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My parents are too strict and I'm not living the childhood I wanted..?
im sorry about my bad english, and sorry about this long question. please read the whole thing, and I really need answers
I'm only 14, but I've been thinking back when I was around 5-10 yrs old. those were the times all of my friends always had parties and sleepovers and doing crazy childish things and going to a friend's house, but my parents never let me to any of that. like this one time I was invited to my best friend's b-day party, I made her a cute locket from scrap but I couldnt go to the party. I just explained to my parents I'd give her the gift at school, but they made me discard the gift I worked 6 hours on! they just said its a waste of time to make it and give it to her and that she's just an ordinary girl like everybody else. While all my friends were doing hw with a friend or at a birthday party, sleepover, ect...every single day im stuck in my house looking out my window watching kids have fun (im not even kidding if I had nothing to do I'd always just look out the window for hours watching other kids play outside) and my parents dont even let me outside to ride my bike in the neighborhood or something...eventually I gave up at age 11. I got use to not living a normal childhood and being trapped in my house. My life isnt even normal..my family would have breakfast at 12:00 if we had no school, skip lunch, and eat dinner at 2:00. on school days since I eat lunch at 12:00, I get home at 3:00 so my parents choose to have dinner right when I get home. I nevr even have breakfast, they just give me a huge cup of milk every morning and it always gives me stomachaches and they dont care. Now that im 14, my friends are having even more 2-3 hour house visits and short parties and theyre all inviting me to them, but I always have to turn them down because of my stupid parents. I told my best friend about my life and childhood, and she said im not living a normal childhood and that I shouldnt be trapped in my house like this. even these, days, when im all done with homework I just look out my window for hours because my parents dont allow me my phone or tv at certain times. should I just leave things as it is and keep doing the same routine since I cant change my parent's mind on letting me go to at least an important school event (they dont let me go to those either)
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- Anonymous7 years agoFavorite Answer
I'm about to cry
- Anonymous7 years ago
Okay, that is terrible! I feel so sorry for you. If I were you I would confront your parents about it, try to compromise. This is not healthy, socially. People, especially teens like yourself need to be able to interact more with your peers. Also, you NEED to eat breakfast, not a cup of milk. The whole phone and t.v. situation I can understand, but not allowing you a social life? That's called ultimate helicopter parents. You need to talk to them. Shielding you from the world like this will only make it a harder transition later in life when you go to collage and/or move out.
- Anonymous7 years ago
By what I read, it seems like you're an only child. Because they can't treat only you like that, right?
My advice to you is that you shouldn't condone this lifestyle. It's not right to lock you up from your social life. It's not healthy. Besides, it is YOUR life. You have full control over the decisions you make.
One way to let your parents know that you're unhappy with your situation is probably to express yourself. It can be through poems, drawings, paintings, song lyrics- anything. This would work if your parents occasionally check on you in your room. If they don't, then just 'accidentally' leave your art in the living room or somewhere obvious.
Another way (but it might feel more awkward) is to ask your friends' parents to convince your parents to let you go out. If they won't listen to you, they should listen to other people, right?
I really hope you get through this. I'm sorry that's all the advice I could give you, though. Stay strong, I'm rooting for you!