Wednesday, July 20, 2011

How can I make my parents less overprotective?

I'm 15 years old, about to turn 16 in about 4 months. A sophomore in high school. My parents are VERY overprotective. I can't go anywhere by myself, literally. Movies, county fairs, or parties. I'm surprised they don't go to school with me. If I ever want to be parent-free, I have to go to my friend's houses and have them take me places. And it's almost like pulling teeth to get them to let me go to my friends' houses. They take FOREVER to decide whether or not I can go. When I CAN go, they call me every 10 minutes asking me what I'm doing, and they pick me up the next morning at like 8:00 A.M.. I mean, seriously??? Most girls my age don't get picked up until, like, the afternoon the next day!! I can't have a boyfriend, either. I'm allowed to "say" I have one, but I can't go anywhere with them, so most of the time I don't even bother trying to get a boyfriend, since there's no fun in just texting them all the time and not seeing them outside of school. My parents are extremely overprotective when it comes to boys. That's mainly the reason I can't go to the movies or anywhere like that: they think boys will be there. Okay, I know that boys around my age can't be trusted much, but I'm more responsible than that. I'm not gonna go get pregnant or anything. I have more going for me than having sex. I get straight A's in school, I'm a cheerleader, I'm in my school's concert band, and I sing at my church as well. I think I'd know better not to mess my life up, but apparently my parents think differently. They're so embarrassing! My other peers have been going to boy/girl parties, and even other boys' houses since 7th grade! It's not fair for me, knowing that all of my other friends are out there having fun, and I'm stuck at home doing absolutely nothing. Also, I just recently got my parents to let me text without having them all in my business asking who I'm texting all the time. All of my friends tell me that I need to try to talk to my parents about this to see if they can be more dependent on me, but when I try, it always turns into a huge argument. They just don't listen. I'm often led to believe that it's because I'm an only child, and that if I had a sibling, I could be placed with a little more responsibility and all eyes wouldn't be on me. But considering the fact that my parents are up in their age, I know that this is not going to happen. What am I supposed to do? How can I prove to my parents that they can trust me and the others around me? When my parents are like this, it just makes me want to break the "rules" even more, because it's the only way I can be a normal teenager. Please help!

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