Overprotective parents....

[TheFatKid]

....please die. My parents were once like this. I couldn't go to the mall without an adult, couldn't go to the movies without an adult, couldn't do anything without an adult until I was like 12 and a half. Now I'm 15, I have a lot more freedom than I used to. A LOT more. Well now I'm in the AP classes with all the goody two shoes kids, and I'm noticing most of their parents won't let them do SHIT. I asked a few people to come to the mall with me. They couldn't because they needed to be with a fucking adult or leave by some ridiculous hour like 7:00. Thats the mall. I was out on the street at like 11-12 when I was 13, and nothing happened to me. Another girl in my class isn't even allowed to give her number to her friends and can't go on field trips. Why the fuck are people like this? I find it in mostly Albanian parents too.

TheFatKid Reviewed by TheFatKid on 06-13-2007. Overprotective parents.... ....please die. My parents were once like this. I couldn't go to the mall without an adult, couldn't go to the movies without an adult, couldn't do anything without an adult until I was like 12 and a half. Now I'm 15, I have a lot more freedom than I used to. A LOT more. Well now I'm in the AP classes with all the goody two shoes kids, and I'm noticing most of their parents won't let them do SHIT. I asked a few people to come to the mall with me. They couldn't because they needed to be with a Rating: 5

[TheFatKid]

Yeah I know, I can understand it when you are young, but at fucking 15? Thats just like religious extremists.

[sttomassmoker]

lmao, overprotective albanian parents.

lmfao

you have the chops of a stand up comedian or a simpson's writer.

[M3nt0R]

it's natural for a mother of most organism to look out for the safety of her offspring. Humans are just like any other animal...beneath all that 'higher thought' crap, we're just operating on instinct/ Parents set curfews because they want you to be in a safe and sound environment.

Some just push it because they're the organisms in the species that seek even more protection for satisfaction. They get happy when you're safe. They want you to be safe so they don't have to worry or anything...

idk some are just overly-protective, though.

[George W Bush]

When your 12 you mostly need an adult in this day-n-age.

I mean cmon your 12 do you really have the proper decision making skills?

[George W Bush]

edit.......

[birdgirl73]

They're doing their job, Fat Kid. And if you are a good parent when you become one, you'll be the same way. Good parents know what their kids are up to, even when the kids become semi-independent, and the parents make rules for a reason, mostly to keep their kids out of trouble. You'll notice that the smartest, most successful kids (your AP colleagues) seem to have the most "over-protective" parents? Well, that's likely also why they're doing well enough in school to be in advanced placement. Their parents have set boundaries and had rules in place that keep them from being out roaming and potentially getting into trouble or being preyed upon somehow. They've likely also had rules and boundaries at home and a stable family life with parents who're engaged in their lives.

You said you were out on the street from 11 - 12? Well, in my book, that's mighty young to be without supervision. Not constant supervision, but at least some supervision. You're lucky that you didn't encounter any trouble. The impulse control and judgment of kids at that age isn't what it will be later on, and there are also pedophiles all over the place who fancy just such pubescent-age kids.

You'll see all this in a different perspective later when you're a parent yourself.

[blazed620]

my parents were always over-protective...and i hated it...now im getting older tho..and its not as bad as it use to be...

[TheFatKid]

I can sort of understand where you all are coming from, but in the same sense what danger will come from giving your phone number to your friends? And what's the danger in going out somewhere where there are TOO much security guards and almost no trouble goes on?

[napolitana869]

I think the not being allowed to give you're phone number out is sketchy. Is she allowed to have friends over? I tend to be the type of person who assumes the worst, but that doesnt sound normal to me and it makes me think her parents are trying to hide something.

It's important to protect your kids, but it's also important to know when to let go. I think my parents did a good job with knowing when to let go and when to hold on, although I often didnt think so at the time.