<p>^ sort of too late to respond now, huh?</p>
<p>lol jk ;p</p>
<p>Well I did get banned for a week for vulgarity, so I really couldn’t answer it on time.</p>
<p>My parents spend all their time making sure my younger siblings are doing everything they’re supposed to. My brother doesn’t do this homework, so they spend a lot of time making sure he does. My sister has become quite the little rebel in the past year, so they have to deal with her a lot. I’m not perfect, but I work hard enough in school and I generally do everything they tell me to, which isn’t much, so they trust me and basically let me do anything I want. The latest I can be out is 11:30, but that’s because there’s an issue with my driver’s license–we don’t know if it’s unrestricted now or not, because I totaled a car earlier this year, but didn’t receive a ticket or anything. They pay for everything, but they do expect me to get a job before or during college to support myself (but only for things like going out on weekends). They’re very encouraging about the college application process, insisting that we figure out the money issue when I know where I’m in.</p>
<p>Overall, I’m lucky. I have a strong relationship with my parents, but I’m also independent from them. I’m not afraid to do things on my own.</p>
<p>I think HisGraceFillsMe and I have the same parents…</p>
<p>^ ha</p>
<p>my parents aren’t overbearing at all. They know that I’ll bring home the grades etc. so they never bug me about school stuff.
I bugged them a lot about driving me around before, so they kinda of dictated that. But overall, i make my own decisions. If i’m uncertain, I ask for advice and weigh the options. and, they let me live by myself for an entire summer 1000 miles away. that’s how much they trust me.</p>
<p>One the only reasons I don’t complain about my parents is that they’re my financial safety. I don’t mind that I have to work a lot to help out, but some of their rules are just really annoying and I hate that I don’t have any money of my own so I don’t have to go to my parents and beg them for some money to go out with friends. They trust me, kind of. Well, they think they can trust me. I’m very careful about keeping some things secret.</p>
<p>I’ve also found that I need to plan my social life meticulously because my parents don’t believe in me seeing friends more than once every 2-ish week. So I gather up my invitations for the coming weeks and pick one. 
But on that same note, when I do go out, I’ve got no rules whatsoever. I can come home as late as I want and be with whomever I please as long as I answer my cell phone if they want to check up.</p>
<p>My mom will honestly spend as much money as she needs to in order to help me achieve my goals education wise. She does have a say in what I do but if I choose to go against her wishes it is my choice. She says it’s my life, my schooling do what I want with it.</p>
<p>The only thing is she says she will put no money towards paying for anything once I get into college unless I get scholarships to show I’m trying. I understand what she is doing though. She strongly believes in going for a higher education because she is a teacher.</p>
<p>****ing all of it. good thing is though, they’re easy to get by with.</p>
<p>Well my parents still have some big influence in my life, but they don’t carp about my grades and other stuff. They know who I am and they are satisfied so they don’t expect me to be perfect. I make most decisions for myself but nontheless I still have to listen to them and follow their order if they have any.</p>
<p>My mom lets me do my own thing, pretty much. As long as I’m not getting into trouble (and I don’t, really), she trusts me to do my own thing and take care of myself. She doesn’t ask about homework, she assumes that I was responsible and did it. It’s really pretty nice.</p>
<p>My dad can be a little overbearing, especially when it comes to me and my sister wanting to go out and do things with our friends (he sets ridiculous curfews, checks up on us, is generally paranoid). I’m not at his house very often, though, so it’s not a big deal.</p>
<p>Some diverse parents we have here…</p>
<p>My parents don’t interfere with my school in the slightest</p>
<p>However, they have a HUGE wrap on everything I do outside of school. </p>
<p>As for independence, well, I’m already doing 3/4 of that crap anyway…</p>
<p>I can’t wait to head to school, and yep, I’m paying for it.</p>