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How to live with parents(18 yearsold)who keep trying to control me?

okay so everyone older than me can help me out with this one… I’m 18 now (just since nov.21st) and my parents still want me to be home by curfew (11:45) well anyways I push that, and they have given me some lee way with that.I’m learning this and I don’t mind although sometimes it drives me crazy…

but the largest problem I have is, my boyfriend of two years is coming home from basic training on december 18th and he has been away for two and a half months anyways my parentes want to make me go to florida for the majority of the time he home for. he is only home for 2 weeks and if they make me go they will be keeping me from him for a week and a helf leaving me only 2 or 3 days to see him. anyways how do I go about telling my parents that I will not go, and that I am staying home

backgroud info: I’m an 18 year old girl. my mom is a flight attendant so we get free flights whenever wherever for free. they want to take me to fl to see my grand parents while my boyfriend is away. I can fly down to see my grandparents myself for a long weekend two weeks after winter break is over.

how do I go about this with my parents…? so they agree because if they don’t agree I’m just not packing and not going I don’t care if they never leave because I won’t budge. should I maybe throw in that I can watch over the animals and take care of them so they won’t have to bring them with them?

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Answer #1

They are just traingh to protect you and make sure that you are safe you also have to understand their point of view. Also you are 18 and able to make your own desitions and be mature about things.

Answer #2

There trying to protect you so if I were you I would listen to them. I would know cause my bother is doing the same thing and its causing a lot of pain for our family and did I mention he has gotten into a lot of trouble wit da law for hanging wit da wrong crowd.

Answer #3

You have to make sure they understand how strongly you feel about it and being so stubborn right off the bat is not the answer. Make sure you have valid points on why you want to spend all the time you can with your boyfriend. He is going to serve his country and as a Veteran myself I know how much it means to have someone back at home thinking and caring about you while you are away. It means a whole lot to see their face finally since you have been dreaming about it for so long. Make sure they see you as an adult because I know your parents don’t see your age they see you as a person. Ensure they know how much you have grown and that you can take care of anything that will happen.

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