why do parents trip so much?

Question

why do they?

Answer 1

My kids are 19, 17 and 13. The older ones are girls.

I always worried about drinking and driving. This is when you hear about fatalaties, and, as a matter of fact, two kids my daughter's age (one girl she worked with) are now dealing with alcohol
related auto fatalaties. It's always another kid that dies. It is usually the person in the passenger's seat. I find this horrifying.

I offered to let my daughter have alcoholic beverages in the home at about the age of 17, when I was hearing a lot about her friends drinking. The rule was: No drinking outside the house. (One time she had a beer at a 21 year olds house with one of her underage friends. I had to convice the other kids mother not to press charges to keep the 21 year old out of jail. I told her it was our kid's responsibility not to drink. Not that the 21 year old was right, but according to my darling daughter, beer was the only beverage available. I made sure she understood that if he had had to go to jail, she shared in that responsibility. ) Rule 2: No sharing with underage friends. She could drink in my home but not with minors.

Once we get past the paralyzing thought that our child could be killed...then we worry about sex.
I always made sure my daughter could come to me to ask for help in preventing pregnancy. Early pregnancy brings a child (usually fatherless) into this world. I want her to chose to be pregnant after college and dating and travel. So when I thought one particular relationship she had might become intimate, I took her to the Gyn and got her birth control pills. Mind you, she kept telling me she told him no. I told her I know he wants her to say yes. It's hard to tell someone you think you love No. I told her to just start, and that way if he persisted at least she was protected.

Parents need to know their young adult can make a responsible decision. They need to know that their child is safe and that you make good decisions for that child, even if that child is you.

When you go out and you come home late your parent thinks you are dead. Mostly we just get pissed and ground you. The reason for this is that we do not like how it feels when we think you are dead. It is a parents first thought and one we have to deny in order to allow a child any freedom at all.

So if we think you can make responsible decisions for our child, we can start to trust. But it is hard, and it is very scary.

Well, dear, those are my thoughts, hope it helps.

Answer 2

parents trip because they are worried about you and are trying to do whats right . i know how it feels and we all think its a drag when our parents flip , this is how i felt when i was a teen , however when i had my own son it changed and now he is 6 and i understand because every time he he away from me i cannot stop thinking about where he is and how he is doing , it drives me crazy. so yeah it may be annoying when parents trip but trust me when you have children you will understand .

Answer 3

Parents trip to keep the little darlings (children) in line and to help them from making the same mistakes. It is something you will not understand until you have your own children.

Answer 4

I am a parent and we dont want you to make the same mistakes we made in life.

Answer 5

.They want to see you have the best life you can have so they do this to try to help you to do well in life. Just be glad they love you enough to care since there are some parents who do not.

Answer 6

Because they were once young, and know exactly what you are doing and thinking about doing.

Answer 7

b/c they think they know what is right for us.

Answer 8

I DUNNO THEY ARE JUST GOING THRU A PHASE I GUESS!! BECAUSE WE DEFINILY KNOW THAT ITS NOT PUBRTY!