What do you think?

[robinatrix]

Just more out of curiousity than anything else, I'm posting about my parents and dating, hopefully I can get a few second opinions? Thankss =]

 

Okay so not being too specific, I finish High School this year, I've gone to an only-girls school since I was 8. My parents say this is cause my grades would drop like crazy if I was around guys, not sure how true this is though I get pretty much straight As for all of my subjects (using this as a point, I'm not meaning to brag..)

So anyways I don't know ANYONE outside school at all, most of my friends have been 'checked' by my parents before I can hang around with them, and my parents rarely, if ever, let me out of the house full stop.

If I want to go out with friends, I have to clear this 2 weeks in advance with my parents, and my friends' parents.

 

They do not intend to let me date until I am in university, which is Feb next year. Oh, and I'm not allowed to learn how to drive (the min. age in Australia is 16) until the end of this year, so basically I'm a sitting duck.

My phone is not allowed to be used for anything other than if they need to contact me in an emergency, therefore it has no credit so I cannot contact any 'unsavoury characters'

 

And my laptop - from the school, not one which my parents bought for me (they were very against it) - does not have wifi and I am not allowed to use it anywhere that they cannot immediately check on me; e.g. my room

 

Would you consider this overprotective? What age (hypothetical or not) would you let your children date? What age did your parents let you start dating? Are my parents right in thinking I should have no contact with guys at all? (I have no idea how I'll function in uni actually, LOL, I don't know how to talk to guys at all >__<)

[Old Flame]

When you have parents like that, you tend to go overboard once you get some freedom.

Don't worry, you'll be the college slut once you get away from your parents.

 

You will be very popular among the boys, and everybody will always remember you.

 

Once you get let out of the barn, you will start drinking a lot, and drink till you puke. You'll probably get introduced to drugs at school, and get creative about getting money for drugs from daddy.

 

Relax, you'll be able to self desrtruct and ruin your life within the time it takes to get a degree.

 

Sheltered kids have a capacity to destroy lives. You might even get drunk and drive when you get your license and kill a few of your friends.

Edited March 3, 2012 by Old Flame

[oldguy]

I would consider this very age Inappropriate.

My personal belief is that you teach by example and use positive feed back & trust. Trust not only in your children but your parenting.

 

Do you have other siblings, is this some sort of religious belief system, what sort of upbringing or experiences did your mother have when she was young. I suspect something unusual possibly even traumatic happened to her.

 

How are you able at this point to be posting here?

 

BTW I grew up in a college town and have to agree with old flame in that people who where over protected often have self limiting issues once they are on their own the first time.

Edited March 3, 2012 by oldguy