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staying home..
hey, well next weekend my parents want my family (my sister and me and my mom and dad) to go up to our cottage for memorial weekend. The thing is theres NOTHING to do up there. and i rellllly want to go to a graduation party. My sister who is a junior (2 years older than me) wants to stay home too because its her two best friends birthdays, and her birthdays tomorrow so she says its her birthday weekend. so we said to our parents to let us stay home with my older brother whos living with us right now hes like 26 and they trust him a lot, but they are having a problem with that. how do we convince them? we said to my mom it would bea nice relaxing weekend with out kids and that our bro could take care of us and its my sisters birthday weekend but she is being really weird about it. if we can convince my mom we can convince my dad so please help :( thanks
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Hi There,
No family agrees on everything. In many ways, a difference of opinion is a healthy thing, especially between you and a parent. It can promote a constructive debate, or highlight individual strengths. As long as it's conducted with respect and sensitivity, then your relationship is likely to thrive. In many cases, however, one parent's values can be so rigid that anything you say or do can be met with pursed lips and a heavy silence. I had the most beautiful furniture in my bedroom," says Zella, 20, whose parents expressed their disapproval more directly. Admittedly it was bondage stuff, a whipping post and a bondage chair, but they just couldn't handle it and leapt to all kinds of conclusions."
It doesn't matter how many times you tell them that you can make responsible decisions for yourself, you can't beat showing them. It might mean toughing it out while you prove that you know what you're doing, but ultimately your welfare is what drives them to have their say. If they can see you're in control of your life, they should begin to leave you alone.
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