Tayler

I am 15. My birthday is in February, so I will soon be 16. But I feel like a child. My parents say they trust me, but do they really?

My friends (Hailey, Geneva, and Jessica) and I had a plan to go to winter formal. There was going to be like ten of us going all together, so we were going to rent a limo so we could all go together. Then we were going to formal then after it was over we were going to spend the night at Hailey’s house. A sleepover. Does that sound so awful? Well apparently it is not good for my “safety”. Whatever that means.

My parents say they want to know that I am safe. I can go to winter formal. And I can go to a sleepover. But I can’t go to both. They don’t want me going to two places in one night. I didn’t want to argue with them because they are not going to change their minds. But I still don’t understand why. It is a sleepover! I already offered that Hailey’s grandma call them when I got there. But they said no to that. But all that says to me, is that they don’t care that I am there safe and sound. It is something else, like they don’t trust me.

I really want to go to both of these things. I want to find a way. My parents are pretty reasonable, so I don’t know why they are saying “no” so fast. I want to offer that I can come home after formal so that they can see everything is fine (not drinking, not doing drugs, not pregnant, I don’t know) and then have them take me over to Hailey’s house. But I am afraid they are going to cut me off and just say they already made their decision. And I certainly don’t want to hear more excuses like “I don’t want to drive that late!”

I most definitely do NOT want to hear “You will understand when you have a 15 year old daughter.” Because I am not just another 15 year old. I am sick of people discriminating and treating me like just another 15 year old. And my parents should know better than not to trust me. I DON’T even know what could go wrong!? Whatever. I will find a way! There has got to be a loop hole!

Tayler!