My first, and most likely only, parental rant

[SlightlySane]

Ok so since the begining of this year I've started to get more and more annoyed with both my mom and my dad. I have no complaints as far as their parenting goes, however, they are starting to get on my last nerve.
All this year I'll ask my mom if I can go somewhere or stay at a friends AT LEAST a week in advance.
Seeing as I play pokemon tournaments and must travel for those it is good that she knows ahead of time. However, she will tell me she will think about it and to ask her the next day. This will continue on through the whole week. So I'll get my stuff ready on the day before and get up in time in the morning. This happened three weeks in a row! Each morning I got up got ready and asked if I could go, she gave a short and simple "no" well for the first few weeks I didn't argue, I mean, what my mom says goes. But this just keeps going on.
I can't go out with friends, I can't go get something to eat. I'm stuck at home. The problem with that is when I'm at home, if I'm in my room I'm "anti0-social" but if I'm hanging out all day with her I'm "unproductive"
Just recently we have planned a trip to northern ohio to go an amusement park known as "Cedar Point" and I had discussed staying with friends up north and driving myself back home, it's a short drive. Well at first she was ok with the idea but then she said she didn't know the friend and to pick one I knew. Then she said never mind she didn't want me to do that. She changes her mind again saying that if I can stay with a friend she knows it's ok. A friend says I can... she says just to not do it this time maybe later.
Ok, mom, my summer is halfway over, this is my last summer of high school and I can drive. My brother can't even drive and he is allowed to go anywhere he wants even though is he technically grounded most of the time he goes out. Now, I don't complain about this many times, but now I'm getting rather annoyed.
I've taken my brother many places and then been asked to come straight home, even though I could hang out with friends at those same places.
I'm getting very tired of having to get my hopes up and then be told no right before something is about to happen. Eventually, though I don't want to do this, I'm afraid I'm going to have to have a talk with her about this. I don't want to disrespect my mom as she has been an AMAZING parents and I thank her so much for the way I have turned out.
I just believe that this is begining to get out of hand. Sadly, this has really been going on most of my life, I've been forced into being a home body, and my dad tries to say that I'm not as social as my brother and that's why... thing is, my brother isn't social, he only goes places to try to get a girl to make out with him, he is VERY shy in public.
This is long and props to those who read the whole thing, I just really needed to rant about this. I feel better now :)

[Dog Desab]

well Ryne, like you said talk to her... it seems like shes doing it on purpose to keep you home, cant you ask your dad if you can go out... if you are gonna talk to her ask about why she makes you stay when you've clearly have been responsible before (I dont know if your responsible or not), so why lately has she been forcing you to stay home... or you could tell her the friend (a friend she knows) your going with and she might say yes, im not really sure what you should do but if I were in your position I would lie about which friend i was/am gonna hang out with then when she says yes then i'm free... i had another idea but cant remember it

hope this helps :P

[Scarface]

I would lie about which friend i was/am gonna hang out with then when she says yes then i'm free...

Lying is one thing you never want to do with your parents. They will find out sooner or later. Then they won't trust you and there will be further restrictions. What I recommend is that you have a sit down (A talk) with your mom about this. Maybe there is plans you could work out where you could pick out certain events that you could get permission to. Remind her that you're getting older, and with age comes responsibility and you feel that you would like just a little freedom. I'm not saying to demand, but just to have a talk with her and see if there is anything you could work out. Tell her the friend that would be taking you, be straight forward and honest. I'm sure she will understand.

[Sachin]

Well, considering you acknowledge that your mother is an AMAZING mother, then maybe you're in the wrong? You sound kinda bratty, to be honest - my parents annoy me, too, but I'm not going to rat them out to some online forum (something that I'll probably regret later). Anyway, if your parents are annoying you so much, then just TALK to them about it.

[SlightlySane]

I appreciate everyone's help, with the exclusion of one which I'll get back to later. I actually did mention some of this too her and she was alright and everything is back to normal. She said she was just feeling afraid of me growing up :( poor mom :(

Sachin, I will say to you that I consider every point and position of an arguement. Was I in the wrong? Possibly, I've considered it. Am I a brat, not in the least. Ranting is healthy, sometimes it needs to be done, and just because one person will not do it online doesn't mean another may not. Will I regret this later? No, not a bit because if my mom were to see this I have no fear that she would get mad because she has talked to me about ranting already. The thing is my mom IS amazing, she has raised me VERY VERY well. However, I do feel that I am deserving some release on my leash, something that she also agreed to. I don't fight with her ever, and I don't ever give an attitude, I respect my parents. By calling me a brat, I am offended, not because you have called me that, but because that calls into question the kind of way my parents have raised me. On the topic of "just talking about it" you should as well realise that is much easier said than done.
While I appreciate that you are considering the view of the parents, I have done this as well.