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What can I do to help my friend ?

have a friend who is my age (19) and it seems with her dad she is having problems. she lives at home and gets annoyed that she has a curfew of midnight on the weekend and during the week she usually needs to be home by 10.30pm. Some of our friends think this is silly as she is 19 and an adult. I have mentioned this to other people who are older and they say to discuss it with her dad and she still lives at home so she needs to follow certain rules. She has thought about leaving home , yet with uni and her part time job its not viable for her to do that at the moment as she is saving up for her exchange next year. At times she also gets grounded to and can not go out if she is not home by a certain time. What can I recommend her to do ?

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Answer #1

well, she is a 19 year adault. and her parents need to understand this. she still needs to discuss this with her parents and perhaps they can reach a compromise. her parents are allowed to make rules like a curfew if shes still living at home, but im sure theres soemthing she can do (like a lot of chores or promise to call and tell them shes ok) that will allow her to extend her curfew a bit

Answer #2

Unfortunately, there isn’t much your friend can do. Since she lives under her parents’ roof, she’ll need to learn to live by their rules. If she doesn’t want to, she’ll have to save up to move out eventually and tough it out for now.

She can try talking to them to see if they can come to some understanding, but in the end of it all, it is still their decision.

Answer #3

Maybe she can’t move out by herself, but maybe she can move in with some friends. It lays off a lot of the cost. Otherwise, there’s not much she can do. She’s under her father’s roof, it’s his rules.

Answer #4

thanku 4 ur ansa.

Answer #5

thanku 4 ur ansa.

Answer #6

thanku 4 ur ansa.

Answer #7

She can move out. She’s an adult. If she’s not moving out is her choice, just mean she knows she’s not ready to face real life, so she will just have to deal with her dad.

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