Trapped

[CheeseChaser]

I am pissed so sorry if anything I write is offensive. Simply put, I live under a rock. My family keeps me from the entire world. I ask simply to ride my bike and the response it a speech on how its dangerous and that they won't know of my whereabouts even though I said in the neighborhood. This isn't the only thing though. I look outside my window and see people ridding there bikes and people arriving at there friends house. On Facebook(which they don't know I have) I see pictures of people I know hanging out wherever while I am limited to what I can do inside my house. Not to mention that I spent my whole summer indoors(I had a bird next to me to keep me company). Does anybody have any tips on how to fix this? I don't want to hear "they care about you." I know my limits, and I can do what they want and I want but here the words "I want" don't exist.

[canadaski]

I am pissed so sorry if anything I write is offensive. Simply put, I live under a rock. My family keeps me from the entire world. I ask simply to ride my bike and the response it a speech on how its dangerous and that they won't know of my whereabouts even though I said in the neighborhood. This isn't the only thing though. I look outside my window and see people ridding there bikes and people arriving at there friends house. On Facebook(which they don't know I have) I see pictures of people I know hanging out wherever while I am limited to what I can do inside my house. Not to mention that I spent my whole summer indoors(I had a bird next to me to keep me company). Does anybody have any tips on how to fix this? I don't want to hear "they care about you." I know my limits, and I can do what they want and I want but here the words "I want" don't exist.

Do you have any siblings? Do they treat them the same way?

[Gordo]

depends on your age or do you not come home on time? or do stuff they don't like?

sorry to hear abt your summer havin to stay in side.

I'm 16 and have to be home by 10. A lot of kids i know, most of 'em actually, can stay out til 11 or 12. My parents won'd bend on it. They say I can have people over and they can stay late, but I had better be in the house or on the property at 10.

so that's what i do and it's fairly normal for a friend to be over, in fact when I'm alone for a while I start texting for peeps to come over

[Stronger]

Have you tried to talk to them for more freedom, but like above, your age could make the difference if your 13, its understandable, but if your 17, then maybe they are going over the limit, you should just tell them you believe you should have more freedom, but don't push it, to the point you will never have a chance

[Creadman]

Buddy i live on a 600 acre ranch our nearrest neighbors are miles away!

[botwa]

I wonder if your parents realize that fresh air and sun light are essential for you.
are you sure you don't have any dangerous illness that doesn't allow you to go outside so you don't get sick? I mean... it's creepy that your parents don't allow you to go outside just for fun, for such casual things as driving a bicycle...
IDK. maybe it's even worth telling someone.

[Steve Jobs]

Has there been any incidents of uhh.. things happening in your area before?

[Jamie_]

nothing will happen and prob not much u can do except ask and ask again and try to convince them ... on the other hand you should still be happy of what u do have and wat u can still do wher u are.

[CheeseChaser]

I wonder if your parents realize that fresh air and sun light are essential for you.
are you sure you don't have any dangerous illness that doesn't allow you to go outside so you don't get sick? I mean... it's creepy that your parents don't allow you to go outside just for fun, for such casual things as driving a bicycle...
IDK. maybe it's even worth telling someone.

Do you have any siblings? Do they treat them the same way?

Has there been any incidents of uhh.. things happening in your area before?

botwa: I have no creepy illness and they DO realize that fresh air and sun are essential. They just give me 0 freedom and don't let me do things with friends. I can ask any person at my school and they will say that they occasionally have had friends over or have been to a friends house.

canadaski: I have a little brother but believe it or not he has more freedom because my parents use the excuse, "He is still a baby" even though he is not. And my Mom just lets him do whatever he wants and I can't even question it.

Carbide: Nope. Perfectly safe neighborhood.

[Wonton]

I can relate to you man, to a certian degree. My mom is too freaked out about anything. I'm only pretty much allowed to do shit that my friends do :( Try telling your parents that you get bullied for being 'uncool' and have a friend confirm it. Also tell them if they were to adress the school about it you would become even more unpopular but you dont' want to lose friends. I know it's manipulating your parents, but it worked for me, but it's risky and easily backfires. If you want to have more freedom, just show them how much you want it. Look out to the kids playing and doing all that stuff when your parents are in the room, let it distract you and stuff when they're there.

I know manipulation is bad and all, but sometimes parents are just so tight you gotta make them see things in a kids way of view.