<p>How strict are you're parents or how strict were they during your high school years.</p>
<p>Did they ever let you out (besides sports, school stuff etc)
Did they only let you hang out with same sex friends?
Boyfriend/Girlfriend?
Curfew?</p>
<p>Did they force you to get good grades or did you do it for yourself?</p>
<p>Did they ever let you out (besides sports, school stuff etc)? Not really...it used to be once every 2 months..then once a month..now it's about once a week..
Did they only let you hang out with same sex friends? Used to be..now they don't care much...
Girlfriend? "Not until you graduate college." -My parent's don't need to know about them atm...:P
Curfew? 11 pm</p>
<p>Did they force you to get good grades or did you do it for yourself? Both...B or be low = instant death.</p>
<p>Did they ever let you out (besides sports, school stuff etc)
yes
Did they only let you hang out with same sex friends?
no
Boyfriend/Girlfriend?
girlfriend, yes. i don't think boyfriend would have went over too hot though...
Curfew?
during the school week had to be home by like 10:30(it's not like if i came home at 11 they'd kill me). on the weekend, only had to follow the drivers licence rules, which meant no driving after 1am. as long as i called a bit into the night and told them where i'd be sleeping for the most part they were cool.
Did they force you to get good grades or did you do it for yourself?
they don't know anything about grades, scores and the like. the only difference my dad would notice between a comunity college or yale was who he made the check out to and for how much...</p>
<p>I kinda talked about this in the other parent-themed thread. The one that TritiumKnight and I killed, apparently. :o Anyway, my parents are not at all strict. They just expect me to make good choices and be smart, and I live up to their expectations. </p>
<p>They let me go out, but I don't usually go out much. They're usually okay with it if I just let them know where I'll be. I don't think they've ever forbidden me to go do something, and I've always been honest about what it is I'm going to do. Or I've just come home in the evening and let them know where I'd been. </p>
<p>They let me hang out with guy friends. In fact, I hardly ever hang out with only girls. Some of my best friends are guys. They let me sleep over at guy friends' houses too, though I've only ever done that in a large group--never just me at a guy's house. They don't get suspicious if a guy drives me home or something, even if it's a guy they don't know.</p>
<p>I've been allowed to date since I was 15, but I've never had a boyfriend. I guess that's just how the cookie crumbles. :p</p>
<p>I don't think I have a curfew. Sometimes they say something vague, like telling my friends to have me back by 9:30... though that was freshman year when they said that... but I've gotten home at 10:30, 11 PM and they haven't been bothered. They do typically stay up for me, though. </p>
<p>And lastly, I definitely got my grades for myself. Actually, my grades were a byproduct of my love for learning. My parents never had to encourage me to get good grades, though they were supportive all the way. :)</p>
<p>I have awesome parents. :cool:</p>
<p>Did they ever let you out (besides sports, school stuff etc).
Yeah, whenever I want to go out I do, they've yet to say no.</p>
<p>Did they only let you hang out with same sex friends?
No. They don't care. They don't even know most of my friends.</p>
<p>Boyfriend/Girlfriend?
Its never been brought up. Nobody in my high school interested me in even the slightest bit, so I had no desire for one. I don't think they would care though.</p>
<p>Curfew?
Don't have one. As long as I call and tell them where I am and when I'm coming back home they don't care when I actually get back home. I've stayed at friends houses until 2am - 3am, I just told them I would be back late. </p>
<p>Did they force you to get good grades or did you do it for yourself?
I got them myself basically. I don't remember but I'm assuming they encouraged me when I was little, but that ended in like 4th - 5th grade.</p>
<p>I've never been grounded either. Or had something taken away from me. Ever. When I was younger I was very temperamental and a lot of threats were given, buts thats about it. Aside from when I was younger and disrespectful towards them I don't think I've done anything to ever make them have to get strict with me. I'm not a trouble maker. :P</p>
<p>Did they ever let you out (besides sports, school stuff etc)
yes
Did they only let you hang out with same sex friends?
yes
Boyfriend/Girlfriend?
yes
Curfew? i was always responsible enough to come home at a decent hour because i always worked sat and sun morning. </p>
<p>Did they force you to get good grades or did you do it for yourself? as long as i got my diploma they didn't care about the grades. i was sick a lot in high school so simply surviving was enough for them. (when i did get good grades however , they were extremely proud) but they never forced me.</p>
<p>my mom and i have a very close honest relationship. there was never any need for punishment. if i wanted to experiment (parties, alcohol, etc) i discussed it with her. i never gave her reason not to trust me because i never lied, even if it made me look bad. my parents weren't a hinderance in my high school experience.</p>
<p>Two years I went to school and came home. Parents were strict.
Then I went to boarding school so they don't know where I went.</p>
<p>Did they ever let you out (besides sports, school stuff etc) yeah, all the time. I don't even ask them to go anywhere. I just say where I'm going and give an estimate of when I'll be back home</p>
<p>Did they only let you hang out with same sex friends? no, they never cared who i was friends with. </p>
<p>Boyfriend/Girlfriend? i never asked, i just told them, and have even discussed girlfriend problems with my dad.</p>
<p>Curfew? on a school night it's usually by 10:30, simply because that's when my dad can pick me up on his way home from work, but when there's no school the next day it's usually anytime, as long as i can either get a ride or sleep over somewhere.</p>
<p>Did they force you to get good grades or did you do it for yourself? They never forced me, I was always aware that in order to succeed I needed good grades so I've always tried my best to have them.</p>
<p>Did they ever let you out (besides sports, school stuff etc)
---yes
Did they only let you hang out with same sex friends?
---no
Boyfriend/Girlfriend?
---no rules because I've never had one and it has thus never been an issue
Curfew?
---no curfew. my friends and I don't really do anything that elicits staying out late.</p>
<p>Did they force you to get good grades or did you do it for yourself?
---they don't force me, but they would question what's going on if my grades were to slip</p>
<p>Yes
No
Never came up.
No curfew.
I did it myself, but if I did poorly, I'm sure they'd raise an eyebrow.</p>
<p>1.Did they ever let you out (besides sports, school stuff etc)
2.Did they only let you hang out with same sex friends?
3.Boyfriend/Girlfriend?
4.Curfew?</p>
<p>1.Yep
2.No
3.If I had a boyfriend, I'm pretty sure that my parents would be ok with it.
4.I don't have a curfew.</p>
<p>Did they ever let you out (besides sports, school stuff etc)
Did they only let you hang out with same sex friends?
Boyfriend/Girlfriend?
Curfew?</p>
<p>Did they force you to get good grades or did you do it for yourself?</p>
<p>1.yup :cool:
2. sometimes....
3. I think my father would die if he found out about that:eek:
4. never had a curfew in my life (but then I am not really allowed to go anywhere...)</p>
<p>Did they ever let you out (besides sports, school stuff etc)
yes</p>
<p>Did they only let you hang out with same sex friends?
no</p>
<p>Boyfriend/Girlfriend?
no rules thus far. My dad jokes that I can't date til I'm 40, but I know thats just a joke.</p>
<p>Curfew?
Not really. For theatre we stayed out until midnight-ish and they didn't seem to care, as long as they knew who was driving me home.</p>
<p>Did they force you to get good grades or did you do it for yourself?
I do it for myself. Although they might ask me what was wrong if they slipped drastically.</p>
<p>(I'm a rising sophomore, if that matters))</p>
<p>Did they ever let you out (besides sports, school stuff etc)
Yes, I can do most social stuff (parties, movies, concerts, etc.). However, they do ask me to stay home and babysit when THEY go out, or, if we both (my parents and I) plan in advance, and it's something important to me, they'll hire a babysitter. This won't apply soon, my siblings are getting to the point where they're old/mature enough to stay home alone for a few hours.</p>
<p>Did they only let you hang out with same sex friends?
No, I can hang out with anyone I want. If my parents found a particular friend questionable, I suppose they'd talk with me about it, but it's never come up and I can't see them ever barring me from hanging out with anyone unless they felt it was a real danger.</p>
<p>Boyfriend/Girlfriend?
Am I allowed to date? Yes.</p>
<p>Curfew?
I don't have one. My parents trust my judgment, and on school nights I generally don't go out. If I do, it's just to a movie or a concert, and I'll usually come home shortly after.</p>
<p>Did they force you to get good grades or did you do it for yourself?
Well, I work hard in school, so I don't think they've ever felt the need to "push" me. I guess if I was bringing home grades that they knew I could improve, they'd push. They're very supportive, though. It's not like they ignore my schoolwork altogether.</p>
<p>Did they ever let you out (besides sports, school stuff etc)</p>
<p>I just walk out of the house whenever. There is only so much they can do.</p>
<p>Did they only let you hang out with same sex friends? </p>
<p>Ya, and if they didn't, they would not find out either way.
Boyfriend/Girlfriend?</p>
<p>Yes</p>
<p>Curfew?</p>
<p>Not since 7th grade, when I boycotted my curfew by not coming home one night. </p>
<p>Did they force you to get good grades or did you do it for yourself?</p>
<p>Mixture.</p>
<p>Did they ever let you out (besides sports, school stuff etc)
yeah. whenever i want....</p>
<p>Did they only let you hang out with same sex friends?
yeah. though its easier to just completely avoid the subject with my dad.</p>
<p>Boyfriend/Girlfriend?
if i want</p>
<p>Curfew?
don't have one. my dad trusts me a lot. i can usually leave without telling him as long as i have my phone on. sometimes i leave the house to spend the night at a friend's and he doesn't get mad too. he'll just call to make sure i'm safe.</p>
<p>Did they force you to get good grades or did you do it for yourself?
nope. ive always wanted to get good grades.</p>
<p>my parents are very strict. I only been to one sweet sixteen ( the longest I have been out by myself). My mother prefers me to hang out with only girls ( i don't listen). I am not allow to have a boyfriend ( my dad used the joke " you are not allowed to have a bf until you are married"). I dont have a curfew. i need to be home afterschool. If i am staying after, I have to call.</p>
<p>Oh my parents want me to get a 100 average(impossible for me). They drive me crazy. I try to get good grades in the 90s for myself. I only have 2 years left until I go to college. I can't wait.</p>
<p>I think strict parenting backfires a lot. Most times, parents try and run kids lives and the kids end of being whores or doing things that they know will **** of their parents.</p>
<p>its my body i do what i want</p>