Sheldon Is a 17-year-old student at Caledonia Senior Secondary
School. He likes Tae Kwon-Do and skiing, not necessarily in that
order, and hates “artificial music’... whatever that is.

I’m 16 and I want to set my own
curfew hours. I’ve got.a job and
I’m not doing that bad in school
but my parents are totally against
it. Why?

, — Anonymous

The obvious place to get the
answer is from your parents.

-They’re the ones who made the
‘decision in the first place and I’m

quite sure they can give you their
reasons. But if you've tried this
route and you’re still not satisified,
try thinking of things from their
perspective.

Parents are often called upon to
make decisions they find difficult
to justify or explain to their kids.
But they know from their own
experience that they’re right. Most
often these decisions are based on
two things: their own teen years
and the fact that they love you and
don’t want you to make any
serious mistakes.

The first idea should be fairly

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easy to understand.. But often,
though, the second is seen by
teenagers as nothing more than
petty interference in their personal
lives, lives they feel quite certain
they are capable of controlling
themselves. The problem when
you’re a teenager, though, is that
you lack the first part of the equa-
tion... experience.

You have the right to question
your parents decisions but at the
same time you have a responsibi-
lity to trust their judgement. If you
feel they’re being unfair tell them
what you think... and then listen to
what they say. If you're reallly
honest in this process you may
find it difficult to argue with their
reasoning. At the same time,
though, you might get your own
point across and find you are able
to negotiate a better deal.

One word of warning. If you're
going to talk to your parents about
this there’s one little snag you
should be prepared for. It’s a little

thing called trust. You may think,
or know, you can be trusted to
always make the right decisions
when you're on your own. But
in fact your parents really don’t
have any way of knowing for sure.
Most often they have to rely on
memories of when they were
young themselves and for a parent
this can get a little scary at times.

So don’t let yourself get hung up
on this tittle detail. Just remember
that trust is something you carn,
not a gift, and if a part of your
parents reasoning turns out to be a
matter of their trust for you, ask
them (and yourself) how you can
earn a little more. Life’s not all
that bad if you learn how to nego-
tiate a little middle ground and live
by the rules.

—/nonymous

Comin

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