I meant to reply awhile ago but got doing stuff over the weekend and forgot! I can say that my parents where very over protective to the point where they bugged the home phone to listen to everything I said to anyone and put a baby monitor in my bedroom. I left home at about 16 and only really came home when I was pregnant. Now I know its not the same as what you are going through but I can say from the daughters point of view.. no matter how much we feel the parents are being over protective in the back of our minds we know why. And I truly totally understood my parents fears and frustrations with me after I had my daughter. I became a friend with my mother as well as a daughter then. We still have our spats but there is now respect and understanding what life as a parent is like. It takes time and compassion to work out a parent - child relationship as it is forever evolving through the years. Just remember that the unconditional love you feel for her.. she also feels for you and no matter how mad or upset you get at each other the love and understanding will help you work through anything. Being a parent is one of the hardest jobs in the world.. but it is also one of the most rewarding and satisfying!