I finally decided to go out, and parents tell me no.

[Faded Lines]

So I am sitting at my friends house, doing nothing as usual. Just sitting in his room, bored as all hell. I get a call from this kid I know, and he asks me to come over to this kids house to play beer pong. I was nervous, but said Ah what the ****! Let me be social for once! So, after asking my friend if he wanted to go countless times, he said no. He told me I could go and it was alright. When I got in the car, I phoned up the kid and told him I was coming. He was very excited, because we never drank together, and the kids there were excited too because we haven't hung out in forever. I then called my parents, and told them I would be going there and sleeping over. They asked why I was sleeping over at 17. I said "I don't know just because". They asked twice more, and I told them alright because we'll be drinking. I didn't think it would be a big deal, because when I went out east with my friends two weeks ago, there were no parents and we drank every single day. My parents knew, and didn't give a flying ****. So now they tell me I can't go to the kids house. I kind of begged, because I really wanted to go. They still said no, because they didn't feel safe letting me go when just getting a license and being around all drunk kids with cars. I was really upset, and now I had to call the kid back and tell him and the others I wouldn't be showing. They were kind of pissed, and I felt so embarrassed. Now they all must think I am a loser and everything.

The one chance I get to socialize, and my parents don't ****ing let me, even though I'd be staying over night and not driving. So now I sit here, ashamed, embarrassed, upset. The only good I got out of it was that my parents "appreciate my honesty"

[NotThisAgain]

Originally Posted by Faded Lines

I told them alright because we'll be drinking.

theres your problem right there, you could have said we're planning on playing video games and watching movies all night or something like that lol j/k

I kind of understand why your parents would not let you go (God Im getting old). Your young and if you dont exactlyy know how alcohol is gonna affect you, you can wind up doing some stupid stuff, I know from first hand experience lol and with SA you might wind up drinking more than you should. one time I got really drunk and called a friend that was suppose to pick me up, she coincidenly has any extramly similar voice to my moms on the phone... Well being drunk had accidently called home at 5am and my mom picked up...well i confused her with my firend and well you can imagine...she didnt get too pissed though

anyway, don't really have advice to give you, but don't be too upset at your parents im sure there will be other chances where your parent will let you go.

[danielk]

Originally Posted by Faded Lines

... because they didn't feel safe letting me go when just getting a license and being around all drunk kids with cars.

Uhm, well... I doubt that your parents don't trust you, but the mixture of booze, young men, and motor vehicles is always a disaster waiting to happen. I know it doesn't seem like it; I never felt that way when I was around that age. After having worked in EMS for some time, though, I might be a bit biased. Most MVAs with fatalities I attended to involved 18-25 y/o males. Alcohol was nearly always connected, even if indirectly.

Originally Posted by Faded Lines

The one chance I get to socialize, and my parents don't @#%$ let me, even though I'd be staying over night and not driving. So now I sit here, ashamed, embarrassed, upset. The only good I got out of it was that my parents "appreciate my honesty".

It sucks. I'm sure there will be other opportunities.

[Faded Lines]

Originally Posted by NotThisAgain

theres your problem right there, you could have said we're planning on playing video games and watching movies all night or something like that lol j/k

I kind of understand why your parents would not let you go (God Im getting old). Your young and if you dont exactlyy know how alcohol is gonna affect you, you can wind up doing some stupid stuff, I know from first hand experience lol and with SA you might wind up drinking more than you should. one time I got really drunk and called a friend that was suppose to pick me up, she coincidenly has any extramly similar voice to my moms on the phone... Well being drunk had accidently called home at 5am and my mom picked up...well i confused her with my firend and well you can imagine...she didnt get too pissed though

anyway, don't really have advice to give you, but don't be too upset at your parents im sure there will be other chances where your parent will let you go.

I guess I see what you mean---but I've been drunk before so I do know how it effects me. I don't get it...my friend had the car when we went out east like I stated, and they didn't seem to care about that. All they said was , "Make sure he doesn't drive drunk."

[colonelpoop]

I'm lucky I'm still alive today. I did some dumb sh*t when I was a teenager when there were drugs and alcohol.

It didn't matter how many times I came close to ending up in jail or killing myself, I still continued doing them.

You probably would have been absolutely fine, but I think when you get older you will be able to relate to where your parents are coming from more readily.

[shyvr6]

Never assume your parents will agree with you even if they have before. Next time just leave the illegal parts of it.

[dyingtolive]

i can relate. it does suck. Frustrating thing. I think, Sometimes, no use to over-rationalize, and better to jst vent out these stuff. But not to hold grudges or passive aggression to ur parents. i think it just the way life is