I wish someone had told me.....

I wish someone would have told me that it is okay to go against what my mom has to say. I've made some decisions based upon what she says and wants rather than what i want because i don't want to make her mad. One perfect example is when i wanted to transfer to SES. Biggest regret in my life. I wish i would have went there but my mom had to have a huge fit and say that SES was not a good school, it wont get me into college and all the kids there are "different". She is like the only person who can get under my skin and change my decisions but not in a good way. She made me feel bad for even considering going there.