ehk47

I've been looking forward to a long solo European backpacking trip for years, so when I managed to get a job for a month in France, I thought to myself "this is it!" So I mentally planned a 4-month trip revolving around that one month of employment.
I'm 19 and living with my parents, so I told them about my plans and they are delighted. But the "solo" part of it hasn't really sunk in. Over the past few weeks they've been lovingly - but persistently - hijacking my trip by tacking their own plans on to mine. What's worse is that they're divorced so I now find myself coordinating my plans with TWO other itineraries instead of just one.
I don't want to get into all the boring details, but let's just say that whereas my original plan was pretty loosey goosey with no strict itinerary, I'm now getting bogged down by a departure date that reduces my travel time by a month, rendez-vous dates, and the reduced freedom of being escorted around by a parent half of the time. As soon as my mom is done travelling with me in Spain she plans on handing me off to my dad in France. So much for independent travelling!
Am I being reasonable or am I just being ungrateful?
Anyway I've still got lots of time to work things out, so I'm sure that whatever happens I'll have a great time, but I'd love to hear your thoughts.
Cheers!