Tired Of Being Told What I Did Wrong

My dad's a nice guy- strict, and stubborn, but in the end trying to do what he thinks is best for my siblings and I. I've known for a long time that his intentions were good, it's the execution that's bothered me.

Always, with him, his feedback is what I did wrong. I'm taking 3 AP classes, and 4 honors courses. For the past two quarters, I've gotten all As except for a B+ in AP Spanish 5, but it's the B+ he focuses on, saying I need to try harder in that class, and how important it is to get good grades. I missed a call from a college interviewer because I was outside, and when I called back and apologized for missing the call, he criticized me for saying "sorry" too much. I had pieces of art and writing that won awards in a state-wide competition, and he commented on how it was too bad that they won second-tier awards instead of first-tier. I'm Boatswain (the equivalent ofPresident) in my Sea Scout group, and he keeps telling me that I need to make sure that the adult leader knows that we're trying to get advancements, and that I need to plan my meetings more. I usually stay up to around midnight working on school work, and any time he finds me up past 11 he turns the lights out on me and grouches that I need to go to bed earlier, and that there /must/ be something unnecessary that I'm doing for me to be up this late. When I set the table, he might tell me that I gave him the wrong size fork or put out the wrong cups. If I do any of my work in the living room, he tells me that I have to leave and go in another room, even if that room doesn't get the wireless internet signal. If I do something well, then he accepts it. If I do something wrong, he scolds me about me what I did and how I should do better, then continues to tell me how important it is to do things right. The latter part, no matter what the initial subject is, winds up being about my future and how extraordinarily important it is to do things right. These talks usually last between 15 and 20 minutes, longer if I try to defend myself.

I'm a 18 year old high school student in 3 honor societies, 3 after school activities, and a scouting group that never spends time with friends outside of school. I don't speed or run lights/stop signs, have never tried alcohol or drugs, don't stay out late, am a virgin, and have never been on a date before- I haven't even had a first kiss. I wish my dad could realize that there's a lot worse that I could be doing than getting an 87 on a test.

I don't mind not being told when I do something right (praise actually makes me uncomfortable), I just would prefer if I wasn't lectured every time I did something wrong.

I'm sorry to bother you all with this, and I feel a bit whine-y/silly posting this fairly trivial complaint, but it's a little relaxing to vent.