Overprotective Asian Parents Options

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Well, probably all asian girls know how paranoid and protective your parents can be. I have a really big problem. Hm, I'm 15. My parents still treat me like I'm a little kid. They never allow me to go out, unless under some 'trusted adult supervision', they misunderstand my friends and think they influence me in bad ways..

Also, they really expect me to get extremely good grades at school. I really don't know what to do. Especially now, since I have a boyfriend. I have to like sneak out in order to see him, since he lives in a town very far from me, about 30 minutes drive.

Also, I can't take the pressure that they put on me. They expect me to excel in everything, school/sports/music. I'm a straight A+ sophmore. 4.3 GPA. I just really want some freedom in my life... But there is no way I can tell them. Everytime I try to, my mom would get all up in my face. She doesn't let me do anything. I really don't think there is anyone more strict than her. And I really can't express my feelings to my parents, THEY JUST DON'T GET IT.

They expect me to be some perfect innocent angel sitting at home doing homework and studying, then going on to become a FRICKEN DOCTOR. EVERY PARENT THINKS THAT. WHY IS THAT. I'm sure plenty of asians out there have this same problem. Sometimes, I really admire the American parents and how much freedom they allow their children..

I can take this to a point, until I will just explode and burst.. What is there to do?!!

[II_noFOREVER]

[font=Arial]not all asian parents are that way. im chinese and my parents arent really strict at all, they trust my judgement.

but parents will be parents. you are their little girl and they're gonna wanna take care of you and watch over you for as long as they could. hey, how old are you?

well anyway, you just have to prove to them that you are independent and you're able to do things for yourself. you have to prove to them that you can keep your priorities straight while still having a social life.

my parents didn't know about my boyfriend but when they found out that i had one, they didn't really care because i never let him affect my grades.

good luck!