Just another 'what should I do?' thread by me. I had a lot of surgery, and ended school with all As. Over the summer I had another surgery, so have been on the computer a lot. (Too much, more than I'd like to be honest.) I have a college counselor :/ who wants me to volunteer 40-80 hours a year, and get a job. So I got a volunteer position and am working on setting up my own low level IT business. But no matter what happens I can't get out of the house and am subject to constant insults about me not trying, not learning from my mistakes, and getting 2 hour lectures because when told to close windows I forgot to close the one over my parents bathroom. I'd like to get on a better level with them, but all attempts have failed. Before the year has even started they are telling me I am going to do really bad next year and never get into college. The main issue here is somewhere in the mess of surgeries I lost my summer bookwork. Telling my parents I lost it would send them on a rampage about organization, but not telling them would be difficult to do. The other issue is trying to get more priviledges. Going to bed at 9:00 at night and not being able to leave the house, plus not being able to text or IM anybody is leaving me socially isolated, if only because I can't talk to any of my friends. Sooo.. How should I try to get on better terms Setting up a business, ideas? Make them have realistic views about college. What to do about the bookwork. What to do socially. What is 'outlining a book'? (I got summer work to do that, it was the bit I haven't done yet. Sorry to whine all over, but I just need some direction as to what I should do. Thanks a lot. (The summer reading is notes on 90 pages of textbook, and outlining a 140 page book, and 15 questions on philosophy.)