parental control

Last night, my parents actually made me cry. I always take into account any advice my parents have for me, but for the most part I act on my own will...I mean come on, I'm 25 years old. Yes, I technically still live on their property, but I should at least be allowed to make my own decisions when it comes to my personal life...right???
Anyways, I have been seeing this guy who I met at our neighborhood park and he just so happens to live on my street too. I had a few posts up about him but I took them down cause it was all drama and I don't want gossip to dominate this blog. Although this here entry is also a rant/gossip. Back to the story...Its obvious that my parents do NOT like this guy for me at all. Although they are friendly to him and my mom has joked with me about him several times, so I had thought all was well. Last I was over at his house at night and around 10 my mother calls me and begins to tell me all this stuff about how my dad is disappointed in me, how I should worry about what the neighbors are gonna be thinking of me, how I have no shame, how I've lost my dignity and self-respect, how from now on I'm gonna be needing my fathers permission whenever I go out, and that if I wanted to be with this guy that I might as well just stay and move in with him, basically suggesting they would rather kick me out than to deal with me. WTF man, how can my parents seriously think they can controll me. But none the less, it did hurt to hear all this coming from your own mother. I have always been close to them and yes I have been very sheltered and protected. But when I do finally act independently and am happy doing it, they get all worked up basically try to put me down. They want me to get away from him, and it worked. He overhead the whole conversation and felt bad and apologized for bringing me problems with my family. He walked me home and I basically was beginning to tear up just thinking about what my mother had told me. It was also embarassing that I can still be influenced by my parents like that. Again he apologized for being the cause of such issies. But this is not about him, its about how my parents want to still control me and as it seems, to have me be miserable, unhappy, and alone at home the rest of my life. I was so pissed off and hurt, still am actually. I don't even wanna talk to either one of my parents right now because I don't know what I'll say, but they can't hold me back from living my life forever. Even if I have to revert to the old teenage tricks of sneaking around LOL. How pathetic am I. Ughhh, I'm not even fit to call myself a woman. I'm a lil girl who lets my parents still influence me like they do. But I'll tell you, it really does hurt to have your own mother and father say such things about you. I'm kinda disappointed that I didn't stand my ground and stay with him, but I am still learning to stand up for myself. Parents are scary!