What to do about an over protective mother?

I am a 17 year old guy, with divorced parents. I spend most of my time with my mother. My whole life she has been very over protective, but this died down in my last few years of high school, and I was able to have a certain degree of freedom. I have proven to be responsible and have yet to ever abuse the trust of my mom.



Recently, a few of my good friends decided to plan a trip to NYC for march break. I ran the idea by her which she supported at first. This past week I have been out with my buddies either at one of their houses, restaurants, parties etc, and my cell phone has been dying unexpectedly. I understand she wants to know where I am and with who and when Ill be home, but if I speak to her at 10 saying Ill be home at 2, I dont see the need calling another 4 times before then.



Now this is where it gets ugly..because my phone has been off the last 3 days she has been calling and texting my friends, saying she doesnt want me going on this trip, and she will call the police and implicate them if I dont call her back. I was in a club with a dead blackberry I am not thinking about what time my mother is expecting me home at. Tonight she called me at 10, I said I was at my buddy's watching a movie, and at 11 she calls him rudely saying she doesnt like them and me going out every night, even tho its march break etc etc.



She is deterring my friends, and hindering my social life. She left me for 11 days alone with 200 dollars cash to spend on "food" while she left on a ******* cruise for gods sake...If i was going to do lines of coke i would have. I need to get her to respect me, and treat me like all the other mothers who know the limit to their pestering.What to do about an over protective mother?
My 17 year old had to be home by 10pm on school nights and 12pm on the weekends. He had to let us know exactly where he was at. He had to work to have money to buy a car, have insurance, a phone, gas, clothes, and spending money. So unless you have it worse than that, I would not complain.What to do about an over protective mother?
Sorry, but you are too young to be staying out late and going to clubs with your rowdy pals.



In order to get better treatment from your Mom, you have to grow up and behave properly. Not like a little child who wants to do anything he feels like.

professor layton