Laura I think @Laura you don't want to understand what I'm saying. If a daughter is your age, parents certainly don't have a say in your lifestyle. I would ask them if they don't believe you are taking care of yourself. I wouldn't use shame as an argument, just the fact that you feel patronized. You are 29 years old and they don't allow you to control your body. It's not about sex, just about the rights to yours body. If they get older, the relationship will turn around. At some point you have to take care of them. Now is the time to meet at eye level. There is no more room for your belt. Now clear what do I want to say? If not, I will probably not reach you. In Germany we have a funny saying that applies: 'I don't have enough colored pencils to explain it to you.' I don't know whether the sentence makes sense in English.
