I'm a total home person. If I had my choice I would never leave :D But I do stay really busy here, drawing, piano, writing, trying to keep up the barn and keep horses worked. I love it here.
Creative writing, that sounds like fun :) I've heard it can be a lot of work. There was a time I almost started at a college for that, but things changed.
God is the ultimate authority. Parents are people and have flaws too. I think a lot of it just depends on the attitude, is the disobedience truly because the kid is trying to do the right thing or is it for another reason?
Just my thoughts!