D.+Curfew+Eassy

Morris English/1A December 20, 2010 “Mommy I don’t understand why I can’t stay out till twelve-thirty. I do everything that is expected of me, and more. Mom pleases!” “Brey, I said no already, don’t make me tell you twice. Plus the law in Virginia is that if you are under 18 you have to be in the house by eleven,” Said mom. “Okay that’s true, but still, Mom I am very responsible. I also work and I like to socialize at a later time.” This is a common conversation between mother and their teenage kids about curfew. Curfew should be later on behalf of the teens that are responsible. Most young adults were taught that if they maintain good grades and take care of business at home, they would mostly be rewarded. As teens get older, the rewards they want start to change. Teens ask for the more freedom to do as they please. Why shouldn’t we get the freedom we deserve if we are trustworthy? Young adults understand that trust is hard to earn, but teens have built up that trust with little things that they do. For example coming in the house on time. It is already hard leaving a party when all our friends are still there, but we do it anyway just to prove that we are trustworthy. Teens are responsible enough to have a job. Sometimes, work shifts times do not allow teens to get off at the set curfew. Even if it did, we still might have to take some co-workers home. This could delay the time we get in. This could also tie in with being responsible. Many teens that get in late after work don’t feel like doing their homework but most do it anyway. This proves that we can balance school, work and home life all at once. Parents have to consider everything before you set a limit on our freedom. Teens like to stay at parties from the beginning to end. Young adults should able to the movies without having the worry of coming in late. School sporting event that has gatherings afterwards. As a football trainer we didn’t finish with the team till eleven or later, then after that we would all go out to celebrate our win. All that tallied together is past curfew. The simple things like that might not mean much to you but at this time in our lives it means everything. “So mom do you see the point now?” We have reintroduced the reason why we deserve a later curfew. Going back to the basic of being responsible and trustworthy. Like we mention earlier trust is hard to earn but after we have earned it, why not use it? Other subjects that we touched on were having a job and our freedom to socialize. If we haven’t disobeyed you or giving you a reason to question our judgment, then you should reconsider the curfew time that you have set. “Okay… so mom can I stay out later?’’ “Mhhmm yes Breyonna. You got until twelve-thirty! Not a minute later.”