Q: Can my parents call the cops on me ?

A: This is every parents worst nightmare ( or at lease one of their nightmares) and its also a test for you. I have been a divorce & family law attorney for the past 34 years and have tried to help parents with their relationships with their children through the court system, through mediation and with the assistance of mental health professionals and your issue is the flip side of those actions.... what does a parent do when his / her child wants to become emancipated and start to live a life independent. From a parents perspective, the issue is always a fear that you are making a mistake and that the consequences of your actions will impact the balance of your life. Im sure that they have used words along those lines repeatedly in response to your suggestion that you are ready to move out. Im sure that your parents 2nd question is whether you are really on your own or simply moving from one house to another house and still having someone take care of you or if moving out and in with the boyfriend is really a working relationship between you and him. Sorry for the long winded explanation but my suggestion is that you should google community outreach mental health professionals in your area to start counseling to lay out your plan and when you have talked it through with a mental health professional, invite your parents to a meeting with that professional so that you can lay out your plan and deal with it and your parents in a constructive environment. Yelling, getting upset and making threats back and forth with your parents accomplishes nothing and suggests that you may not have the maturity to live independently. For the first, second and third meetings, I would not have boyfriend attend, so that you and your parents can talk honestly and openly and then boyfriend can participate. I would also be concerned if boyfriend is pressuring you to move in with him. If is cares about you, then he has to also care about the quality of your relationship with your parents moving forward and want to work with you to make sure that emotionally you are able to maintain a good relationship with your parents after you have moved out. Good luck and make sure that you are making decisions for the right reasons and that you are in control as opposed to your parents or as opposed to a boyfriend. Believe it or not, sometimes ( not always) parents can also be right. Dont jump to conclude that they are 100% wrong.