Goodness gracious! I swear that these just keep getting bigger and bigger. I'm not complaining, mind you, but their growth is practically exponential.
If I remember correctly, you live in Florida. I can't even imagine living, or even being, in that sort of heat, let alone walking in it. For an hour and a half. But anyway... I'm getting that feeling again that you and I are in very similar situations. Not the fact, that my car broke down (seeing as I don't have one), in the sense that we have a very similar relationship to our parents. I try to keep them informed of my life, mostly because then they can't accuse me of not being forthcoming with information. But right now, my parents, specifically my mother, will not stop nagging me about my debt. She reminds me every chance she gets. It's gotten to the point where reminds me at least twice every time we talk. It's incredibly frustrating, and every time she tells me, I get really short and snippy. I know already, so stop telling me. I'm stressed out enough about it as it is.
Sorry about my little rant there. It's probably not as eloquent as I would like, but there you have it. Believe me, I know what you're going through. Parents are probably the most unreasonable people in the world.
Anyway, I hope your "white chariot" is operable soon. My laptop is now officially fixed, so I shall be online more often.
Hang in there! Peace.