HyperactiveMiss answered Friday July 30 2004, 6:26 am: As I said to someone earlier, moms are hard to break (Trust me, I know from experience). How old are you? Your age might have to do with your mom being so over protective. Let me tell you this...just about ALL moms are over protective. Can you blame them? We're their babies. They gave us life and sheltered us from danger. We should all be thankful that our moms love us enough to be over protective. Now, looking on the otherside. It really CAN get very annoying sometimes when moms are over protective. If you want to do something and your mom is too protective, try and explain to her. Try to persuade her to see it your way. Prove to her you're mature and ready. If this does not work, I'm afraid there's nothing you can do, other than accepting the truth, and waiting until you're older.
DrAnqel answered Wednesday July 28 2004, 12:21 am: tell her that you dont do anything dangerous or crazy enough for her to protect you this much. explain that you would like more liberties in your life and you want her to trust you as much as you trust her, dont do anything that will lose her trust and the two of you should be fine, but.. just so you know, moms are like that. hope i helped -dr.anqel [ DrAnqel's advice column | Ask DrAnqel A Question ]
MFS answered Wednesday July 28 2004, 12:20 am: Well, that's vague... in what ways is she over protective? Does she try to shelter you? Baby you? Or is she just more strict than you'd like her to be? How strict is she in comparison to others?
Generally speaking, to deal with over-protective parents is a matter of earning their trust through your actions, behaviour, and decisions. They need to feel safe that you're going to do smart things. Now, it is possible that a parent just gets paranoid, especially when reading too much into the news and social discussions, and they go overboard. In such a case, have you tried to just sit down and have a heart-to-heart talk with her, where you try to be as mature and level-headed as possible to discuss what you feel is an issue? Because it is likely that your mother doesn't see things quite the way you do. [ MFS's advice column | Ask MFS A Question ]
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