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August
21st 2010
Dear
Helpline
My
life is very difficult. First of all my parents
don’t ever give me any freedom, they
never let me go anywhere without them and
I'm 15. I had a lot of freedom when I was
younger. I don’t have any friends because
of them. So I’m at the point when I
just want to walk out of the house and never
come back. What should I do?
Ready
To Roll
Dear
Ready To Roll
First
thing you have to do is sit down and think
long and hard about what you are saying you
going to do. Leave home? No, we don’t
endorse that. If I was you I would talk it
out with my parents. I would ask why I don't
get that much freedom anymore. All that stuff
about you leaving the house come on now. That
is way too extreme and truthfully you shouldn't
be thinking about it. You shouldn’t
just walk out and run away and never come
back because when you face the real world
you are going to realize that your family
is all you have and you will be missing them
the most. Maybe the reason that your parents
gave you more freedom when you were younger
is because they knew that you would still
listen to them, because usually when children
are younger they are closer with their parents
and they aren't as involved with friends,
and peer pressure as when you are a teenager.
I bet if you talked with your parents they
would understand a lot better. Let them know
how you feel, and ask them for a little more
freedom. Even though you are really upset
with your parents and want to leave the cooped
up house that you're dying to get out of,
don't run away because then your parents are
going to be even more strict with you and
be mad at you for making that decision.
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