Teens: Are your parents strict?

[H bomb]

Yes, I think my mom is strict. Not for the things we are not allowed. I think we are given plenty of freedom and space to experiment. She is far from overprotective. I think she's strict because when we screw up, consequences are pretty extreme and her anger burns like seven hells.

My mom has a very specific set of expectations that are not over the top, but somehow hard to follow for most kids I know. I only dared to talk back to her once, when I was eight, and I saw life pass right through my eyes. She is the boss, we are her troop, and when she talks we are not going to bargain or try to make each other feel better, her will is our command.

And, for the most part she is a very cool, fair boss. She gives us space and privacy, does not prevent us from haging out with people we choose and we express opinions without punshiment. But if we deviate from some basic rules: collaborate with the house, do not worry me and do well in school, its game over.