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convincing parents to let me stay out all night

LtPage1

LtPage1

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ive got till the 14, so thats a week and a half to pull this off.

alright- so ive got your general run of the mill slightly overprotective parents. i think this is partly my fault, because ive never really toed the line- im a senior, 18 years old, and ive never really done anything. i dont ask for stuff i know theyll say no to, and i havent ever gone against their wishes. so theyve had no reason to adjust to me, because ive adjusted to them, essentially.
whenever i do ask for something, they try (and succeed) to rule out any and all of my arguments: my friends are all 4.0+ students going to ivies, ive never been irresponsible, im a legal adult, my grades are good, etc.
i have a midnight curfew- in the past, at dances or whatever, ive been able to extend that as far as 1:30, but thats it (apparently, bars close at 2 so my mom figures there are more drunk drivers out that late).
basically, my girlfriend (whom they do not know about yet) and i are looking to spend the whole night out, but i cant exactly tell them that im going to be spending the night in a hotel room with a girl.

so- how do i do this? whats my story? should they know about the girlfriend? shes not actually my date (long story), so would that make a difference? is there any way to convince them of some story where i stay out all night without having sex or getting drunk?
how did you guys do it, or were you able to?


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cliffs notes:
1. parents overprotective
2. i want to be able to stay out all night on prom
3. how do i convince them?
4. what was your story for prom night?
 
Tell them that you will be home by the naxt day at X o'clock.
Also tell them that you will "stay off the roads" between 1am and 3am since you do not want to get slammed by a drunken driver.

don't "ask" ... "tell" ....
perhaps that will be enough.
 
Its obvious....just don't come home until the morning. And tell them you won't be home until morning. It may start a fight, be prepared for that, but your parents will forgive you




































Or boot your ass out. 😛
 
Originally posted by: DaTT
Its obvious....just don't come home until the morning. And tell them you won't be home until morning. It may start a fight, be prepared for that, but your parents will forgive you
Or boot your ass out. 😛
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i need them to pay for college. 🙁
 
Originally posted by: LtPage1
Originally posted by: shimsham
they dont know about your girlfriend?
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no. weve only been together for about a week.
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what else do you keep from them? parents arent stupid, and can tell when youre lying or hiding something. maybe thats the source of the need for them to be "over protective": they cant trust what you tell them.

edit: not saying thats the case. just an idea.
 
Originally posted by: LtPage1
Originally posted by: DaTT
Its obvious....just don't come home until the morning. And tell them you won't be home until morning. It may start a fight, be prepared for that, but your parents will forgive you
Or boot your ass out. 😛
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i need them to pay for college. 🙁
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They aren't going to not pay for your college because you disobeyed. Think about how much time, energy and money they have invested in you. They're not going to derail the next step of their plan (college) over one little thing.
 
Tell them that you are planning on drinking and would like to stay out with the guys. Tell them where you will be so they don't worry, and carry a cell phone. That's all my parents ask.

If that doesn't work, show them your sig and I am sure they will be impressed 😛
 
Originally posted by: Nebor
Originally posted by: LtPage1
Originally posted by: DaTT
Its obvious....just don't come home until the morning. And tell them you won't be home until morning. It may start a fight, be prepared for that, but your parents will forgive you
Or boot your ass out. 😛
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i need them to pay for college. 🙁
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They aren't going to not pay for your college because you disobeyed. Think about how much time, energy and money they have invested in you. They're not going to derail the next step of their plan (college) over one little thing.
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Agreed. My thoughts exactly. Grow a set of hairy nuts and go have the time of your life. You only have 1 prom (well, more I guess if your stupid)
 
Originally posted by: shimsham
Originally posted by: LtPage1
Originally posted by: shimsham
they dont know about your girlfriend?
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no. weve only been together for about a week.
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what else do you keep from them? parents arent stupid, and can tell when youre lying or hiding something. maybe thats the source of the need for them to be "over protective": they cant trust what you tell them.

edit: not saying thats the case. just an idea.
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i understand- but nothing. ive never drank, smoked, or done any kind of drugs.
 
I would just ask them if you could stay out all night because a friend is having a party, and tell them you'll spend the night at his house. Also telling them that you'd be calling them and telling them you're safe is good reassurance. IMO, one little thing like this isn't a big deal. Just tell them you're responsible, you have been over the years, and you're not going to go out and do something stupid. Anyways, I'm sure they had much wilder times when they were younger so it shouldn't be a big deal.
 
Originally posted by: LtPage1
Originally posted by: shimsham
Originally posted by: LtPage1
Originally posted by: shimsham
they dont know about your girlfriend?
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no. weve only been together for about a week.
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what else do you keep from them? parents arent stupid, and can tell when youre lying or hiding something. maybe thats the source of the need for them to be "over protective": they cant trust what you tell them.

edit: not saying thats the case. just an idea.
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i understand- but nothing. ive never drank, smoked, or done any kind of drugs.
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well hell, if youre the golden child, then just tell them youre going to stay out all night. tell them your plans, make sure they know where youll be, and go.
 
You have 2 options:

Tell them ahead what you're going to do and hope they don't do something to prevent you from going. Remind them that you've been a good kid and blah blah.

Call them from the hotel room, drunk, at 4am and tell them what's up then. If you really want to freak them out, give lots of nasty NSFW details.

I'd opt for option 2, myself. They'll get over it. Tell them to pray or something. I doubt you'd be able to convince them that you aren't up to no good, anyway. What's the worst they can do, really? They might even be waiting for you to grow a pair - you are 18, after all.

I didn't have any trouble with my parents for prom. No story needed. I was a good kid then. The trouble didn't start until I was in college. 🙂

Let us know how it goes.
 
Tell them flat out what your plan is. If they complain tell them that you are 18, and havn't done anything to make them not trust you (I think).
 
Originally posted by: thegimp03
I would just ask them if you could stay out all night because a friend is having a party, and tell them you'll spend the night at his house. Also telling them that you'd be calling them and telling them you're safe is good reassurance. IMO, one little thing like this isn't a big deal. Just tell them you're responsible, you have been over the years, and you're not going to go out and do something stupid. Anyways, I'm sure they had much wilder times when they were younger so it shouldn't be a big deal.
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actually not, which doesnt help any. neither of them did anything in high school, and met relatively early on in college.
 
Originally posted by: DaTT
Its obvious....just don't come home until the morning. And tell them you won't be home until morning. It may start a fight, be prepared for that, but your parents will forgive you




































Or boot your ass out. 😛
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:thumbsup:
 
wherever you tell them you're going, make sure to emphasis the fact that parents will be there.

if it's a lie, so be it.
 
Originally posted by: IAteYourMother
Just tell them that you'll be spending the night at a friend's house for a small party
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Ya, just tell them that you and a couple of guys are going to play cards for the night, and just talk or something.

We had a kegger for ball, and my parents knew that we'd be drinking, hell, the parents were home at the house we partied at. They just didn't want me driving.

Tell them that you probably won't see these friends for a long time and that we just want to spend the last big events of your senior year with them. Tell them that you WILL NOT be drinking, otherwise they will get in a "not letting you stay out" mood. Either way, good luck!
 
I wouldn't let my kid stay out over night after prom. Matter of fact I'd probably make him be home by 11:00 so he can't get into too much trouble.
 
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