For the longest time, I've been having difficulty convincing my mother that I'm not her little baby anymore.
When I turned 15 it took me half a year for me to convince her to let me stay out past 8 with friends.
When I turned 16, and got my permit, I thought she finally understood that I've grown up. Alas, my assumption could not be more wrong. Now, months later, even with my permit, she is afraid to let me drive, regardless of the fact that she is sitting in the passenger seat, and is fully supervising me.
Now, on the eve of my 17th birthday, I have yet to have any driving expirience. And to top that off, she refuses to let me go out with my older friends who have thier driving liscences.
I understand that they worry about me, but they can't seem to grasp that no matter what I do or where I go, there are always risks. It's not like I'm doing something sketchy or unhealthy;I'm spending good, clean time hanging out with responsible friends.
How can I convince them them to let go?
2006-08-24
01:48:56
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fruitfroggy
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