For some time now, I have had an eleven o'clock curfew, even on weekends. When I was
younger, this curfew was fine, and I didn't really complain. But now I have reached an
age when this curfew is no longer suitable. For several reasons, it is clearly time to move
First of all, I am growing up, and I'm soon going to be an adult. Like all teenagers, I need
practice handling the greater freedom that goes along with being an adult. When
teenagers don't get practice handling freedom, they often make many serious mistakes.
For example, some teenagers go away to college and suddenly find themselves with a lot
of freedom they aren't used to. They don't know how to handle it, and they get into
trouble- partying too much, neglecting school work, sometimes even breaking the law. I
believe it is better to increase freedom gradually, while a boy or girl is still living at home.
That way the teenager learns how to handle freedom responsibly. I am ready to handle the
freedom of a later curfew, and I believe I could handle it without making serious mistakes
A later curfew is also important to be because I'm an active student. As you know, I take
part in many extra-curricular activities, and many of these activities do not end until
midnight. Because of my present curfew, I have to leave school functions over an hour
before they are over. This is embarrassing and unfair, especially because I am often on the
committee in charge of running these activities. Other students must take over for me
when I leave. It also makes my friends think my parents don't trust me. I know that isn't
true, but I can see why they would think that. A 12:30 curfew would allow me to stay
until the end of school functions and give me enough time to get home without rushing.
Finally, I am a teenager who can be trusted to handle a 12:30 curfew. I know that many
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