Parents think im not mature at 18?

Question

Okay so i was working the other day. My boss asked me to close down the arena and i wouldnt get home until midnight instead of 10. So i told my boss that i had family plans and i couldnt do it. He freaked out on me and said i was lieing. When i told my parents, they called me immature and my mom is freaking out. what can i do to prove to them i am mature?

Answer 1

Try to be more mature by thinking things through don't make decisions lightly your an adult now and to prove it to them try to be more responsible and independent! You'll do great! Best of luck

~Kayla~

Answer 2

be independent.

Answer 3

don't let your stupid  parents hold you back move out pay your own bills while you still know everything

Answer 4

your 18 years old.. you should have taken the offer that your boss asked you to do.... and if ur parenst thnk your inmature. do more chores or do chores around the house.. and get out and do more  

Answer 5

Did your parents call you immature because you lied to your boss?  Or do they have some other reason?  And why is your mom freaking out?  

Here's the scoop:  You have a job and now that you're 18, you are legally allowed to work past 10 pm (or whatever your local limit is).  It is perfectly reasonable for your boss to assume that you will close the arena when scheduled to do so, now that you're old enough.  It isn't good planning on your boss's part to ask you at the last minute to close, but we all know that sometimes things happen and he honestly didn't know yesterday that he needed you to close tonight.

If you don't want to work the extra hours, you don't have to because they weren't scheduled for you.  BUT, you can't lie to your boss.  "Family plans" at 10 pm?  Sorry, honey, that's too big a lie to cover up.  

Understand that even though you don't HAVE to work the extra hours, your boss also doesn't HAVE to keep you employed.  He needs someone on that shift who is willing to close, even if asked last minute.  If that someone isn't you, you may find yourself replaced by someone who will work the extra time.

Listen, none of us got through our first couple of jobs without making some big blunders.  You've just made one.  Chalk it up to experience, learn from it, and move on.  Just don't tell whopping big lies to your boss.

Answer 6

overprotective parents

Answer 7

There are a lot of unanswered questions here.  COULD you have stayed when your boss asked you, or did you have a curfew?  At 18 I think your parents want to believe that you can make a correct decision on your own, and the correct decision in this case would have been to done what your boss asked you.  If you were worried about getting home on your own late at night, I am sure your parents would have come to get you.  I may be reading this wrong, but IF if was your choice, and you COULD have stayed if you so choose, then in this case you did make a mistake by telling your boss NO.  Sit down with your Mum, quietly, and ask her to tell you what you should have done under the circumstances.  Then when she has communicated with you what SHE felt you should do, make sure next time that you think it out more.

Answer 8

REBEL! i hate when my mom calls me IMMATURE! so i just do stuff that  without thinking about what she will think cause she will only hold me back.