunate to have that. And since when did prom/senior trip/senior pictures become a need? O.O I'm personally not going, haha. I've been fortunate in life and I'm very grateful for that, as far as employment and things go, I've been able to find good paying writing contests and I will be apprenticing for a local newspaper as a journalist hopefully soon, I'm not going to waste it all on getting "my own apartment" or whatever. I AM moving out when I'm 18, but with my boyfriend and his family. I'm not too concerned with being "on my own", I think it programs you to be selfish and put yourself first, and I don't want to be like that. But look around you, we live in a selfish world. Maybe if teens that "just wanted to be on their own" were emancipated and got a taste of what it was actually like, they'd appreciate the people around them more instead of being self absorbed.

@ Miss Vampire Is Dead
I actually meant that prom/senior trip etc was the stuff you wanted, in conjunction with the stuff that was needed.

Sorry, you used I statements that sounded like you just wanted to be emancipated.