Last night I was at my friend’s house and we all ended up having a nice moan about our parents. It’s kind of weird how no matter how your parents treat you, everyone has something to complain about.
Chloe: Her parents are living in the 50s, thinking everyone should be completely innocent until they’re 16 then it becomes worrying if they haven’t had a boyfriend yet. Apparently her mum’s always trying to set her up with guys, and worrying that she might be a lesbian. Her parents are also rather naive due to the fact they don’t know that most teenagers in Leeds (and probably most areas) drink alcohol, smoke and many have taken drugs before.
Sophie: Gets annoyed that her mum gets drunk a lot at parties, which really embarrasses her (I, personally find this really amusing, especially when she dances with us all). She also wishes her parents would stay in more, as they’re out all the time. And she wants them to have a family holiday together, instead of ‘You kids go off and have fun for the day’.
Nicola: Thinks her parents should go out more, but thinks they won’t trust her alone at home. She also wants her Mum to nag at her less. Other than that her parents are pretty much cool with her drinking or smoking (not that she does).
As for me, I get annoyed with being treated how the majority of people my age were treated when they were 12. It’s all ‘Don’t drink’, ‘Be home by 11′, I’m nearly 18 FFS!! Oh, and there’s the rule that I’m not allowed a boyfriend till I’m 18 (my mum didn’t appreciate the ‘How about a girlfriend??’ comment). I’m half thinking when I turn 18 (less than two months, wahey!!) that the age will go up, I won’t be allowed to drink even though it’s the legal age here and I’ll still have the 11′o’clock curfew (which is one of the only reasons I want to learn to drive).
I’m off to and 18th on Friday (My friend Sophie who I talked about, and her twin brother Michael’s) and my parents are also invited. I’m a bit worried that if they come they’ll be shocked by the amount of people drinking and generally spoil the night for me. It doesn’t even bother me that I can’t drink, it’s just that I might feel awkward with them around. I tend to act differently around my parents than what I do with my friends. Ugh.
Sorry for the high usage of brackets in this entry. Oh, and the questions from the last one will be answered soon. I just need a few more questions.
Questions
1. What are your parents like??
2. Ask me a question please (unless you have already and don’t want to).
