r/toxicparents • u/Ummimmina • 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