I'm sick and tired of my parents! I want to get away?

[April K]

I am so sick and tired of my parents! Today, I asked if I can get a cockatiel seeing as my friend is giving hers away because she doesn't have time to look for it. When my dad got home, he said no. I persistently asked saying I would pay for everything and be responsible. They kept saying no. Then my mom pulled the trump card. She said "Stop asking you dad. You're going to make him stressed and get high blood pressure" She knows when she says that, that I will stop asking in fear of what they will do. I'm sick and tired of them treating me like I'm not responsible! I'm 16, I drive, do laundry, vacuum, get good grades and I used to be in a world known marching band! How is that not responsible? They always tell me no, and try to come up with a good excuse to the reason. I'm so sick and tired of them! I want to go away. I hate how they never let me do anything. My bastard of a mom continuously tells me to get a job! I can't get a job, because in my area all jobs available are for 18 or people with college degrees! Why can't she get that in her thick head?! I'm just generally sick and tired of my parents, and I want to emancipate or run away! I hate my life so much. It's even worse because I've been in depression ever since sophomore year. From there, everything went down hill. A lot of friends left me for popular people, my parents got my strict, and I can't seem to make friends. The other day I told my mom about my depression and she told me to go to the psychiatrist. Gee, that makes me feel so much better. I am so sick and tired of everything; life, school, parents, living. The worst part is, that when I get into an argument with my parents I start crying, and they slap me(especially my mom). She always yells at me telling me there's nothing to cry about. It's not my fault! I'm just a very emotional person! I keep everything bottled up so eventually I just let it out on one argument. I even made a vow today that "I will not talk to parents unless deemed necessary, and if I do, I will talk in monotone with uncaring feelings" Please help me. I don't want to live anymore with my life. My parents say I should be thankful that they're not strict and let me do what I want to do. That's total bull-shit. Please help. I need desperate help.