I know a lot of you never leave your computer, but for those who do:
Do your parents give you a curfew? Does it change for weekends/ summer/ etc?
For some reason, over-protective as my parents may be, I was never ever given a curfew. befuddlement
Usually my mom tells me a time like 1 am, or else she's going to bed. All that measn is if I'm somewhere on the other side of town past 1 am, she's not coming to pick me up. Which isn't really a problem. The majority of the time when I come home, everyone else is asleep. Apparently my mom has no desire to catch me stumbling in the door drunk or anything. She could have many many times if she wanted to.
And she also apparently doesn't even care if I don't come home, because sometimes I'll come home last and then not wake up til the afternoon, then when I finally see my mom, she'll be all surprised because she thought I slept over someone else's house.
And my dad just doesn't give a shit. He leaves it to my mommy.
Not really, they just start calling me once it gets late, the latest I'll gegt back home is like 1:00
On school nights I usually go to bed at around 11:00. On weekends, vacations, etc., I stay up until as late as 5:00 AM.
Quote from: Psycho Mantis on July 19, 2008, 05:56:31 PM
On school nights I usually go to bed at around 11:00. On weekends, vacations, etc., I stay up until as late as 5:00 AM.
But staying up is not necessarily the same as staying out.
Quote from: Sammie on July 19, 2008, 05:58:45 PM
But staying up is not necessarily the same as staying out.
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My parents always want me home before 11. :|
I've never been out. Only to the movies with friends.
I'm going to the movies with SolarAndLunar (Ellipsis Man) tonight at 10.
I don't really have one.
But the later I come home, the more mad they get.
9:00 for school nights (not anymore, lol), and usually 12:00 for weekends.
For summer, they say, "Just go to sleep before 5:00 AM"
A couple months ago, it was about 12P.M.-1A.M.
Now, it's around 11 P.M. or sometimes even earlier, but I never really go out.
I don't really know, I've never really been out. :(
Not at all.
When I was 11 I got in trouble for staying out until 11PM but that was more related to who I was hanging with, I think.
Right now my parents don't really care since I'm almost 19 and it doesn't matter.
I've never had one. I've consistently walked in at 4am or later and they never say anything.
I'm fairly sure she doesn't care, but then again I've never stayed out long enough to see if she would get mad or not.
A curfew for going out? No, I've never had one, as my mom is glad every single time I want to leave the house and actually do something.
My mom is pretty much anything but overprotective---she tries to encourage me to do things like go out at night with friends.
For staying awake, my only curfew is when my mom wakes up, which is about 8:30.
Quote from: bluaki on July 19, 2008, 06:21:54 PM
A curfew for going out? No, I've never had one, as my mom is glad every single time I want to leave the house and actually do something.
My mom is pretty much anything but overprotective---she tries to encourage me to do things like go out at night with friends.
For staying awake, my only curfew is when my mom wakes up, which is about 8:30.
How many times have you hung out with someone?
I was never allowed to leave my house without a a parent, so no. Also, because that's completely destroyed any chance of developing a social life, my parents know I never leave the house so they say they don't care how long I'm out so long as I'm gone... but without really being able to communicate with anyone there's no chance of me going anywhere and they know this.
Like this past year or so, my father has been saying I should get out of the house and get a car so that I could have sex with a woman.[spoiler]I'm nothing like my father and I prize virginity and would never even consider kissing a person on the cheek unless I truly love them, which is why I've never been kissed and never will be.[/spoiler]
Also, just thinking of leaving the house for 5 minutes makes me scared shitless so no matter what I do I'd always return home before my parents ever realize I'm gone. If I even think about taking a walk to the gas station alone, I bite my lip and already feel lost.
Quote from: Lawlz on July 19, 2008, 06:28:26 PM
I was never allowed to leave my house without a a parent, so no. Also, because that's completely destroyed any chance of developing a social life, my parents know I never leave the house so they say they don't care how long I'm out so long as I'm gone... but without really being able to communicate with anyone there's no chance of me going anywhere and they know this.
Like this past year or so, my father has been saying I should get out of the house and get a car so that I could have sex with a woman.[spoiler]I'm nothing like my father and I prize virginity and would never even consider kissing a person on the cheek unless I truly love them, which is why I've never been kissed and never will be.[/spoiler]
Also, just thinking of leaving the house for 5 minutes makes me scared shitless so no matter what I do I'd always return home before my parents ever realize I'm gone. If I even think about taking a walk to the gas station alone, I bite my lip and already feel lost.
Eh... don't you think you should really work on that?
Take more walks around your town. Conquer your fear.
I've never had a curfew.
I don't necessarily have a set curfew. I always negotiate one with my mom right before I leave. It usually ends up being around 11-12, and on some occasions 10:30.
My father always let me stay out till like 1 without even consulting him, it was just assumed I'd be back by then. And that worked out. But my mother has never been too fond of that, especially after my father died.
She tries to keep me here as much as possible, and there are times when I feel bad for leaving her home alone.
Quote from: Lawlz on July 19, 2008, 06:28:26 PM
Also, just thinking of leaving the house for 5 minutes makes me scared shitless so no matter what I do I'd always return home before my parents ever realize I'm gone. If I even think about taking a walk to the gas station alone, I bite my lip and already feel lost.
I'm the opposite, though I don't go out much. If I get bored enough, or if something is wrong and I just need to get out of the house and think I will either walk around the city(usually downtown or the park), or hop on the bus and go to Boston or another nearby city and walk around for a bit and take the bus back to Salem.
Quote from: Sammie on July 19, 2008, 06:31:38 PM
Eh... don't you think you should really work on that?
Take more walks around your town. Conquer your fear.
The only way to get to town is by taking the highway, and it's like a 5 minute drive. I live in the suburbs and all we have is a dollar store and movie theater. If I want to go to Best Buy or something, that's also a 5 minute drive down the highway but also like 5 minutes away from the actual town of Clarksville. It's kind of like a triangle with me at the top corner, every decent store in the bottom right, and the town and college in the bottom left. Each point is an equal distance apart and if you want to do anything you can't walk there without getting your ass run over.
If it's a school night, my mom would just say as long as we go to school the next day then it's all good. caterpie; Weekends or vacations, it doesn't matter.
Quote from: JMV on July 19, 2008, 06:35:50 PM
I'm the opposite, though I don't go out much. If I get bored enough, or if something is wrong and I just need to get out of the house and think I will either walk around the city(usually downtown or the park), or hop on the bus and go to Boston or another nearby city and walk around for a bit and take the bus back to Salem.
That's kinda me too, except I always walk to the plaza, specifically to the grocery store. Sometimes I'll go to the center of town, specifically to the Chinese Restaurant there.
I'm a pig. :(
But exploring the grocery store and just picking up whatever you want is great fun and way cheaper than going out to eat.
Quote from: Banjo on July 19, 2008, 06:26:36 PM
How many times have you hung out with someone?
Um... twice.
Mine was midnight until about 8th grade, once HS came around I never had one. If I miss a day and don't come home at all they might give me a call though.
idk i've never gone out
When I go out, my mom doesn't care how late it is unless its like 5 in the morning or something, and even then she wouldn't be mad unless I didn't call her.
Well I'm allowed to stay in the city (new york) until 1:30am, and i can stay out in queens until 4am. But I have no bed time. OInly rules I have.
Quote from: Vostroya on July 19, 2008, 07:47:23 PM
I try to respect this, but I just can't.
You've got problems, kid.
I've known this for a long time.
As long as I'm not wandering the streets aimlessly they wouldn't care
Summer: Weekdays 11pm Weekends 12pm (which is also state law till im 17)
School Year: School nights 10pm
10-11am on school nights, and I don't really need one for weekends/summer since they know I usually come back at a decent time.
Quote from: Lalie on July 19, 2008, 09:21:14 PM
10-11am on school nights, and I don't really need one for weekends/summer since they know I usually come back at a decent time.
Quote from: Lalie on July 17, 2008, 02:11:40 PM
Oh.
I can't even go out at 9 and I'm 17. :'(
Well unless it's the weekend.
also, i think you meant pm
Quote from: Lawlz on July 19, 2008, 09:24:34 PM
also, i think you meant pm
I can't remember everything. :'(
It varies on what I'm doing mostly.
And I meant I can't LEAVE the house at 9.
The city imposes a curfew here.
if I leave the house I have no where to go lol I live in the middle of nowhere, if I want/need to go someplace like to the movies or something they would drop me off and pick me up.
Quote from: Ethereal on July 19, 2008, 09:26:44 PM
The city imposes a curfew here.
Here too, but they don't enforce it. The curfew is 11 for minors though, and that's rediculous. baddood;
And besides, I don't have a car. No matter where I am, i can say "I'm on my way home", or "I'm on my way to a friend's house." And in fact, I have been spoken to by cops, all they do is ask what i'm up to, then leave.
Quote from: Lalie on July 19, 2008, 09:26:10 PM
I can't remember everything. :'(
It varies on what I'm doing mostly.
And I meant I can't LEAVE the house at 9.
OH
Quote from: Lawlz on July 19, 2008, 09:32:03 PM
OH
It doesn't really make sense to me. I can stay wherever I'm going past 9, but can't leave the house at 9. befuddlement
As long as my parents know where I am I can generally stay out as long as I want.
I only have to be home before midnight unless I'm at a concert or something.
I'd say 1am if I have my car, and if I'm not driving 3am tops.
I just have to remember to lock the front door and put a piece of wood in front of it and my parents are fine with me staying out that late.
Quote from: Sammie on July 19, 2008, 09:29:22 PM
Here too, but they don't enforce it. The curfew is 11 for minors though, and that's rediculous.
I went city wondering at 3 in the morning two weeks ago and passed by two Police cars, I made it a point to stop and light up a cigarette in front of them, not a word was asked. You gotta love Philly, unless you're black, in a bad neighborhood and or involved in a catastrophic incident the Cops wont say shit to you.