can a 15 year old run their life?

Question

I am 15 and my parents tell me what to do and when to do it and how. I can't eat by myself I can't think I am told how and when I don't get to choose what I put on a plate! does this seem right to you? oh and they let my brother run his life all the time

no I don't do anything illegal or bad I get good grades. when i try to talk to them they push me away and don't listen.

I am pretty mature I have been told by adults I act like a 15 year old. its not immaturity.

and no honest for truth I can't choose whatever I want on the table or a glass of milk my dad has to pour it for me. if you want I can video tape. and yeah I know I don't want to decide everything and I do need my parents but can't I make SOME desisions on my own?

no i do not have a eating disorder never have.

Answer 1

Sure, lets have your parents charge you a FAIR rent for the house, you should pay for your own cloths AND food AND education. A car?? forgetaboutit, cuz you have to pay for the gas and insurance PLUS pay for the car.

You'll soon learn to appreciate what you have. You are under their roof, and you are under 18. You have to live by THEIR rules.

Sorry, but that is the way it is, PERIOD.

Answer 2

yes, a 15 year old can ruin their life. let me tell you a (true) story....

My neighbor is 16 now, but he has almost, if not already, ruined his life. He started smoking pot when he was 15, so it kinda started when he was that age. He got in a car wreck about a month ago. He was with his friends and his cousin. The driver had been drinking and so had he. He was in the passenger seat. The driver ran into a tree and the engine of the car came all the way into his stomach. He was rushed to the hosital by lifeline. He got a surgery for his stomach right away. They had to take out part of his intestines so that he would live. It toke him a week or 2 after that to be able to eat. He still has the staples in his stomach. He has 3 more surgeries for his face. 1 for his nose, & 2 for his eye. His eye is still messed up. He also has to get dental surgery for his teeth. He bit off his tongue (it has grown back, though) and all of his front teeth are chipped off. He has missed a month of school cuz he just came back 2 days ago. He already was a bad student last year (from all the pot smoking) & he has a lot to catch up with. He will have a hard year of school (if he focuses on school & that is very unlikely). He is a junior in high school & is still taking some freshman classes. He will have a very hard time graduating & going to college. He will probably not graduate with his high school class just beacause he won't have enough credits. He has really screwed his life up & will have to try real hard to change that.

Your parents care about you for a reason. They don't want you to end up like this kid (or a kid like him). They are just very protective of their baby girl. They don't want anything to happen to you. They will let your brother go out and something happen cuz then he will realize what he did & he won't listen to your parents. You will, though, cuz you're a girl. Well, I hope that this helps. & please don't be another screw-up, there are too many in this world. thanks :)

Answer 3

Well how old is your brother? If he's older than he should have more freedom than you. You're only 15. When I was 15 my parents ran my life too, but at least I could choose what I had on my plate at dinner time.

Maybe they're doing this so that way they know what you're eating, and they can make sure that you're not eating anything poisonous or something. Or maybe they don't want their little girl to grow up. Who knows? The only way to work out this issue is to talk to them about how you feel.

Hey it could be worse.. They could just not care about you at all.

Answer 4

Growing up we had to take some of every dish my mother cooked whether we liked it or not, or we did not get dessert. My mother was health conscious and made sure we had a good diet. We didn't always like the rules but it didn't kill us and I like to think I have good eating habits now because of it.
Most kids, given the choice, would eat junk all the time. Your parents want what is best for you and that includes a good diet. When you leave their homes you can leave their rules behind you. Until then just make the best of it.

Answer 5

yes and no. Depending on your maturity level. I could run my own life and for the most part I do. I get to school, I do my homework, I do all that stuff. I can pick something else to eat if I don't like what my parents cooked. If I were you I would try to gradually tell you parents you want to be a bit more independent. Like ask them for something or to do something one week, then wait, then maybe 2 weeks later ask another thing. Don't do it too quickly or they might not let you.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

Legally? Yes.

Parents are always more cautious with girls then with guys. Girls are considered more vulnerable (i'm not saying you are) than guys. Guys can usually stick up for themselves and very few people are out there to take advantage of boys. Girls, on the other hand, are easily manipulated by their peers or stranger even though they may think they aren't This sounds crazy but believe me, I know.
I was where you are. I moved out when i was 16 because of controlling parents. It got me no where even though i thought i had things worked out (friends to live with, places to work, etc).
Now that i look back on it i wish i stood up for my self - not childishly, but strongly - and i wish i stayed at my parents house until i was in college. good luck and hang in there.

Answer 8

You can proble can there just trying to look out for you... all most all parents do that because there are alot of young kids get n pregnant at young ages and i'm not trying to say guys are different then girls but guys can handle if they get introuble not all the time but... you know... and you are still 15...

Answer 9

I mean technically they can because your not grown and you still live under their roof, but that gives them no right to treat you that way. Now if your irresponsible I can kind of see it but if your doing what you need to do and handling your business then I wouldn't see why. I say just talk to your parents and tell them how you feel, and maybe you guys can meet somewhere in the middle.....

Answer 10

It pretty much depends on how `mature` the 15year old is. However in general terms I would say yes they are capable of doing so, ...Sometimes they may just require a little help; they know who and how to ask if they do.

Answer 11

obviously they feel you don't make wise choices. We have no way of knowing what kind of child you are. Trust and respect is earned, its not a right of passage with age.

Y all the thumbsdowns? It's the truth...look back at this in 15 years u'll feel the same way.
Thumbsdowning me just cuz i didn't say what you wanted to hear just goes to show, u obviously have some growing up to do.

My parents were fairly bossy when I was 15, i turned out pretty good...