[WiShEs.Of.ThE.hEaRt]

1. My "best friend" since kindergarten seems to think its okay to stab people in the back.

2. My parents have these new stupid rules that are affecting me and my boyfriend.

3. My father decided to tell my boyfriend he's going to call the cops on him (He has no reason too).

4. My boyfriend will no longer talk to my parents or come over to my house anymore, because of #3.

5. Because of #4 I am now trying to balance boyfriend and family (I go over to my boyfriends in the morning and do school. Around four I go home for awhile (4 is when my mom gets home from work.) And then around 5 I come back over to my boyfriends till 10.

[Leed]

First, you haven't said how OLD you are. That could make a BIG difference in how "fair" your parent's rules are.

Your parents rules just MIGHT be very fair, depending on your age. I MIGHT feel just like your Dad, depending on yoiur age. I'm female -- and JUST as protective of my daughter as he is.

You may think that their rules are very unfair, BUT they only make these rules because of their INTENSE LOVE for you. You know, I wish my parents had made rules for me, at that age. But they didn't care. They didn't make ANY rules at all for me. I didn't even have a curfew. They wouldn't even know if i was in the house or not. They were too drunk to notice. Even when I was 5 or 6, they wouldn't have noticed. They just didn't care.

So YOU are very fortunate that your parents LOVE you enough to make these rules. One of these days you will understand. And I hope you'll understand BEFORE you get pregnant!!! Please -- don't bring a child into this world when you're so young. It isn't fair to the baby.

God bless and please take care. Hugs, Lee

[WiShEs.Of.ThE.hEaRt]

I'm 16 almost 17 and all my parents rules are just to keep my and my boyfriend apart.

[Leed]

Sweetie, I really doubt that. They KNOW they can't keep you apart ALL the time.

They're just afraid of what COULD happen if you spend TOO much time together. And the rules would probably be the same if it was a different boy.

Honey, they LOVE you. They want the BEST for you. They're just afraid that hormones will become too strong, and will "mess things up." It has happened before you know, and THEY were young once too. They remember how THEY felt.

Parents aren't as stupid as you think. And they aren't being cruel. They're just trying to protect your future. Young people often don't think about their futures. Try to give them a break, huh? They love you.

[healingme4me]

Out of curiosity, how old is your boyfriend?

I hear Leed about trying to avoid unexpected pregnancy. I have known of many people who had babies when they were about your age, that's just from living in an inner city, statistically speaking, I'd know of more than average by virtue of more people in a congested area.

Anyhow. You get to be out, until 10pm. That's soooo much better than how my parents were for me. Well, actually, I have two different homes I lived in, when I was your age. I lived with my dad and his wife, until about 2 weeks before my 16th birthday, when they kicked me out, for running away, just once, with my stepsister.
Then I moved to the city to live with my mom and stepdad. They really didn't want to let me out of the home, albeit, sent me to an inner city school from having been at a catholic high school.

So, what happened between you and your best friend from kindergarten? What did she do?

I would suggest try posting
on some teen forums that are
available online.
Also try contacting some teen hotlines
in your area.
I feel this would help.