How to rebel against my parents?

[Anonymous]

I’m 17 and I have my license. These asshole won’t let me drive my car and they’re forcing me to take the bus. What’s a proper way to rebel against them?

[Curmudgeon]

1. Start developing financial capabilities. Sure it may be "your" car, but if you depend upon them to insure, maintain and/or fuel it, then it really *isn't* yours, is it? I know, easier said than done, but start thinking along those lines, it helps your mind.

2. Start driving and ask them to ride along. Even offer to help them with errands they have to run. That way, you can prove your skills and competence. Seeing is believing for people, and your parents are no different.

3. If you are involved in activities that are not mass transit accessible, especially if your parents urged you to do them for college application reasons, USE that against them. You CAN possibly manipulate your way into your car.

When I was your age, I had parents who thought I did not need a car. Never mind we were in deepest suburbia and a car is essentially a necessity for working people.

--But THEN they insisted on me attending a private school all the way across the metropolitan area because they thought the public schools in our area sucked (they did have a point there, but there were other private school options and even self study programs that would have been better).

--And THEN they wanted me to take part in various dippy extracurricular activities for the college applications, ones that often went into the night.

--And THEN they wanted me to work for spending cash, (which I was eager to do, not a problem there!)

"Mom/Dad, I need a ride..." (again and again and again, often more than twice a day)

Before I knew it, Dad had bought mom a new luxury car (which she needed for driving clients around and driving to and from home sales and open houses as a realtor), and I had me a hand-me-down car. Psyop victory!
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[WindAtMyBack]

The proper way is to wait another year until you are 18 and move out.

If you can legally move out now and can afford it, go for it. Otherwise you'll have to wait.

Just be careful rebelling against your parents. They are going to be your parents the rest of their life, so don't alienate them too badly. So they won't let you drive your car, so what?

You aren't going through anything that a billion other teens haven't gone through. Virtually all of them think their parents are being unfair by not letting them do anything they want. Nothing new there. I've been a teen. Your parents have been a teen. Don't think it's different because it's not.

Just hang in there and don't be in a hurry.

[Kaneki05]

Unless they own the car it's illegal to steal your keys therefore they cannot stop you from driving it. Just report them. If they do own the car then you cannot really do much about it other than do it anyway behind there backs. But you'll probably get caught.

[Anonymous]

Move out. No one is forcing you to do anything. You don’t have to take the bus you can walk, or ride a bike or Uber, Lyft. No one ever forced someone to do something even if they had a gun to your head. You still have a choice, so what they say or get shot, that’s still a choice.

[NewsReader]

The last thing you should want to do is rebel against your parents. If they think you are inexperienced then go on a drive with them and have them test you. Prove to them that you can drive safely.

[msc545]

Assuming that you actually legally own the car wait until you're 18 move out take your car with you and start paying for all of your own expenses including the car and everything else.

[Fromdusktilldawn]

That only makesit worse and they'll say you're not mature and reaponsible enough for their car. Show them that they can trust you and chances will be better

[LazerBean]

Go ahead and move out.

[XXblack88]

Why aren't they letting you drive?

[Asker]

They think I’m inexperienced

[XXblack88]

@asker then show them your not. Have one of them ride in the car with you behind the wheel.

[exitseven]

save up and buy your own car.

[Anonymous]

Because it's cheaper?

[OddBeMe]

Why did they take your car away?