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I am a 29/f that loves to listen and try to help out. I have always been the one people go to for advice.

I will tell you how I feel about it. If you don't like my answer, I'm sorry. However, usually what I say is true, people just can't handle the truth.

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Alright, I'm a bit depressed where I live now and I've tried to tell my parents about it but I didn't really tell them HOW upset I was because I don't want to worry them.

Anyway, I thought of going back to my birth country (I'm in Spain now, I'm from England) to finish school next year. If it goes to plan, I'll be moving out a few months after my 17th birthday (I'll have 2 years left of school, not 1)

So the idea is to get a little studio apartment or share a flat near a public school and live alone while I finish school (by the way, living alone in the UK is legal as long as you're 16).
My parents would be paying the rent but I'd get a part-time job and work as much as I could to pay for food and help out as much as I can.

I only recently talked to them about going to boarding school but they said they couldn't afford it (it's 25k+ a year..the rent on a studio is nothing compared to this) so my plan is to leave it for about a month so they don't think I just thought of this in the heat of the moment.
I want to gather as much information as I can and be fully prepared when I tell them about it.

I'm close to my parents so I want to make sure they know I'm not trying to get away with them, I'm just really down and it's effecting my life hugely. Has anyone got any advice on how I can convince them, anything I could do or say? Just..advice in general as I'm really crapping myself about the whole situation.

I would let them know that you are unhappy with your surroundings and your school. Let them know it's not personal with them. You just don't feel the same about this place as you do your home town and you think you would be better off if you could go back. Now, I am not sure if they will agree to let you go, but if you act mature and handle the situation gracefully, and without indignation, it will help you out more. Good Luck!!

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