Through the eyes of my parents, I'm still a 19 year old and they treat me as that. I'm still not allowed to go for a sleepover at any of my friends' places, even if it is someone they've seen me grow up with. I'm still not allowed to go for trips with my childhood friends unless my family is accompanying me, but the fact that they can let me move to a completely different continent for my higher education and know that I am about to gradute university and yet not see me as someone who has more experiences than her age is what baffles me and is something that I will always continue to hate. I am still not allowed to be out of my house after 10PM in the night, even if it is for the celebration of my best friend's birthday or new years. I've asked them for permission my entire life and have yet gotten nowhere close to a yes and don't think I ever will. While I understand that they only want what is best for me and to keep me safe, sometimes I wish they realised that my age is merely a number and
my experiences
will never correlate to that number.
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