No idea.

lmkh70
Thu, 26 Sep 2013 19:57:22 +0000

You give them all the details of everything?

Of course they are going to ask. And I may be the odd parent out, but…I think you should go easy on them. As in, you do not need to give them every details. You are making them worry. Heck, I am in my 40’s and when my grandma calls and just says hi, and then asks what I am up to, I fill in the blanks (not blank to me) with what will make her happy. Yes, we did go to church today, (yeah, right) and of course we had a great nutritious dinner (grabbed pizza or whatever) and you get the idea. Yeah, I am honest somewhat. But getting older, and more mature, means your life is no longer an open book. My grandma is just making conversation. And if I told her the truth (kids drank coke and pizza for breakfast, which did not happen until noon because we all slept in and skipped church)…you get the idea. Ok…no, we are not THAT bad. But, we do clean our house a lot more when she visits. We are grown ups and do not need to air our everything negative to everyone. My grandma won’t let us visit in the winter because she is scared to have us on the roads in that weather! I know she loves us. So it is fine. And I do what I need to make her not worry.

If they ask you what you are doing next time, tell them you are hanging out with friends in a friend’s dorm room or something. I am not saying lie every time. But I could not imagine just telling all to my parents or grandparents once I was an adult. Stories like “I went to a drinking party and drove home at 3am” is a very good way to upset any parent!