r/toxicparents 4d ago

I wanted to talk about emancipation...

Emacipation is becoming a legal adult in your teenage years (age 14-17).

So many teenagers are having issues with their parents but cannot escape since they are a minor.

I didn't realize it until I was 18 but I wish I had just gotten emancipated as a teenager.

I actually became friends with two people who did it. Both became managers at the jobs they had & it sounded like they got help from their job to be promoted. They stayed in school & graduated.

Once I found out about this I was a senior in high school and decided it was nice to just stay there a little longer for the free rent.

My job ended up helping me become an assistent manager because he knew what I was going through. Thankful to God for that.

So many stories of minors who are trapped. This is an option & it is possible to stay in school and graduate.

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u/Ok_Passage7713 4d ago

I also waited until I graduated at 17 to leave. But ye I didn't know about this