No, she's having a midwife crisis.

If you're 17, you may turn 18 by the time the move is settled, in which case you can try to make other arrangements for yourself. Otherwise, I agree with some previous comments. You should try to secure your parent's blessing to stay with other relatives or family friends for the time being.

It seems your mom hasn't thought this through very well. You shouldn't uproot your whole family for some cheap classes, especially when it sounds like they are both, not needed, and she couldn't put them to good use anyway. Maybe you should talk to your dad about it, try and make him understand your perspective, and then he can talk to your mom. Sometimes adults/authority figures listen to other adult/authority figures better. What I don't understand is, why can't she find midwife classes to take where you are, or near where you are? Your dad is a doctor, so I assume you're relatively financially stable, couldn't they afford US midwife classes?

Uprooting and moving an entire family to get cheap classes in a potential job field is pretty darn foolish. Not just because it's expensive to move, but also because there is probably a reason the classes and programs are cheap. Even if not, pursuing a rather unstable career (being a midwife isn't exactly like being an accountant) that you might not be able to physically perform is no reason to jeopardize a child's future. Also, if your father is a doctor, having him move could be financially disastrous.

Thanks for clarifying all of that :) Definitely try talk to your mum again, she is being incredibly unreasonable. The least she could do is wait a short time until you have left home, or until you are legally old enough to fend for yourself. I wish you the best of luck in resolving this!

I moved out when I was 16. My mom had no say in the matter. Legally she still had access to all my information, but she wouldn't have been able to force me to move home. Check out the laws in your state, you may be in the clear, being 17.

We really need a follow up on the state of the suggested move to Guatemala. Did you end up moving to Guatemala? Has she reconsidered the move to Guatemala, and if so, before moving to Guatemala or after moving to Guatemala? You'll notice I'm saying Guatemala a lot. This is Guatemala because this seems to be repetitive with the Guatemala, even though Guatemala is only used twice. Guatemala.

Guatamala is a beautiful country, rich in culture, but as within many Central American countries, it has it's issues. Political corruption is present, which can make things dangerous and unstable. It has fairly high poverty levels. It has one of the highest murder rates in the world, and less than 4% of them are solved. To give perspective, in 2009, there were more murders of civilians in Guatamala than there were civilians killed in the war zone of Iraq. Murder among women is especially high, women are targeted and murdered simply for being women. The country also has a really bad problem with gangs and drug cartels, they often bribe law enforcement too. Guatamala is a very beautiful country, it's good to visit and explore the culture, but it isn't a good place to move a family if you don't have to.

I don't know anything about Guatemala. I was just trying to say in general what wrong with moving to Guatemala. And that the op is entitled to his/her opinion about going and not going Not sure why I got so many negotiate votes

You got a bunch of NEGATIVE votes because you're on the computer and you could easily look this country up yourself. Now even after your question has been answered you still don't seem to get it. You now know why moving to Guatemala isn't a great idea, stop acting dumb.

Op responded and she's 17 but emancipation can take years. She will turn 18 before she can even get to court.

As another person explained, in 2009 more civilians were killed in Guatemala then in Iraq, which is a literal war zone. The homicide rate is astronomical there, you're on the internet, look it up for yourself.