my parents aren't as strict as they used to be.

- i can stay out now until like 2 in the morning, 1 if i drive.
- as long as they know where i am and what i'm doing and of course, with their permission, i can pretty much go wherever and do whatever.
- i can go out with my guy friends whenever, without them assuming we're dating.
- before i couldn't go out every weekend, now i can and do. :]
- i still can't date until after high school. lolol.

but i got a cellphone at 13 because they needed to reach me. my parents gave me much more freedom when i got older.


i actually wish my parents let me experience things for myself because otherwise i'll never know what the consequences are.

my parents are teh quintessence of strict. i got a cellphone easy, when i didnt even ask, but that's because they needed to reach me and they never could. i'm hardly EVER allowed to go out. i'm not allowed to go out to eat with friends, generally, and i CANT spend a long time at a friends house, because my parents think i go "out too much" and that's "wasting my time." i can't sleepover anyone's house, and if they saw me anywhere near a boy [or heard that i had a boyfriend] they'd ship back to the homeland. i can't date, ever.

everrrr.

EVAAAAAA

Even though it's wrong to stereotype, My situation is : Female, Only child and Asian. Anyways,

Now that I'm in college my parents are giving mre more freedom but I still have a curfew of 11pm =_=; I live at home and yeah :/
But basically their rule is if i Go out during the weekdays I have to be home for the weekends or vise versa. Reason why is because i'm basically at my boyfriends house till night time when i come back from school.

I don't get to "party" much such as my bff who has no curfew and satys out til dawn.

My dad still gets mad at me, cause I treat my house like a hotel at times and it's not a family enviroment or whatever.

I'm pretty much a boring kid, other then that but their just strict sometimes but I can deal. As long as I can still express my opinions but that usually blows up to be a huge fight hahaha.



Of course having the parents share their experiences are important but it's also important to have the kids to learn it on their own. I think kid's should just have been suggested and reminded of what their going to do and let them sort out what to do and what not.

I see... I had a few friends I grew up with... nearly 14 years of friendship (which is over) but sadly they started to smoke marijuana at 13 years old, so by the time I got into smoking it, they were 15 years old and already into doin coke, xtc, and cid. Over the years I lost my respect for them. And what I don't understand is... how come their parents don't notice these changes. I noticed them and I only knew them for so many years.

Well we're off topic, I'm outs

My parents are.. not that strict, they're pretty good
Cerfew is 9pm on weekdays and on weekends it's 12:30-ish which is pretty good for my age and my gradese absolutley suck.

my parents aren't the extreme traditional indian parents, but they were really strict with me all through elementary and middle school (like always wanting to know silly little details about where/who i was hanging out with). when i was a junior in high school, they kind of loosened their grip and i was allowed to go out more and be out later at night.
their only thing is that i must call and check up on them and answer their phone calls when they do call. so it's really nice that i'm in college now and don't have to inform them about my whereabouts all the time :)

My parents were protective, well, my mom was at least. I suppose some could says that equates into strictness, but I knew she was looking out for me within good reason, so it didn't bother me too much.

my mom is pretty cool...
she doesnt really say no if i tell her where im gonna be...
she just makes sure im not lying and that im not doing anything im not supposed to...
plus when she is strict i know in the end its for my own benefit...
i love her sooo much.!.

my mom rocks, my dad still think of me as a kid... so they pretty much even out...

Nah I don't think they're too strict. I'm a good kid though so they don't have anything to worry about.

My dad doesn't give a shit but my mom is protective.

only when they know i have a boyfriend

my mom gets really anal and drills me on where i am & what time i'm getting home & calls me nonstop until i get home if i'm late by a minute or two. usually my mom doesn't care that much (like when i'm with my girls). and my dad goes along with whatever my mom says lol.

The only way in which my parents are strict is the fact that they usually don't let me stay out late. Once it gets to 11 p.m. They start calling my phone like crazy. But other than that, they're pretty chill.

my parents aren't strict at all, but they look out for me alot & are really over-protective but they let me have my space.

^ hahah same heree! BUT, my parents are really really strict. they won't let me go out w/ friends unless they've met their parents -.-" they don't let me have a myspacee. NOTHINGG. they just want me to focus on my studies. blahh. it sucks xD but still, they look out for mee, and i feel safe around them. so i guess its good if you have parents that are strict.

My parents are pretty laxxed back (they're split up, have been since I was WAY little)
My mum gave me a resonable hour to stay out, although only cuz she knew the people I was hanging with. My mum was also the "Cool" parent. She understood us and gave us advice and let my mates stay over when they where having trouble with their own parents. My dad was little strict on getting me a cell phone. But only cuz he's a hippy. But he eventually got one. They both let me have A glass of wine or beer or something from like 14. Only cuz they wanted me to know what it's like etc, not make me feel left out. :L
My dad lets me go to partys (Although I don't ever go to any cuz I don't know anyone around) but that's only if I know the bus/train routes. Or have money for a taxi.
My mum let me "date" as such. Even let him stay over and in my bed (he was young and little and innocent, he really was.. :( )
And ye. She even let's me meet people online. Like my current bf. But we knew eachother for a few years before we meet, and she did the whole call the parents set rules etc. Which is only fair.
As for makeup / clothes etc. My mum didn't let me wear make up for awhile. She bought my first foundation when I turned 15. She didn't like me wearing mini skirts / slutty clothes etc, but that's fine with me because i A) don't suit them B) don't really wanna look like a slut :L .

My parents own. :D