Ha! This makes me feel better.. I thought my parents were super strict!
I started flying by myself at 15,, usually to meet my family somewhere, I would stay behind (with my grandparents) for a day or two if there was sports conflicts of my own.
I went on spring break when I was 16 (when I was in 11th grade) with a group of other juniors and seniors.. my parents allowed that.. but only because one set of parents were going too. Although those parents were not at all as strict as mine.. they pretty much left us alone for the week. That trip took a lot of convincing.
I also went to Woodstock 1994 that same summer after that severe grounding.. that was with two other girlfriends and a mom.. the only reason I was allowed to still go was because I literally cleaned every day, did dishes every night, even was tasked with mowing the lawn. I also went to my grandmother’s house almost daily to clean as well. Parents originally threatened to take that trip away.. but allowed it I think because it was such a once in a lifetime thing...and I was on my BEST behavior leading up to it.
I knew that I wouldn’t be allowed to go for that pre college weekend without parental supervision..but I wanted to, so I went. I really wasn’t a bad kid. I did well in school and sports and volunteered often.. I just did some stupid things.
My curfew was 10pm on weekends unless it was Friday night football.. then it was 11.. and usually my parents were also at the game, just far away from me once I hit age 12 or so.. If they weren’t there, my grandfather was. He rarely missed a game.lol
The only other exception was skiing. We used to do a ‘late night ski’ 9:30-12am.
Nothing besides skiing and football was acceptable past 10..to my parents.
But.. my sister’s curfew was 11 when she was a junior and senior. I think they just gave up by the time it got to her.
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I would have been in so much less trouble in high school if my curfew would have been 11!