Howdy
I am an only child of two parents who have a very strict hold on me, while my other friends experience a lot more freedom.
As a 16 yeard old these are my parents rules:
- I have to be in my room at 10:00 pm on a school night, with no exceptions. If I am late getting into my room and shutting the door I get in trouble, and if for any reason I am out of my room past 10:00 pm I get in a lot of crap, unless I have a good excuse for it.
- I have a STRICT curfew of 10:00 pm on a school night, non-negotiable. I am usually asked to be in by 9:45 pm.
- I have a curfew of 10:30-11:00 pm on weekends, big difference eh?:mad: If I ask for an exention I would get 11:30.. maybe, while other friends of mine get a standard curfew of about 12:00 pm on weekends.
- I am not allowed to drink, or party.. though I do anyways whenever I can sneak it, I am also not allowed to be affiliated with people who drink and party. A best-friend of mine who I have known since I was in elementary school's parents have just recently allowed him to drink and party when the situation arises and my parents tell me to "not hang around with him anymore because he's a bad influence."
- I am not allowed to stay overnight at friends houses, with few exceptions. I would probably stay overnight at a friends house maybe once every two months, a 'no' is usually given regardless if parents are there, or if other friends are staying there aswell..
- I am not allowed to have friends in the house when my parents are not home or will get in MAJOR trouble, or am allowed in any house that does not have parents in it or I will get in MAJOR trouble aswell. My parents have even gone to houses I was going to before without me knowing just to see if I was lying about parents being home.
- I am not allowed in parts of town that my parents don't like, even with my friends.. such as 'downtown' for instance, basically places outside my neighbourhood are a no-no.
- I am not allowed to go to a friends house right after school without getting in trouble by my parents, I am to come straight home after school before going out anywheres. If I do go anywheres after school it's usually after a large fight on the phone with mom about it.
At this point I'm basically going insane, all my other friends are allowed so much freedom compared to this. I've showed these rules to friends, friends parents, relatives. And NONE have said that these rules aren't ridiculous.
But I don't get it, I'm an only child, why do my parents think that they are raising me right while all other parents are in the wrong? I'm there first shot at raising a kid.
I just need some feedback on it, I'm going crazy. And it's not in my character to tell them off about it either.
Tell me what you think, maybe I can show it to them sometime and they can start to realize that they aren't always right.:mad:
I am an only child of two parents who have a very strict hold on me, while my other friends experience a lot more freedom.
As a 16 yeard old these are my parents rules:
- I have to be in my room at 10:00 pm on a school night, with no exceptions. If I am late getting into my room and shutting the door I get in trouble, and if for any reason I am out of my room past 10:00 pm I get in a lot of crap, unless I have a good excuse for it.
- I have a STRICT curfew of 10:00 pm on a school night, non-negotiable. I am usually asked to be in by 9:45 pm.
- I have a curfew of 10:30-11:00 pm on weekends, big difference eh?:mad: If I ask for an exention I would get 11:30.. maybe, while other friends of mine get a standard curfew of about 12:00 pm on weekends.
- I am not allowed to drink, or party.. though I do anyways whenever I can sneak it, I am also not allowed to be affiliated with people who drink and party. A best-friend of mine who I have known since I was in elementary school's parents have just recently allowed him to drink and party when the situation arises and my parents tell me to "not hang around with him anymore because he's a bad influence."
- I am not allowed to stay overnight at friends houses, with few exceptions. I would probably stay overnight at a friends house maybe once every two months, a 'no' is usually given regardless if parents are there, or if other friends are staying there aswell..
- I am not allowed to have friends in the house when my parents are not home or will get in MAJOR trouble, or am allowed in any house that does not have parents in it or I will get in MAJOR trouble aswell. My parents have even gone to houses I was going to before without me knowing just to see if I was lying about parents being home.
- I am not allowed in parts of town that my parents don't like, even with my friends.. such as 'downtown' for instance, basically places outside my neighbourhood are a no-no.
- I am not allowed to go to a friends house right after school without getting in trouble by my parents, I am to come straight home after school before going out anywheres. If I do go anywheres after school it's usually after a large fight on the phone with mom about it.
At this point I'm basically going insane, all my other friends are allowed so much freedom compared to this. I've showed these rules to friends, friends parents, relatives. And NONE have said that these rules aren't ridiculous.
But I don't get it, I'm an only child, why do my parents think that they are raising me right while all other parents are in the wrong? I'm there first shot at raising a kid.
I just need some feedback on it, I'm going crazy. And it's not in my character to tell them off about it either.
Tell me what you think, maybe I can show it to them sometime and they can start to realize that they aren't always right.:mad: