Is saying "I hate you" to a parent a mortal sin? and other problems

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Is saying “I hate you” to a parent a mortal sin?

This is a problem not because confessing it would be hard but because my parents can’t take me to the confessor who I like to go to every week (traffic and stuff). I don’t like going to other confessors because you never know if there will be an option for anonymity (despite the fact that it is mandated many Churches don’t allow it).

Just in case I didn’t take Communion yesterday. In the future when I am not sure if I committed a mortal sin should I receive Communion or not?
 
To say you hate any person is a sin against Charity. Christ told us you cannot hate your brother and love God.

It is also a violation of the commandment to honor your father and mother.
 
It depends on the intent behind the words. This is something that unfortunately, adolescents may say and not mean; even younger children may say it when their parents don’t give them what they want. To the extent that it is an expression of emotion and not will, the gravity is lessened. An uncharitable remark such as this may or may not coincide with actual “hate,” and is likely venial rather than mortal.
 
It depends on the context. Were you angry with your parent and did it just burst from your lips, or was it said calmly and rationally? If you just blurted it, it’s probably a venial sin.
 
The Commandment states one must honor your father and your mother. I think it is a mortal sin because telling your parents you hate them is not honoring them. Your parents take the place of God in directing you.

Yes, you need to confess and you need to apologize to your parents. You wouldn’t want them to ever say they hate you. Think about and feel their pain. Also this is very childish and I think you are probably in your early teens.
 
Christ himself warned us through Scripture, in Ephesians 4 that we have to be careful NOT to sin when we are angry:

" 26 Be angry but do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, 27 and give no opportunity to the devil. "
 
I’m well aware that what I did was wrong and I’m not trying to find excuses. I just want to know if I can receive Communion or if I have to go to Reconciliation first.
 
When in doubt, refrain from reception until you can go to Confession.
 
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