China

Youth is a time for exploration and discovery. However, once the teenage years are reached, it seems like there is a whole new world out there to discover. There are n

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Until one day when they found out just how serious it was. I also had to lie to them numerous times about my progress in school and the fact that I was even going to school at all. This brought me to the point in my life that I am least proud of. Eventually my parents caught onto me that I may have been pushing their boundaries and allowed my newfound freedom to affect my schoolwork, and they started to become stricter with me. When the school tried to contact my house, I often intercepted the message so my parents did not receive it. I then needed to get home before my parents woke up and pretend I was asleep all the time. I would sneak out of the house on a weeknight after everyone had gone to sleep and stay out very late.

As my freedom became more restricted and the rules became tighter, I had to come up with ways to get around it, so I could still enjoy my new friends and parties. My need for freedom grew every time my parents allowed me to stay out a little longer or do something that I previously was not able to do. I had to lie to my parents, who I respected very much, in order to get out of the house at nights and on the weekends. This ploy worked well for a little while but once my parents caught on, I was in deep trouble. My sisters recognized that I was undergoing major changes in my personality, but they all seemed to just let it keep happening. This did not sit very well with me and led to this major turning point in my life. As I got a little older though, my parents offered me a little more freedom here and there to appease my begging.

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Approximate Word count = 629
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)

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