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Overprotective mom
I want to put up posters and drawings on my wall of my favorite rock bands but my mom won't let me. What should I do? She's way too overprotective and I hate it. Got any ideas.
How do I make my mom less overprotective.
by the way i'm 14/f
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Does your mom not want you to put posters up because she doesn't approve of the music you listen to or because that tape/tacks/nails will hurt the walls?
Here, I'll divide this into two sections to make it easier for either situation.
a) If your mom doesn't want you to put posters up because she doesn't approve of the music you listen to:
1. Try telling her about how each of these bands inspire you.
2. Let her listen to the music, explain the good points of each song.
3. Tell her that you're just trying to express and be yourself. If you don't ever learn to be your own person and like the things you like (because you like them, and not because other people do) you'll always be a follower!
b) If your mom doesn't want you to put posters up because she thinks tape/tacks/nails will hurt your walls:
1. At Spencer's Gifts (at least that's where I got them) they have poster adhesive. They're these little spongey square pads that are sticky on both sides, and they come off the wall pretty darn easy (didn't even tear the paint)!
2. The next best thing to poster adhesive is velcro.
Don't laugh!
They sell little round pieces of velcro in the fabric section of any Wal-Mart or Hobby Lobby (ect.) and that would work great too!
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You should talk to her and ask her why she thinks you shouldn't put posters up. Try to resolve the situation by proving that you're mature and you've earned her trust.
If that doesnt work, try gradually building up to the posters. Maybe put a picture in a frame or a picture that's not related to a band up. Add more pictures and pictures that are more relevant. Chances are, she'll be so used to them by the time you've put all the images up, she won't notice that what was a small picture frame of a rock band, turned into the rock band being wallpapered into your room.
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ask her questions. how would having those posters up harm you in any way? what's wrong with those posters? what potential dammage could they do? tell her that in order to get your understanding, she needs to provide you with reasonable explanations to her actions. explain to her why you like to listen to those bands and why you want to have posters of them in your room. try to act as a partner in this child/parent relationship indtead of the parent's property. if she sees that you're being mature about it, she might understand your needs and allow you to put the posters up.
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