Strict Parents
I really hate how my parents can be so strict sometimes. There are times where I understand their being strict. I get the picture that yes, they are just thinking about my safety. Whenever we have after-school cheering practices, it usually ends at 8, and I usually do not go since I have to be home by 7:30. Traffic begins to go bad at around 6 so it’s either I go and leave at 6 or don’t go at all. And, what can an hour of practice do? Stretching, jumps and stunts? But what about the routine, which is basically the most important one of all? So I ditch those after-school practices and just catch up on the weekends (which I successfully do 
).
Now, that scenario I understand. I get their point that it’s dangerous for me, a student, to still be out at a late hour. However, there are just times when it goes berserk. After a competition, I was staying at my friend’s house. It was around 7 that we got home and we ate a little dinner, and I fell asleep on her bed. I woke up at around 8:30 with my mom on the phone yelling at me to go home. It was already late and my mom’s friend said that I could just sleep over since it wouldn’t be safe to take the public transportation alone at such time. I asked my mom if I could sleep over and she said no. 
What the fuck happened to being home by 7:30 because it’s unsafe for me to be out later than that?!
I know this post is all over the place, but I just had to rant it out.
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on January 24th, 2010 at 12:45 pm
I feel that way sometimes with my parents too. My mom won’t even let me go get the mail when it’s dark outside.
on January 24th, 2010 at 2:06 pm
I understand how you feel. I have a curfew until I was 21. I set my own curfew now though. I guess they are just worried. Maybe you can try talking to them about how you feel?
on January 24th, 2010 at 9:47 pm
That sucks
When it’s something like that, I can usually convince my parents to come and pick me up… except they don’t like me going to my friends houses in the first place 
on January 24th, 2010 at 11:33 pm
…yeah, I know how it is. My parents are super strict too. =(
on January 25th, 2010 at 1:00 am
My mom is generally pretty good with me going out/staying out as long as she knows where I am. It’s gotten a lot better since moving out to college, because she knows I’m responsible enough to look after myself and I’m not stupid enough to go to bad parts of town on my own. That really sucks how your parents are so strict that it interferes with your practices, though
on January 25th, 2010 at 1:23 am
I totally understand what you mean. I was raised by my very old-fashioned, Roman Catholic parents. I had very strict rules to follow, and even though I understood why they had them in place, I still didn’t like it. It drove me nuts when they went back on their rules, much like your parents did. I would have stayed at my friend’s house, and dealt with the wrath of my parents later on. Sometimes, parents say/do the craziest things, but we can’t do much until we’re out of the house.
on March 5th, 2010 at 12:25 am
i see were you both are comming from i wish my parents were a little more strict cause now im on the streets with the wrong crowed and ive been shot at for drugs but there are situations like you were in that they should have been leniaent