When your 18 are you allowed to

Question

stay out all night and come and go as you please? Please let me know if you are the parent of the 18 year old, or the 18 year old answering. What seems to be the "rights" of an 18 year old still living in their parents house.

Answer 1

Treat your parents with respect. You are still living in their house. If you are going to be away for a meal, let your mother know so that she doesn't waste time cooking for you. If you are going to bring friends home for a meal, let your parents know so that they can prepare for that.

It's still their house.

Answer 2

According to the government, you are considered an adult at the age of 18, there is no city wide curfew for someone 18 or older...depending on where you live, but when you still live at home with your parents, they don't really see 18 as being an adult and they can and usually give limitations.

Legally, though, you are an adult, but your parents will always tell you what you can and can't do when you live at there house.

(This coming for someone who was 18 once....I didn't like the limitations my parents set, so I got a good job and moved out.)

Answer 3

Sure. My brother does it and his 19 years old. Depends if your mature and that, I suppose.

Answer 4

well when i was 17 i was allowed to come and go as i pleased etc... i also moved out with my fiancee at 17 (he was 20) we´d been together 3years then so that's why. but i was always made clear that at 18 i could do whatever i wanted and (when me and my fiancee came home for weekends, as our friends were all still in our home town then) i would stay out as late as i wanted they didn't mind me coming home at 7am (even drunk) and then sleeping the whole day away :D as long as they knew i could be trusted and was drinking responsibly. i think its best to have those freedoms, i never did drugs or went anywhere that i thought was even a tiny bit dangerous, there was no need i was lucky to grow up with a mature (in a way lol) sensible group of friends and we just loved going to clubs and alcohol was always enough, you don't need drugs etc... so all was good :D

p.s. i live in Spain so we can drink/go to clubs etc at 18

Answer 5

Well, speaking as a parent, I believe a child who is 18 can come and go as they please, but they have to follow the rules and help around the house.  We are, after all, paying for college.

Answer 6

18 year olds are legally adults. so yeah.

Answer 7

I am a parent.  I don't thing an 18 year old has any rights if they are not prepared to support them selves.  My thought are that no matter who you live with, your parents or a roommate, you owe them the common courtesy of letting them know where you are and when you will be back.  I'm not saying that your parents should be telling you what you are and are not allowed to do, or where you can or can't go, but I do think they have the right to say "come home or you will be locked out".  Parents can't sleep when their kids are out, no matter how old they are.  So staying out all night makes mom and dad get no sleep, and that is inconsiderate.  If you know you aren't coming home, have consideration and tell them "this is where I am going, and this is when I will be back" so they don't have to worry.

Answer 8

A lot of kids make the mistake of thinking that, once they turn 18, they can tell their parents "This is the way it's going to be from now on---I'll do whatever I want, and you can just shut up and pay the bills." Think again.

The only way to have complete lack of accountability to anyone is to move out and live on your own.

You can be 18 and still behave like an immature child. A real adult living at his parents' home would be considerate enough of his parents' feelings to respect their rules and not worry them unnecessarily. He's not living there by right anymore, but only by the good will of the parents.

Answer 9

When I was 18 and living under my parents roof, I had to follow their rules.  As a parent I mandate the same rule, you want to live by your rules, you smartass, then move out into your own place, get a job pay your own bills then you can stay out all night.  But don't call me for bail money.

Answer 10

When I was 18 and living at home, I still had to follow house rules.  Being an adult gives you more freedom and more responsibilities, but you still have to follow the rules set by your parents if you are still living at home.  My kids will do the same, if they want to stay here, they will follow the rules.

Answer 11

im 14 and i come and go as i please

but im responsible,and i know where to end my ''fun''

its an age thing,many people say im VERY mature for my age

but still the FACT that i am spoiled is there,not going away as yet

i trust my parents and they trust me

its the way it is in my family,i think its the way u were treated and what u saw as a lil kid :)

good luck

Answer 12

I'm 18 years old i still have to live under my parents rules i have a little bit more freedom because i have gained their trust and once i go to college they has less control over me. Because you 18 doesn't mean you can do anything and everything you want. You have to know when enough is enough.

Answer 13

It depends what state you live in. Here in Texas, you are considered an adult at 18 so that means, yes, you can do whatever you want for the most part- smoke tobacco, go wherever you want and whenever you please, thats pretty much it.  

Answer 14

When I was 18 I lived at home and even though I was 18 I still had to follow their rules. They werent as strict as they were before, but if I were to stay out I had to call or shed be calling a million times to make sure I was okay. It was alot easier you could say when I turned 18, didnt have many rules and the ones I did have were that bad.

Answer 15

i am a parent and i think as long as you don't take the p iss and inform them where you are and that you are staying out at a friends i would be ok but then again you would still have to follow rules as it's my home and you have to respect it when my son get's 18 there will still be rules but i like to think i am a good mum and give him the benefit of the doubt

Answer 16

uhm not really. when your under your parents roof it's still there rules. if you want to stay out all night move out.  

Answer 17

We had house rules when our son was 18.  If he stayed out past a certain time, he was to call and let us know when or if he was coming home.  There were also other house rules - like no overnight female guests, etc.

As for "rights", if you want to be totally independent, then move out.  Otherwise, everyone has rules.

Answer 18

im 17 right now and im allowed to go and come as long as i let my mom know wuts going on. when ur 18 ur legaly an adult so u are allowed.