I've never hung out at the mall before with my friends, and I want to basically hang out with my friends more before summer ends. um how do I bring it up, and how do I convince my parents to let us go? cause i'm a 13 year old girl, and sometimes my mom can be a tad overprotective. and also to other places.. where else can i hang out with my friends that would be fun? bowling alley? my house (its hard to do that since my mom doesn't like having people over when the house is messy and its like usually messy-ish)? and if my friends hang out at my house what fun things could we do? by the way, no swimming pool, trampolines.. or any fun things in the backyard. I mean, I just got Sims 2, so I guess we could do that.. but like other things to do. and how many people should I invite? I don't want too many, or too little.. thanks! cause I'm feeling a little out of touch with my friends, some whom I havent seen since school ended! by the way, most of my good friends dont even live in my neighborhood.
[ Answer this question ] Want to answer more questions in the Relationships category? Maybe give some free advice about: Friendship? hovo answered Wednesday August 22 2007, 2:48 am: I can relate to you, my mum wouldnt let me go down the mall with my friends until i was 14! She would always say to me 'I trust you...BUT' so until i was 14 I had to be happy with the fact that I could have people over. What made my mum happier was if say Id help with the housework a day before my friends came over, I would go to the effort of cleaning my room and setting up, so she would feel better about them coming around. It is all about organisation with my mum!
Tell your mum that you want to have a hang out time with your friends and give her a few days notice, that way she will feel better about it. Help with the housework and she will be even happier!!!
As for what to do, the sims 2 could be fun but try and mix it up and do things that really involve EVERYONE at once. Why not a bit of craft? My girlfriends and i love that, or cooking is always fun! Board games are good, how about singing contests, maybe you could even give each other makeovers and take photos and make scrapbooks! The stuff you could do is endless!
As for them not living in your neighbourhood maybe you could call them and arrange some way for them to get to your house, its all about giving them a lot of notice, like a week, before you invite them over to get organised.
In time your mum will become used to seeing you with your friends and if you keep showing her you are mature and responsible she will loosen up, it just takes time and I know for a fact that shes like the way she is because she loves you!!!
Hope that everything goes well, just relax and have a fun time with your friends! [ hovo's advice column | Ask hovo A Question ]
kayymariexox answered Wednesday August 22 2007, 2:33 am: wow i cant believe you've never been to the mall with your friends before! =O im 13 as well & been going alone/ with friends for years. uhm let's see just be like " mom i'm getting older & mature so i think it's time to go to the mall with my friends." uhm don't play sims 2 cause i used to play that with my friends & it usally one person who does everything then one who just watches (gets boring) uhm at homes always fun.. i usally watch movies or go out for walks, & taking pictures is load of fun. uhm seing that you've never been to the mall with your friends you'd probably wouldn't be into this but, take all paper and stuf and light it on fire lmao as crazy as i sound it's so much fun. uhm let's see make sur eyou have an even number because usally people who hang out go in pairs you know wat i mean? so let me know if that helps at all :] [ kayymariexox's advice column | Ask kayymariexox A Question ]
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