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How do I tell them???
I got asked out earlier today. It's the first time I have had to think about how am I going to tell my parents that I have a date tonight. They know of the guy, and I think they would like him - he is nice, smart, and funny, not to mention makes me very happy. I am 14, and haven't really talked to them about dating and such, because my parents don't really understand how much different it is to be a teenager in this day and age then when they were younger. I am also the oldest child, so they are having a lot of trouble letting go.
The date is tonight, and I need to figure out how to tell them in the next few hours, and make it good so that they will be okay with it and believe that I will not be doing anything irresponsible with him, because I won't, but I don't know if they trust me very much.
Hel pplease I really want to be with him so I need to be free from my parents with this!!
4 Answers
- Anonymous1 decade agoFavorite Answer
Don't make a big deal of it. Just say "Tim" and I are gonna go see a movie tonight. Play it down--don't make it sound like a date. And if you think your 'rents can handle it, invite him in to meet them--it would show consideration for your parents' feelings and also show you have nothing to hide. And have fun !!
- 1 decade ago
First of all, be honest with them. If they still don't think you're ready then you need to understand that it's not a trust issue with you it's with the boy's. I have 2 boy's and 1 is 13. He's allowed to meet a girl at the skating rink or I will take them both but they can't leave to go elsewhere. He's also allowed to take the girl to the movie and I come along to watch a different movie in another section of the theater. That way they have their privacy and yet I'm still there if they need me. Parent's aren't out to make a child's life miserable we just have been around a little longer and understand how thing's work from a different point of view. This probably wasn't what you wanted to hear but I hope you can now see that HONESTY is the best policy!
Source(s): mom of 2 boys - Anonymous1 decade ago
i think you should be open and honest about him to your parents,if you lie and get found out they will associate lies to him and wonder why you had to lie to them if hes nice,im the oldest of three and my parents were always fine with me if i told them the truth more so that i made it easier for my brother and sister to enjoy life,so take a deep breath and go and tell them only you know how they'll react they might suprise you,good luck ........and hurry up and tell them the longer you leave it you'll have less time to get ready,
- 1 decade ago
tell them softly. If it makes a huge fuss, talk to the boy and explain what's going on, appoligize and ask if there's a possibility of postponing. Hopefully your parents will understand, but fam over boys.