The other day I came home to my room trashed. A picture frame of my boyfriend (who happens to be black) and I on the floor. A flower from my boyfriend on the floor. And a card he wrote for me clearly read through. I obviously knew what it meant. My parents went into my room and trashed my shit.

I hadn’t told my parents about my boyfriend because I knew my parents were racist. I wasn’t keeping it a secret either though. I obviously have pictures of him everywhere, I just wasn’t ready to tell them about him just yet.

I’m about to be 18 in less than two weeks. I live with my parents and am a senior in high school. I’m a straight A student. I work hard and try my best to be an amazing kid, and yes I understand I’m a kid. But my parents reaction to my boyfriend and I was and is absolutely disgusting.

My mother screamed at me and said the most disgusting things over his race. She won’t allow me to leave the house, in fear I’m with my boyfriend. I’ve tried to reason yet now they are being childish and won’t even talk to me. My stepdad hasn’t said a word to me in days. I’m too afraid to even leave my bedroom.

My real dad and my boyfriends family fully support us. But my real dad lives in Canada and can’t help me much with how to convince my mom and stepdad to let me see my boyfriend or atleast hangout with friends.

I just really need advice on what to do. I can’t move out due to the fact I’m an immigrant and it’s very complicated.

I’m so trapped. I miss my boyfriend. I miss my friends. And I need advice.... positive advice. I understand that I do live under their roof but this is my life aswell. And I believe I should be able to be happy.