I'm 15 and can do most things; hang out with friends till late, R Movies/M Games, etc. Onlyt hings I can't do are go on /b/ (my parents actually discovered that before me O_o), and watch porn. And listen to loud music near them, as they can't stand metal (my dad listens to rockabilly, my stepmom to mainstream radio [cabbage], and my mom/stepdad to country :/).Oh, and I can't cuss near them

I'm not in the least bit sheltered, which makes me SO happy (especially because one of my friends who is 14...well her mom treats her like shes 6, and i'm serious! So sheltered that my friend is sometimes told when to ware a jacket at school and she actually listens...honestly makes no sense; especially when its like 80 degrees outside now o.O)

 

 

 

But my mom just bacally says the usual parent stuff (brush your teeth, get good grades, don't do anything from the list of stupid stuff teenagers do and etc) and shes let me have a tv in my room since i was 4 (no blocks and with cable) Have a some form of a gameboy and allowed to play it whenever, got a computer in my room when i was about 8, was allowed to surf the internet (when i had actually figured out what the internet was...its kinda funny looking back now) soon after that (different computer tho, since the one in my room was a lame windows 98) i've always been alowed to play some TV game concol.

 

 

 

And i'm not some sorta idiot... A, B+ student (never have gotten a C on a report card) and i have done any of those stupid things teenagers do :D

 

 

 

i'm just a bit random o.O

Apparently I don't know what sheltered means. I should edit my post.

Short answer: [bleep] no!

Very. I desperately want to move out, change my name a lead a new life but the way they dominate me I cant. 18, no job (Not by choice either) no money. They keep saying "Oh, find a job till you get into the RAAF. I DO NOT want to be a Military Dog, just to follow my fathers footsteps. I dont care if its good pay, its not a job or career I want or would enjoy at all and they seem to be missing that point. I Can DO What I want but because Im forced to live here my rights or freedom are forfet. It sucks.

Depends on your viewage (yes, I know that's not a word) of sheltering. There's several different categories of sheltering, and my yes/no answers vary greatly for each of them.

 

 

 

My parents, while giving more freedom in terms of how & when the homework gets done, still like to check in on it and find out what's due when, etc. from time to time.

 

 

 

They still like to know where I'm going, what I'm doing, etc.

 

 

 

However, on the other hand, there's no lockdown on computers/internet/phone/etc. and I'm still free to go do whatever I choose.

 

 

 

I was very sheltered before though. I wasn't even allowed to watch the news when I was around 8. :?

 

 

 

That's not sheltering, it's called being a responsible parent :? .

 

 

 

My parents were always out for my best interest and never overprotected me.

 

 

 

@Dark_Aura: Move out? It's their house and their rules and since you're 18 and can legally live on your own, I don't see what you're complaining about.

 

 

 

@Dark_Aura: Move out? It's their house and their rules and since you're 18 and can legally live on your own, I don't see what you're complaining about.

 

 

 

1 Word: Resession. I CANNOT get a job because there are NONE due to it, Thus im forced to live with them and thier rules because I simply cannot afford to move out. (Its either that or sell everything and go wondering Australia is search of something)

That sounds like fun.

 

 

 

Oh boy, it'd be nice if we were having economic prosperity when I go off to college.

No. I usually got the things I asked for so I guess I can be considered spoiled. As for them covering my eyes from bad things, no - they made sure I got my dose of reality. I also get a lot of freedom too.

Would say I was a bit up until I was around 11 or 12ish. However I have a sister that is a couple of years older than me and she did all the rebelling to that I didn't have to. :)

 

 

 

Also I suppose my parents divorce made them loosen the rules a bit, pretty much because they had less less time to monitor what I was doing etc.

Honestly, do you? The last thread I made, most people really stunned me. "but but it's baaaaaaaaaad" is such a childish point that really made me lose the will to argue.

 

 

 

Please don't tell me you're talking about the cockfighting thread.

Wow, what do you think of arranged marriage? I'd kill myself before I let myself be a part of that

 

I think my judgement of it has been jarred because I've grown up going to a lot of weddings where they are getting married via that method. And most have turned out pretty successful, only one divorce :o. I find it an acceptable method if both parties give their consent and if their parents don't force them to do it :S as is the case in rural parts of the world.

 

 

 

Though personally, I'm not comfortable living with people I know so it'd be rather hard living with someone who I've only known for a couple of months. And I'm not that way inclined. So I guess I'm going to have to run away from my parents when I hit my 20's.

 

 

 

Adrenal, I don't really know what to call myself. Isn't an Indian someone who is born in India? I just tell people I'm asian and when they indulge furthur, I tell them my parents are Indian.

No.

No, I don't consider myself to be sheltered. Even when I was younger I was free to come and go as I pleased, but I didn't take advantage of that opportunity. I chose to do all I could to help out my family, and then if there was free time I would go out.