I'm not living with my parents. I'm basically renting a place to live with a host family since I was 15. I pay every month plus I help them clean the whole house and do dishes every single day. I'm an honor student and has never gotten into any trouble, not even once. I never go out late at night at all for the past two years, but since I'm a senior in high school and I'm already 18 I want to make a difference and have fun. Lately I've been hanging out with my boyfriend late at night on weekends and last night I came home at 12:30 and she pretty much was so upset about it and started calling to check on me. She has no legal rights over me or whatsoever. I'm following her rules because I respect the fact that she lets me live in her house, but I'm not living there for free. She gets on my nerves about those little things which she has no rights. I want to know that is midnight a reasonable time to be home, only on weekends, because LOL yeah rite my curfew on weekdays are 9pm.
2007-02-25 11:40:39 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Other - Family & Relationships
12 am is a very reasonable curfew. you are very responsible and it seems that they should allow you more freedom than you are getting. when i turned 18 my mother gave me a curfew of 3 am on weekends and 12 am on week nights. i never stayed out past 12 am but it showed me that my mother trusted me and that she trusted me to make wise decisions. i think they are being very over protecting and all they are doing is pushing you away and making you not like them. it seems that they are taking advantage of you and they aren't showing you appreciation for the things you do for them... just my opinion
2007-02-25 11:50:23 · answer #1 · answered by smileygirl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeahhhhhhh.... i mean my curfew was midnight and i thought it was too early, cuz all of my other friends would still be out doing stuff. but midnight beats 9 any day. I would just say look, I'm 18, I can handle myself, and if she's so worried about you just like wake her up when you get home or something. Thats what I always did. Or have her set an alarm to see if you're home or not. But basically whatever curfew you agree on, don't break it, that will only make her more worried and lessen your chance of extending that curfew out at all! are you going to college next year? if so, don't worry about anything, then they won't have ANY place to say when or when you cant come back in.
2007-02-25 11:48:39 · answer #2 · answered by RDubs 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i'm 18 and once I nevertheless lived with my mum and dad, they wanted me abode by 11 PM on Fridays and Saturdays and 9 PM throughout the time of the week. It grow to be the comparable curfew as whilst i grow to be 17. That grow to be one reason I left. look, you're an grownup and should no longer have a curfew.
2016-11-25 23:10:13 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You shouldnt have a curfew whatsoever! Your 18, shes not your legal guardian, you pay rent, whats the problem? And besides, you help around the house AND you respect her. Im 18 and my curfew is 2 am. I was 16 when my curfew was 12. I mean come on, put your foot down a bit, let her hear you out... your old enough. But of course, don't disrepect her, approach her nicely. Good luck lady.
2007-02-25 12:25:47 · answer #4 · answered by chepi 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow, yeah if you are 18 then midnight is definitely a reasonable curfew! I'm 18 and sometimes I will be out until 5 a.m... and my mom doesn't care... and she has no legal rights over you.. I would say she shouldn't be freaking out as long as you don't start going completely crazy with it and disrespecting her house.
2007-02-25 11:45:22 · answer #5 · answered by jasmyn 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
IMHO - you're 18 (an adult) and paying RENT. You should be given a key and come an go as you please. If she doesn't want you coming and going all hours of the night, then you should respect that and find another suitable place to live.
2007-02-25 13:50:21 · answer #6 · answered by imconfusedallthetime 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Untill you live on your own you need to follow the rules of whichever household your living in. She was just worried about you and just checking on your wellbeing.
2007-02-25 11:59:11 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes thats reasonable
her house, her rules, whether you pay or not
You'll have fun in college
2007-02-25 11:45:26 · answer #8 · answered by independent101 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well then YOU need to let HER know that....
2007-02-25 11:49:44 · answer #9 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋