<p>im so mad. my friends and i were gonna go out to eat at the mall today and my parents said no. i just realized it recently, but i hardly ever get to go out with my friends because my parents find some lame excuse not to let me(like, we're too busy to take you to the mall tomorrow...what, sitting around doing nothing? its SUNDAY). they really dont try to understand and try to keep me cooped up. they always kill my excitement when im looking forward to something. i cant wait until college...im sooo getting away from here.</p>
<p>My parents did that, too. I told them that they were being stupid (well, I didn't call them STUPID!!!), though, and they realized that they had no reason not to let me go out with my friends. They're getting better now... kind of.</p>
<p>wait, if they don't want to take you, why don't you just go there yourself? If you don't have a car, have your friends drive you.</p>
<p>I have friends with parents like that. I used to think my parents were too strict, but, over time, I've learned that it could be worse.</p>
<p>Sorry, don't know how to change your reality.</p>
<p>you kids are going to be wild in college. :) they'll wish they'd let you have fun now.</p>
<p>strict parents r easy all u have to do is rebell cuz wut r they gonna do... ground u... if ur not able to go anywere ur pretty much grounded so just don't listen to them n go out n over time the will be more lenient</p>
<p>oh, i do ask my friends for rides....ALL THE TIME. I mean, they're pretty much my main transportation outside of schoo. so i dunno, i feel bad askin them so much when they know my parents have cars and are at home. i dont have a car.</p>
<p>umm...my parents would kick my ass. Literally.</p>
<p>Did I say that they're getting better? Ha, ha. Scratch that. They told me today that I'm not allowed to apply to UChicago because it's too far away, and they wouldn't be able to "keep an eye on me."</p>
<p>woww wuts wrong with u kids ... llpitch just rebell they may beat u up once or twice lol but they will get over it and eventually be more lenient....lesos wowwww wuts wrong with u who cares if ur parents don't want u to apply do it anyways its ur life not theirs wuts wrong with you... they r not going to b able keep eye on you unless you go to school in ur city other than that they can't so being 200 or 2000 miles away doens't really make a difference dude ur getting whipped just apply</p>
<p>My parents were never too strict, but then all of the sudden yesterday, I mentioned that I probably wouldn't do research during the school year in favor of marching band and drama. My dad said, and I quote, "**** drama!"</p>
<p>my parents are semi-strict
its mostly my dad who wont let me have a social life while my mom encourages it lol</p>
<p>public transportation? My parents have really learned to trust me. Showing them that you're capable of finding your own means when you want something badly enough is a great way to prove to them and get more responsibility.</p>
<p>Yeah, except... my parents are going to be paying for most of my tuition.</p>
<p>finding our own way in my culture is the same as seeking independence which is the same as rebelling and chosing not to rely on parents' support...in my house...which gets me nowhere.</p>
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<p>OH GEEZ. WOW.</p>
<p>I like how our parents said the EXACT same thing when I told them about UChicago. They said that and then told me Chicago was a bad town.</p>
<p>As if any other large city wasn't.</p>
<p>I think that the only way you can avoid having such tense relationships in the family is if you genuinely make your parents believe that you know to take care of yourself, regardless of the matter being academics, relationships, social scene, etc... Most parents are just strict because they never try to accept the fact that perhaps their children can actually take care of themselves.</p>
<p><em>sigh</em> competition..</p>
<p>My girlfriend's parents are the same way and so despite coming from completely lenient parents I understand how you guys feel. My hearts go out to you.</p>
<p>My parents believe that my friends and I do bad things (eg. sex, drugs, etc.), but if they took a step back and looked at the situation they would realize that my friends and I are the least likely people to do that. Also, I'm not allowed to have AIM, facebook, or myspace because they think that I would give child predators personal information about myself so they can come and kidnap me. My friends consider me "caged" (one step up from sheltered) and they think I am going to rebel to the extreme in college.</p>