Limited Space

Privacy, especially as a kid, can be very one-sided and confusing. All you want is privacy, you want to be treated like an adult in someway (not knowing the consequences), and you want to be older. But you don’t realize the effect of things especially when you’re a certain age. Now that I’m a senior almost an adult, my parents give me more privacy and space because I am older now. But when I was younger, along with other kids, I didn’t have that privilege. This blog post will make an argument why kids, depending on their age, should still be treated like a kid with limited privacy and strict rules.

When growing up, as you get older you also get more privileges. With that comes more privacy and independence. If I can remember, the first time I really wanted more independence and privacy was 6th grade, my first year of middle school. I was making more friends that wanted to go out and do more stuff. Because my mom is extreme overprotective, it was hard to make her budge at first, It took a while, but finally she was getting comfortable. But like every kid I wanted more, you know how every kid says they wish they were an adult but they really don’t understand the responsibilities and everything in between that come with? That was me. I used to say that religiously. Especially when I was an 8th grader or a Freshman in high school. I just wanted to be left alone, I wanted independence from my parents. I didn’t know what that actually meant but I wanted it. I didn’t want them asking me about everything and not trusting me. Now that I’m older and can reflect back. I realize that I was so wrong. I still don’t get full independence and privacy from my parents. One side of me thinks it’s stupid and annoying, I drive, I have a job, a girlfriend, and play sports year-round. But I still live in their house, I’m still in high school, I’m not an adult yet. Now I realize it, it was probably for the better that I didn’t have a ton of independence and privacy growing up. Kids are stupid, they do stupid things, sometimes it’s them knowing what they are doing, but kids are uneducated of the real world and real-world consequences. Like one time when I was in 7th grade. I broke a window because I was hitting golf balls towards my house, at the time I thought it was a fun and good idea, obviously, I was wrong.

In conclusion, my parents kept me in check and not giving me the privacy I desire. Helped me stay out of trouble. That’s why the idea of limited privacy for your kids is a smart Idea.

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