re: Camping trip? by kaptainmumbler

March 02, 2007 01:20 AM

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dear internet,
Some of my friends are planning a camping trip for the May Long Weekend (In Canada it's the weekend of the 19th, for Victoria Day on the Monday), this trip is unsupervised, and will probably include lots of drinking. I'm 17, but my parents are fairly strict and there's about a 75% chance they'll say no if I tell them there are no parents going.
What should I do?

results 44 votes

Tell the truth, hope they say yes. (17 votes)
 39%
Tell them a friend's parents are coming. (5 votes)
 11%
Don't go, you shouldn't be drinking at that age. (3 votes)
 7%
Don't go, you could get eaten by a bear. (2 votes)
 5%
Ask a friend to bring their parents (preferably the most relaxed ones) (11 votes)
 25%
Hop on a jet to Britain, and kick Victoria's Day old school. (6 votes)
 14%
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  • catilina says:

    much as it sucks, they won't get less strict if they know you lie to them. Explain to them the situation, and remind them that you COULD have lied about parents going but you didn't and therefore, since you are reliable, they can trust you to go on this camping trip without adult supervision (can they?) Unless you haven't proven yourself trustworthy or able to take care of yourself in the past, you should be able to present a convincing argument as to why you are old enough to be left without supervision. (After all, you'll be going to college soon, yes?)

    Mar 02, 2007 01:27 AM
  • solitaryascidian says:

    sounds like my life used to be. i was always trustworthy and able to take care of myself, but my parents' argument was that the others weren't, and silly drunken teenagers in the wild (no pun intended) were going to be dangerous even if i kept myself sober and proper. as much as i cried at that time, today i just can't seem where's the fun in that kind of thing, and i refuse invitations to massively drinking things on my own, so i dont have to deal with the vomit, car accidents and the putting somebody else's leg on fire (yep, i've seen that).
    but my parents went on trying to forbid me to do things forever, until i took matters in my own hands when mom forbid me to travel for work because i was the only girl on the group (and i was 24).

    Mar 02, 2007 07:07 AM
  • sheepofages says:

    You're seventeen and old enough to make your own decision so I wouldn't base your decision on what you think your parents would allow. But Johnny makes a good point and you should consider whether you really want to go, not whether you can. Don't you have any non-substance-abusing friends?

    Mar 03, 2007 01:31 AM
  • solitaryascidian says:

    i don't think he should disconsider his parents. as much as i complain about mine, even being 25 i still respect their opinions, even when i disagree. it's more a matter of "look, guys, you know i can decide that" than "you can't give me orders". but, putting aside the sentimental part where you respect your parents and be grateful for them taking care of you all that time (and still doing it), where i live 17 is still underage and they have legal power over you, and more so if they pay your bills. but mostly i think the whole rebel without cause number very childish.

    Mar 03, 2007 05:36 AM
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