My Parents Are Turning Into Control Freaks!!...................... ~Rika~

My parents have always been pretty leniant.. but, lately, it seems like they're going on as many power trips as possible before I turn 18. LoL

Take, for instance, Wednesday. My mom came to my job to take me on my break and while we were in the car, she goes "You have to go to bed early tonight." I'm like "Well, I guess that depends on your definition of early, because I still have homework and I wanted to get my crunches in before bed." So she starts going on and on about how I can miss one day of exercise and I should have done my homework right after school. Well, I have this set schedule where I do my homework later in the day. No one wants to come home from school to do MORE school. Especially when you'd have to rush because you have to work in a short time on top of that. So.. I came home after work (I get out at 10:30ish pm..) and I was talking on the phone and doing my homework at the same time and my mom comes in and goes, "OK, I'll come in in 15 minutes and you should be in bed." I know my mom still has some say, but 10:45 in bed? Especially when I have things to do? I'm almost 18 for crying out loud.

Yesterday.. I got my paycheck. I don't exactly have what you would call a lucrative job. I made $123 this pay. But, my dad expects me to put "at least" 100 dollars in savings. The last time I put money aside, my parents "borrowed" it and I never saw it again. Plus, I told my little brother that I'd buy him a pair of Air Force One sneakers and those are about $90. So, I was like "No, not this pay.. I told Matt I'd buy his shoes.." He was like "You're not old enough to manage your money... blah blah blah." Yeah, that makes sense.. I'm simply just not going to put all but 22 dollars and some change into savings. I was planning on saving up the rest.. after I bought Matt's sneakers. I bought NOTHING for myself this pay.. I had a bill to pay and I bought Matt's shoes (which I got for sale at $65).. that's it. I have $45 left and I'm saving that.

THEN, even though I'm hardly on the computer anymore like I used to.. I went on the computer after I got off work one day and RIGHT AFTER I GOT ON, my mom goes.. "You're getting off the computer at 11.." My mom hasn't told me when to get off the computer since I was 13..

Let me remind you that my dad is unemployed and frankly doesn't care (meaning he doesn't even WANT a job or make an effort to get one no matter HOW hard it is for him to not have one).. it's sort of relevant to this story. The other day, my dad (who had been laying on the couch all day) goes "Go make me coffee." I was doing my homework so I'm like, "No.. I'm doing something." He's like "What do you mean no? You're the kid and I'm the parent, I'm the boss, I can tell you what to do, blah blah.." Sounds like a power trip to me. I really think my parents are getting their "strictness" in before they have no control over me anymore.

Rika

By the way, it doesn't really bother me too bad and those are only some examples (they do it ALOT more often).. I just thought it was kinda interesting/funny and my friends notice that their parents are doing it as well.

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