I'm not in that situation, it's just, why?
2006-10-15 13:17:50 · 17 answers · asked by Microsoft Sam 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Adolescent
parents want to protect their children. mine had the same rules. i'm thankful for it too. it kept me out of plenty of trouble that i know i would have gotten into. i'm only 22 now, but i'm sure that when my little girl gets old enough to date, i'll be the same way (she's only 10 months. )
2006-10-15 13:29:17 · answer #1 · answered by gardener24 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That is just the way it is. My parents weren't allowed to date until 16. My sister and brother & myself were not allowed to date until we were 16. I will not allow my son's ( I have a 3 year old and 1 on the way in Jan. 2007) to date until they are 16. At 16 you have a better head on your body and you are old enough to take care of your self better. I truly believe that no child should be allowed to date until they are 16.
2006-10-15 21:36:41 · answer #2 · answered by LITTLE 1 :o) 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I am girl who 12 and i have same rule and i dont get to date until i am 16. Parents tell me it because i not old enough to always make right choices with boys and ill understand better when older but i do still have boys i like and i know other girls who have boyfriends but i dont. My parents overprotective some i think.
2006-10-15 21:01:11 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have teenage children.And I don't really want them to start dating until they are 16,because it's hard enough at that age already trying to find out who you are as a person on the inside.by the time you are 16,you are old enough to stand own your own 2 feet and that little bit more wiser,and not be pressured in to doing things that you don't really want to do.
2006-10-15 21:28:27 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because your parents were 16 once themselves and they know that lack of judgement .. and the sex drive can take over and you get into situations that you later wish you hadn't. Good Luck ! :)
2006-10-15 20:56:49 · answer #5 · answered by tysavage2001 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
more than likely it is because they have been there and done that and know how much stress it can cause an d on top of that the world was a kinder gentler place 20 yrs ago no matter what generation u come from.
2006-10-15 20:30:35 · answer #6 · answered by Nora G 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
neither of my parents set that rule on me. I set that rule on myself. I want to be able to say i didn't give into peer pressure and went out with someone i actually liked. Already, at twelve, I'm pretty much the only girl (that i know of) in my grade that has been asked out but always rejected/never had a boyfriend.
2006-10-15 20:36:14 · answer #7 · answered by i ♥ sarcasm 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
only some parents do, but the ones who do probably jst dont want you to get hurt and want to wait until they think that ur more responsible and until you are smart enough to (in their minds) do something stupid (none of this is my opinion, i jst guess this is their reasoning)
2006-10-16 20:29:44 · answer #8 · answered by bringmemorenives 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Teen agers have been known to engage in exploring their sexuality out of curiosity and this tends to lead to offspring.
2006-10-15 20:44:02 · answer #9 · answered by sxyblkndn 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because that's the driving age. If you have your mom drop you off at the movies, or pick up your date, then it's not really a date. When you can drive yourself and go out, then it's a date. I'll take my kids, pick up their girlfriend or boyfriend, but I won't consider it dating until they can drive.
2006-10-15 20:26:31 · answer #10 · answered by chelebeee 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋