Will I survive winter break?

jonri
Fri, 21 Dec 2007 12:00:32 +0000

How reasonable are your parents in other ways? If it’s really that important to you, would it be possible for you to arrange it so they could come and spend the night too–at least once? Now, you have to get the friend’s consent, of course, and warn your other friends. You’d also have to get your parents to agree that they cannot enforce their rules–11 pm curfew–on your friends. They’d have to agree to stay in the background–holed up in a bedroom, etc.

Don’t dismiss the idea immediately. Maybe if your parents did this once and met the kids you are hanging out with in college, they would feel more comfortable about letting you do this. I had very strict parents myself, but they were a lot better about letting me go stay with friends during summer who were away from home and living on their own when they KNEW the friends.

Yes, I know. My plan’s a little weird. But it might be the case that there are one or two kids in the same boat whose parents would let them come if they knew there would be parents there. And if your parents see that these are good responsible kids who just want to hang out and have fun, maybe next time they’s say yes.

I mention this just in case it is true that your own home is inconveniet geographically.