I'm 13 years old and they treat me like i'm 5 ! Here are some examples of how they're overprotective.
My primary school was 1-2 minutes away from my house. It was just around the corner. My parents didn't let me walk there alone until I was in year six. It was so embarrassing to be 10 years old and still escorted to the school gate. Now i'm in high school and nothing has changed (my mother drives me). I wanted to walk home with my friends, but my parents said no because they think i'll be abducted and killed. I told them that i'd be with 7 other people, but they didn't care. They said you can be abducted no matter who you're with. I'm not even allowed to step out the front door without my parents escorting me (they think i'll be abducted). Furthermore, I cannot go to a friends house unless my parents know their parents and when i'm there they call me every five minutes. I feel like i'm trapped in the house. I can't go anywhere or do anything unless it's with my mother and i'm way too old for that.
It's not like they have a reason to be overprotective. I'm responsible and get the best grades in my year. So what can I do ? I want to be able to step outside without having to ask my mother to come with me & I want to go and have fun like other people my age.
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