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I am a teenager. Not 12, not 10.
I actually KNOW when to put down the phone when it's getting late, or when I'm talking to someone- UNLIKE MY OWN PARENTS.
But still, I get an hour or two of screentime at home, I have to put my laptop, phone, etc in my dads room before going to bed, and if they ever CATCH me using it at night, I get my ass beat, and then its a 'ban' on technology for like a week or something.
My dad goes on about how 'its not good for your brain' or 'I should know, I'm addicted too' BUT THATS THE THING.
I'm not addicted, when I'm tired, when I'm socializing, when I'm at the dinnertable, I KNOW TO PUT MY PHONE AWAY. I'm not a kid drooling at the ipad carrying it around everywhere. But they don't ever give me a chance to show that I am responsible.
It makes me feel like a kid. And not in the nice nostalgic way or anything like tasting a snack from when you were younger, no, it makes me feel like they don't want to see me as grown.
Am I that grown? No. I'm still a teen, a MINOR.
But for once, I want to have control over something that I KNOW I can handle.
Fml-
Getting my phone taken at MY GROWN AGE.
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KayyShark
im 24. being a teenager is about proving to your parents, especially your dad that you are responsible. And this is just the truth, but if your parents wont give the chance to prove yourself to them, you have to find it elsewhere, meaning, you can get a day job like mowing lawns, or something of that sort. Making your own money and paying for your own stuff is one of the biggest things father's expect. And I get being a teenager can suck when it feels like you're being treated like a kid, but you should listen to what they are trying to tell you, because it sounds like your father is trying less to restrict you because he doesn't trust you, but more to nudge you in the right direction. Maybe he want's you to do more around the house? I dont know, but this is your chance to go above and beyond, even if it feels ridiculous, because at the end of the day, if you prove your dad wrong and show how incredible of an adult you can be, he may just give you some wiggle room on the technology.
Worst part of this is I DO have a job, I pay for a lot of my own things, I've cooked for myself plenty of times.
by Lucero (ayeshas version); ; Report
I still love my dad and I get what he's trying to do for me, but omfg some days I can't even breathe
by Lucero (ayeshas version); ; Report
well shit... Have you tried sitting him down for a talk? That may be what is needed.
by KayyShark; ; Report
Somehow he managed to circle it around into a monologue and then about how I'm unworthy of it X.X
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