Parents., Too strict? Options

[angelic_girlie30...]

Parents. Are they too strict? Do they forbid you to get a cell phone, date till you're 16, or put on makeup? Do they let you hang out with friends...or do they come with you? When you're home alone, do they call every ten minutes to find out if you're okay?

[Chii]

not really, my parents are being more lenient now...which is good they never really banned makeup, i never wear any anyway. i never asked for a cell phone, they gave me one because they could never get a hold of me.

it seems like you're about 13-14, your parents are probably trying to lay down the law now so you won't be too wild by the time you're my age...i was a huge problem when i was 15 and for a few months when i turned 16. you're parents are doing it for your own good, these are the years where you're subtly becoming who you'll be in the future...it may not seem like it but your parents are protecting you from a lot of sh*t.

[*salcha*]

yeah they're strict, but i'm kinda glad that they are. i mean, if they didn't, then i wouldn't be prepared for the real world when i grow up.
im 14, and i work for everything: my clothes, my supplies, presents during christmas, and all that.
i don't get allowance, a cell phone, fast internet, a car, parties on my birthday, and inviting people over. the money i get when i work is probably like a dollar each time.

[iZnEedSuMcOkE]

yea..they hardly let me go out anywherez... they won't even let me stay home alone

[Nicolatofu]

my mom is really cool.. I wouldn't trade her for anyone else.

Sure, there are things that bother me about her, but no one's perfect. She got me a cell phone at 11, let me date guys when I started to get interested in them, she lets me go out w/ friends, and fully trusts me andd my good judgement

[dani41790]

my parents are waay to strict. some of the restrictions they give me are fricken crazy

[somekhmergirl]

my parents are soo strict!they wont let me date or nothing.they are already talking about me getting married to a nice cambodian boy and not even 13 yet!they wont let me go out or noting!it sucks!

[freeflow]

my parents are alright i guess

[--x who0ps]

i think my parents are okayish.
but when my friends hear about them, they go crazy.
they think they`re frckn` strict, i gues they are..
but im kinda used to it (;

[*mzkandi*]

my parents werent really strict but they were protective.....

[SimplicityGirl]

My parents are not strict at all; I get enough money each month, I can go out pretty much whenever I feel like it, providing that I return home before curfew. They let me go out with guys, the only drawback is, I have to keep my grades up. My parents are pretty cool and I wouldn't trade them for anything else; my friends think that I'm very lucky to have my parents as my parents.

[*lolita kitty*]

my mom? nah. she says she would buy me a computer for my next birthday, she got me a cell phone, she lets me go out to the movies, she spoils me

my dad? no. my dad dosent trust me too much. he wont let me do anything, even get on the computer. this is why im on and off createlog at random times because im at my dads house then moms.

thats why ><

[angel-roh]

no they are not and im so glad that they are not. whew... but my parents are scary when they get mad at you >.<;;;

[O x LiseE x O]

I don't ask my parents to go anywhere, I kinda tell them unless I am mad, or in trouble. I go out at 11AM and come home at 11PM [saturdays] and I don't call them at all throughout those 12 hours, nor do I tell them where I will be going after my first destination. Uh... I've only been grounded twice in my life, [doesn't include when I can't go out for ONE NiiGHT]... You tell me, are my parents strict?

[smthngcrprategrl...]

my parents are alright. they can get kinda bad and not realize it but nothing horrible

[ThePrincessofTKD]

right now i can`t even go to the movies with my friends without parental supervision.

they said until i`m 17, i can do whatever the heck i want.

[*Weird addiction*]

not at all, they dont care thats why im a sex addict

[love-issosweet]

my parents are really strict
- they won't let me have a cell phone until i have a job
- they won't let me date until i graduate from college/university
- i can't go anywhere with friends unless they go with me

[swe3ttemptasian]

already topics similar to this, and my parents are strict at times... and sometimes are really easy on me

[bravodancer04]

Hmm not really, I used to think they were but now not so much, I`m allowed to do pretty much w.e I want, they just needa kno where I am!

[Marlons]

Eh, my parents are a little more lenient now, they let me do stuff, now I need to find some friends to do stuff with.

[Sprague]

When it comes to my mom, she's pretty hella lenient. There are some things she'll let me do, and some things she won't let me do, but most of the time she's okay with it as long as I follow a short list of rules, yada yada. She even lets my boyfriend sleep over at my house. Pretty damn lenient. :D

[xhidethedetails]

Compared to some of my friends parents there not overly strict. But they still don't let me go over to guys houses, get my permit until I have a job, go to clubs to see a concert, and hang out in town unless one of my female friends is with.

[illriginal]

The question I have is...

Would you much rather learn your lessons through experiencing and facing repercussions, the hard way.

Or

Learn your lessons by listening to your parents/elders who've already experienced and faced the repercussions and are only tryin to prevent you from going through the same scenario they went through?

[Luna5]

Growing up when I was grounded it was like for a month not like a week for most kids I knew growing up.