Sleeping past 12:00 a clock, PARENTS HELP!!!!?

Question

I am 15 years old and I like to stay up late and play with my friends on Xbox Live because they always stay up too. I also play my synth (with headphones) and get on the computer. But, my parents have been setting new rules because I get up late. Do these rules sound fair?

During Summer, I can only stay up until 12:00 in the morning weekdays, but on Fridays and Saturdays I can stay up until 2:00 AM, But I have to get up in the morning at 8:00 AM every morning or I get a bucket of water, no joke. I have to do yard work in the morning.

BUT, I have a job... And the only time I work is on Saturday and Sunday. Saturdays I work from 3:00pm until 10:30pm and on Sundays I work 1:00pm until 10:30pm. So, the one time I can stay up, and in the morning I have to do like 3 hours of yardwork at 8:00am and go to work at 3:00pm or 1:00pm until 10:30.

I asked the if I could switch them and have a bedtime on weekends and not on weekdays. I wish they would take a bedtime away like in 5th grade!

Answer 1

Totally unfair!  It's YOUR summer..we go to school for like what? 9 months?  YOU should be able to decide when you go to bed AND when you get up.  It's not up to them, especially when your 15...it really doesn't seem fair.

Answer 2

I'm a parent and I think your parents are right.  When you have responsibilities you need to learn how to manage your time properly.  If you want to stay up late to play video games then you'll have to deal with getting less sleep.  Sleeping until noon is not a healthy habit to get into, your parents are doing the right thing by making you get up.

Answer 3

Yes, its very fair.  You just sound like the typical teenager complaining because you aren't getting the things that you want.  Things in life don't always go the way you want them to.  Get use to it.  Someday you'll be working a full-time job, living on your own (so you'll have to do ALL the chores by yourself) and paying all the bills.  Its then that you'll wish you could go back home and have only a curfew and some yard work to worry about.

Answer 4

you decide the hours you sleep. your parents are only making you wake up on time. human will is an incredible thing.

the real world sets your wake up time. it would be best to get used to it early. step up to the plate and swing the bat of responsibility my dear.

it is fair. and a good lesson. just accept it and learn from it.

Answer 5

if you are still living in your parents' home, you need to follow their rules...

i know you like to socialize and play Xbox, it's what kids do!

but your parents are teaching you responsibility by giving you things to do, and times to get them done.

it's just life.

maybe you can be consistent about doing things around home, and then, after a while, ask if you can have one day a week to sleep in?  

when my kids were in 5th grade, they weren't allowed to stay up till midnight or 2:00 a.m.... they still had bedtimes.

Answer 6

my mom does the same thing,

I know what you're going through,

I think itts unfair too.

I don't think they realize that we're teenagers and we need more sleep,

but its harder for us to get it at night,

It's easier in the morning.

Answer 7

Actually I think it is fair.  Although you don't seem to realize it, time passes quickly when you play video games and before you know it it is 4:00 in the morning.  Also, there have been studies done that teenages need more sleep than infants because they are growing so fast.  Your parents know that you need enough sleep, even if you don't.

Answer 8

The bottom line is that you are living there, and you have to abide  by their rules. fair or not.  Be thankful you have parents, many of us don't or only have one, or have parents that are separated, and play the game of who gets the kids on what days.  Rules are there for a reason.  If you have a question on why they have a certain rule, you should talk to them quietly and respectfully, and discuss the reasons.

Answer 9

Nope, it's not unfair at all. I definitely wouldn't complain.

Sleep is extremely important.  You need to do your activities in the daytime hours.  I can see staying up to midnight from time to time, but regularly (and then until 2 am) is a little much.  You are still growing and need sleep in order to grow, in order to establish your memory.  

Part of maturing is realizing that you must sleep in order to maintain your health and if that means sacrificing a few hours of Xbox, well, that's what you'll do.

Your parent's rules are very reasonable.  And what are you going to do when you have to get up at 6 am for a job every day when you're an adult - or even for a University class?  You need to grow up and realize that conforming your sleeping pattern now will benefit you long throughout life.

Answer 10

i have always slept in late since i was about 12, my parents never saw me before 2pm on weekends or in school holidays i didn't have a set bedtime at 15, on school nights i had to be in my room by around 12am (but this wasn't a strict thing & i could have my TV on in there till 2am) on weekends or holidays i have had no bedtime set since i was about 12 also. so yes i think you are treated very unfair!

Answer 11

that's totally unfair!!! it's summer & u should b able 2 enjoy it.. my mom is always telling me 2 go 2 sleep but i'm always lyk "ok ok in a min.!" anyways ya i sleeep in too i didnt get up till lyk 3 in the afternoon 2day & now its past 1am and i'm not even tired...i stay on the comp all day & my uncle is on xbox live everynight till lyk 4 in the morning lol..but dude i think thats totally unfair.! summer is about relaxing, being lazy, no stress & having fun!!  =]

Answer 12

my mom does the same thing but i can stay up as long as i want but i have to be up by 9 cuze i have to work. It sucks but its not that big of a deal.

Answer 13

well that's not fair you should talk to your parents... it's the summer who wants to get up at 8? i think as long as your sleeping habits don't interfere with your chores or work you shouldn't have a bedtime plus you're to old for that. i think its awesome you have a job your parents should give you more space so you can show them your responsible enough to keep up with your obligations and still have fun. hope this helps. :-)

Answer 14

I think it sounds perfectly fair. If you are 15, well, i am proud of you for having a job cause most 15 year old guys are to lazy to even apply for one soo... good job! But your parents also need your help around the house.. are you an only child? I am, which means...i get ALL of the chores.. with no one to help.. but my dad soemtimes lol anyways... they do need your help parents do SOOOOO MMMUUUCCHHHHH its not even funny.. . so just be as big of a help as you can =)

Answer 15

hahhah.... mm see iam a 19 yrs.... when i was 15 yrs old i used 2 be same as u....... waking up late in da morning,sleeping at 3 in da night........ parents are right aat their part.... i do understand ur problem but parents care us right??!!! all they need from us is study well n settle well...... so do onething manage   boththings get good percentage n enjoy ur life............. bye take care all the very best

Answer 16

my mum and dad go to bed at 12 and tell me not to go to bed too late. i usually go to bed about 1 am . my mum wakes me up at 10 everymorning. for me it doesnt matter whether its weekend or not, i go to bed anytime during the holidays :)

Answer 17

i stay up until about 4 o clock...also playing LIVE and WoW..my mom also recently put a time limit on the wireless router..i must turn it off @ 12 o clock..but i turn it back on after they go to sleep...eventually i got sick of this, and conftronted my mom about this..i told my mom i was sick of this **** and im not a kid any more..(15 years old) so she gave it up now i stay up as late as i want

Answer 18

I'm a mom and I know my parents hated it when I woke up at 2 every afternoon during summer lol. Personally now as a mother it would bug me, your just wasting your day, is it unfair? possibly, but its not like thats going to stop you, lol.

Answer 19

Nah I think that they shouldn't of punished you in the firstplace, 12 pm isn't THAT bad. Goodness.

Not 2 am, 1 am. 1 am you have to be IN BED everyday.

Wake up between 9 - 11 am. Or earlier only IF you wake up earlier.

Yardwork should be the dad's AND you unless he's busy. Yardwork as soon as you get up and dressed.

Answer 20

You should feel lucky. My bedtime was 11pm throughout highschool. When I went to college I kept your schedule, but it eventually ran me into the ground. It was really hard transitioning back to "normal" hours when I had to. Your parents are probably just trying to watch out for you.

Answer 21

that isnt really fair, at least not in the summertime, in the school year, i can understand, sometimes (most times) i sleep till like 2! and my parent dont yell at meq

Answer 22

I don't think it's unfair that your parents want you to get enough sleep, but I think expecting several hours of yardwork every day is ridiculous.

Answer 23

Nope. Sounds pretty fair. It sounds like they're just trying to look out for you. Plus, it will be harder to get up during the school year when you've altered your sleeping patterns. I'm on summer break too and I don't have a bed time. The thing is that I've almost permanently altered my sleeping patterns. I can't sleep until 2:00 A.M. and I can't wake up before at least 8. It's a pain in the butt. You'll thank your parents for it later.

Answer 24

Well I am a parent of 2 girls and one more coming soon they are younger than you. But when they are at your age I think I wouldn't let them stay up any longer than 11:00pm. So you are pretty lucky. I think sleep is good and makes people less grumpy. Also it is healthy. Anyways goodluck. =)

Answer 25

Sounds fair to me.

I'm 21, still living at home (currently on summer vacation from University) - and if I stay up late, and I'm not at work the following morning I still have to get up at a respectable hour.

Mind you, I mostly work 6:00am to 3:00pm so I'm usually up and out the door by 5:30am...

Answer 26

Well... it sounds a little mean. :/ I'd hate it if my mom made me do yard work. But, I live in an apartment so I don't have yard.

But your some what lucky ! Most kids don't even get to stay up that late. I have to go to bed at 10:30pm.

Answer 27

its not fair

im 13 and stay up super late ( 5 am ) in the summer and my mom makes me wake up at 11 am IT FxCKING SUX. and she screams at me a lot. d**n it sux.

parents suck haha. well not all the time but most of the time

good luck!

Answer 28

i slept til 5pm yesterday and my parents didnt care because i had nothing else to do and i always set my alarm and get up when i have something to do. i dont think its fair what your parents are doing if you get up when you need to go to work but if you dont then i understand why theyre doing this to yah.

Answer 29

that sucks, try to make a deal with your parents or something. and just get up at 8 even when you go to bed really late to show them you can get up early with not as much sleep. i play the synth too :]

Answer 30

hi:]

well.

my mom always tries getting me up at and ready by nine.

anddd.

no its really not fair.

if you need to sleep you need to sleep.

plus.

were teenagers.

were growing:D

haha tell them that:]

and. yeah. :P

goood luckk.

its not fair.

but parents kinda have control. >:[

Answer 31

i sleep at 1:15 am everyday..i hate it but i can never fall asleep before that time..my parents get angrey but i don't care..i think i have insomnia and im imsomniatic..but i wake up when ever i like like sometimes its 7:00 am or 12:30 pm