Parents are overprotective

[Flor]

Hello so I am 16 years old and i am going out with my friends like every day now that its summer but when its the school period i like to go out only on weekends....but my problem is that my parents allow me to stay out only till 23:30
Its so annoying that all my friends stay out till 00:30 or more and i have to go home so early....what can I do to convince them??? :what:

[Harley Quinn]

You're seriously complaining about an extra hour? Hey whatever. Tell them how your friends are all allowed out till that time, and that you'll be with them the whole time anyways so you wouldn't be getting into trouble. Or you could just accept what you have.

[Flor]

yes you're right but my dad is very strict and he things that I do crazy things when i am with my friends not that I have ever gave him the right to believe it....

[FreeFall]

So your dad's looking out for your safety. You could work at proving to him how responsible you are and make good choices. Maybe then he'll tack some more freedom time on for you? (:

[Cicero]

Hello so I am 16 years old and i am going out with my friends like every day now that its summer but when its the school period i like to go out only on weekends....but my problem is that my parents allow me to stay out only till 23:30
Its so annoying that all my friends stay out till 00:30 or more and i have to go home so early....what can I do to convince them??? :what:

Hes looking out for your safety. But prove to him that your responsible and that you can handle being out that late. If your in a group, say to him that your going to be safe, and that no one would wanna try to mess with a group of kids vs 1 or 2 kids. But if nothing can convince him, dont worry about it. Also, try (if you dont already) to do some extra chores or get better grades, then you can say that youve earned it. They only get to stay out an extra hour. Dont feel like your missing out on to much, theres not much someone can do in an extra hour haha

[Flor]

hmm okey thank you guys =)

[Empty Spaces]

I had the same problem and you need to show them that you're responsible enough to stay out late. When I was your age, I couldn't stay late too, and i respected that. If they say no that means no. Now i can stay out 'til 5am, because i earned their trust. Just like other parents, they are concerned.

[conny]

Your complaining about an extra hour?
i only get to stay out till 9:30 the most and that's rarely
may father is also strict and probably would kill me if i argued with him (or at least he strangles me every time i do something wrong)
look at others before you think at your self, really-do because when everyone thinks that they have something bad, there's always some one that is more bed, i bet there's millions people that have tougher times than I.

all you can do is ask them if they say no, accept no
and act responsible that can get you somewhere too.

James

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[Levy]

I won't sugarcoat it, you're a 16 year-old girl. You're parents are going to probably be strict, it's for your own safety. If you prove to them you are a responsible child, maybe they'll be more lenient. If you fight them on it though, that will probably lead to even more strict rules.

[DerBear]

Well half 11 is late as it is. I mean I know parents who let people out until 1am and what not but I don't think this makes your parents "over protective". Have you tried saying that you will be with your friends the whole time, and you will even text them now and again to let them know your okay? Parents still worry about there kid even when they become older.

An extra hour is not exactly something to get annoyed at. Just ask them politely and MATURELY as if you don't show maturity then they will probably not allow it. However try and strike a deal with them, say you will stay in contact with them by sending them a text every now and then. However, like I said your parents are not over protective as 23:30 is late. Mind you I don't know what age you are so I could not judge whether it is unfair or not. However, I don't think an extra hour is much of diffrence but keep your cool when you ask them, arguing will probably get you nowhere

[WoShiDavid95]

I personally feel that 11:30 pm is already pretty lenient, most of us should be sleeping by that time. Besides, you have school pretty soon, you don't want to ruin your sleeping patterns. Or if that extra hour means that much to you... just do what the above posters have told you to, you'll have to earn it.

[Flor]

well it may seem very crazy that my parents let me until 11:30 to stay out but here in greece kids stay until late...out and i am one of those that their parents dont let them :/

[DerBear]

well it may seem very crazy that my parents let me until 11:30 to stay out but here in greece kids stay until late...out and i am one of those that their parents dont let them :/

Well when you get to stay out to 11:30 everyday, is an hour really a major difference. Have you tried talking to them maturely about the matter?

[FreeFall]

Explain why an hour's difference seems unfair to you.
Be sure to word it in an mature and logical way. Never say "because everyone else's parents let them". I'm not sure how Greece works but one slip and you'll get that lovely age old line "If your friends jumped off a bridge, would you?"

I made that mistake. I got "oh so everyone else's parents do that? Well I guess when the other parents start killing their kids, we can do the same since everyone else's parents are doing it. And when other parents stop letting their kids have free roam and stick them in jail, we'll do the exact same. And when other parents shave their kids' head bald, we'll have to do the same thing too! yay!" instead.

[OregonStateDude]

I think my mom wrote the book on being over-protective.

My curfew is 10 pm every night, which really isn't a huge deal. I'm somewhat of an early riser, so I tend to get tired later at night anyways.

But it seems like she wants to know where I am during every second of every day. She works part time, so if I leave the house, I have to leave a note saying where I went. And if I do a sleepover at Justin's, I have to call when I get there (even though he lives less than a mile away).

I'm hoping by the time I'm 16, she will lighten up. :whoops: