Parents

Since i was 3, it’s just been me and my mum and she’s so protective it’s unreal. I’m 18 and i can’t stay out past 6, she won’t let me go to the pub with my friends and tbh i cant do most things. I respect that she cares about me but i feel like she needs to loosen abit but she never listens. Anyway, this has made me feel like i can’t really tell her anything because of how protective she is. Recently i’ve been speaking to this boy for about 2 months and he wants to make it official but i still haven’t told my mum so i keep telling him i’m not ready. I need some tips on how to casually bring up i’m talking to a boy, maybe like show her a picture?? not just telling her that i’m meeting him because she wouldn’t allow that. I feel like she holds me so bad and makes me feel guilty when i go out and do things that i wanna do. I just want to live my life and make memories but she holds me back so much.