How do I convince my parents to let me go to pride?
I'm a freshman in high school and I'm in the GSA club and we are all planning to go to the gay pride parade today but my parents are worried that I will be corrupted by the sexual stuff or whatever. They know I'm gay and they know how badly i wanna go but they still won't let me. I REALLY want to go!!!! any ideas on how to convince them would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
Convince my parents to let me go to fright fest!?
okay my friend and her parents invited me to go to fright fest saturday, and we would be there all day till around 11 and then take a party bus to her house for a sleepover. her parents would keep us in a group and never ever let us out of there sight becuz it is a freak show and they are afraid that we will wander off. they would make us wear the same t-shirts (that is how extreme they will go) my mom isnt convinced because she thinks that i will get like kidnapped or something crazy like that at six flags. ive told her EVERYTHING, but i need something to really really hit her to let me go. helpp? please? (we've been planning this event since we were younger and now that it's finally coming, she wont let me go)
How do I convince my parents to let me go to PromHouse? I'm a good kid who has never gotten into trouble, and my friends are responsible.
First you have to ask.. Then you have to be willing to accept the possibility of a no. But, have a contingency plan. You have a cell phone I assume. They have GPS. PromHouse is a School event with an adult chaperone. You are locked in at a certain time and let out in the AM? If that is correct than you should have no problem leaving the Find My Family app running on the phone. Allowing them to call when you get there. Tell them they can verify you are there after they call with the Find My App. See I’m suspicious. Plus, I left right after. So I need to see you in the event with doors locked. Send a couple of snap shots in a few hours let them periodically check the find my family app. Tell them all of this and I would let you go.. Even if you were a bit younger. Because I know once those doors are shut and locked you can’t get out and those adults are watching. So its a wrap…. But the my friends are responsible thing.. That does not work on anyone… Every kid says it about every other kid, responsible or not. And sorry individually children are responsible but in groups they are not the brightest sometimes. I have great children and I love them. My son is getting his license this year. But, I still have to be diligent. You will make mistakes and that will be o.k. but slowly… And I always tell mine just not the same I made. My son says well then I’m doomed. I say what does that mean and he said to ask Grandma. Good Luck….
How do I convince my parents to let me quit a sport?
There are already some good answers here. I’m going to try to add and not repeat.First off, can you imagine a way that you wouldn’t dislike the sport? Would you enjoy it if the coach didn’t grab your butt all the time? That is something that can be fixed.But, assuming you just don’t like the sport, inherently…A lot of this hinges on two things: 1. how your parents perceive why you want to quit and 2. how your parents perceive the sport.Let’s take a sort of “worst-case scenario”: you play football in Texas. Now, regardless of what the number of churches might suggest, football is the true religion of most of Texas. For many Texan parents, having a son (and only a son) on the football team is a source of great pride. But it’s also serious social capital. When parents in Texas brag about their kids, there’s little if anything that tops “my son’s on the football team”. If this is your situation, it’s bad. No parent is going to react well to being told they are being selfish by their kid. The best suggestion I can give you in this case is to present them with the latest research, which shows a pretty substantial link between football and brain damage.If it’s not that then what is it? Are they attached to that sport or to you doing any sport? Would they be willing to let you switch to another sport? Are you really good at the sport and are they hoping you could get a scholarship? Is it a team sport in which you might be able to get your teammates/friends to support your desire to leave, or would they be upset at you leaving?Try to figure out the why and the wherefore of your parents not wanting you to quit, and see if you can devise logical reasons for them to let you go.As a last ditch effort, you could go to the coach and say something to the effect of “Coach, I appreciate all you’ve done, but I’ve come to really hate playing this sport. I need out. I have to ask you, please, cut me from the team. This is really important to me.” Hopefully, the coach will have some understanding. If not, one option might be to say “Look, I hate to do this, but either you cut me, or I’m going to intentionally tank every game/match/whatever.”Good luck!
How do I convince the parents of my female friends to let them come to a co-ed group sleepover?
The best course of action would be to let your parents meet them. They may not know you, or your family, and may be worried because of these unknowns. If your parents feel they can supervise, they can convince your friend’s family much better than anything you could possibly say to them. Really, your strongest position here would be to let parents deal with parents.Or, just accept it’ll have to wait, or go on without her.
How do I convince my parents to allow me to pursue my dream event management as a career?
Well it's not really easy !! I am sure you are from India my friend cuz event after grabbing a job in india’s largest dental chain my dad humorously calls me tent Wala. You cannot convince your parents and let me remind you that they r your parents and they only think about a brighter future for you.. the kind of a industry you are fascinated with looks really fascinating but require everything intense, be it your strength, knowledge, or your ideas you got to be extremely good to succeed. For instance : every year in New Delhi itself more then 5000 event agencies are opening and only .7% survives for the first year itself!!Reason : it's not a profession, it's a passion towards survival.The best you can do is grab few event jobs let your parents come and see what you do and why u will be doing in future, may be then they might let u do this. But won't join a institute to pursue this career instead join a co. As an intern
How do I convince my parents to let me carpool with a friend who’s the driver?
Hmm—this is really confusing. I’m 19 and I just went on a two week road trip with my friend across the US, but yet your parents have a problem with you simply commuting with a friend. If I were in your position, which I was when I was 17, then I would sit your parents down and have a direct and respectful conversation with them. Ask them why they don’t want you to travel with your friend. Example:You: (enters room) Hey, you have a sec to talk?Parent: sure.You: I’m curious to know why you don’t want me to commute with my friend. Could you tell me why?Parent: (insert worrying parent ‘excuse’)You: You understand that I’m no longer a minor correct? Do you believe that the world will be safer when I move out a few years from now? I believe that I am able to take care of myself outside of the house.Usually an understanding/mature parent would realize that ‘hey, maybe my kid isn’t so young and defenseless anymore’ by this point, but if your parents are stubborn then they might resort to an authoritarian maneuver—such as saying “You’re not going” or “no.”If that is the case, then I can only tell you what I did; I waited till they weren’t looking and I would take off. When I would get back, I would take my ‘what were you thinking’ lecture as punishment and do it again. I did this until they figured that I wasn’t a toddler anymore, and that I could survive outside of the house on my own. They finally got the memo. Don’t attempt this if your parents are not flexible though, lol. They might kick your ‘legal adult’ ass out if they’re those kind of parents.This answer was written with the assumption that you haven’t done anything in the past to lose your parents’ trust.Sorry for the long answer, Good luck.
Convincing my parents to let me run track?
Forget about tennis! And more importantly, forget about what your parents think you should do (at least in this case). Which sport you do is a matter of what YOU want. I run track and its amazing. In 7th grade when I started track for the first time, I got dead last in every race I ever ran. I'm now in 10th grade and am shooting to run a mile in way under 5 minutes. Running will truly make you a more healthy person, almost no matter what. It is probably the best full fitness exercise you can do. Once I started running distance my entire lifestyle changed. Because running distance is so demanding of your body, it requires an entire life change- at least it did for me. I started eating healthy, getting enough sleep, and just being more happy! Perhaps we can attribute that to the chemicals your mind releases when you do something as demanding as running long and hard- I've never heard of a tennis high. Just because of the way it is, the track and field team is usually way bigger than the tennis team, so you can meet way more people. And the great thing about it is that you still get that feeling camaraderie with the people in your individual event (distance, throwing, sprinting, jumping, whatever). With track you can pinpoint what exactly is the perfect event for you. There is not to much variety when it comes to tennis is there? I'm not sure if your in high school or not, but running track will really prepare you well to run cross country- especially doing distance events. Cross country will keep you active all throughout the summer and the fall, contributing even more to your health and increasing how much you enjoy life in general! Oh and let us not forget the fact that track is co-ed! Good luck!!!