My dad is the most overprotective dad ever! He got mad at me for hanging out with a 16 year old boy, so he made me stop seeing him because he thinks Im "too young" (im 13). So I stopped talking to the guy because my dad would always be PO whenever I was around him. And now my mom wants me to start living with her, on Brazil (Im half Brazilian). And, my Portuguese isn't so great so my mom decided to get me a tutor. And it is kinda hard to find someone who speaks both fluent Portuguese/English. But my mom's friend has a son who does. Her son asked for my email and he said he would do it. And I have been talking to him every day. And my dad started going through my PC, so he has read my emails and he knows that I have been talking to this boy a lot (and it hasn't really been about the tutoring thing). And my dad confronted me and he told me that he wanted me to stop talking to him because "He is too young to be a grandpa". And he also talked to my mom about it, and she doesn't think its that big of a deal we just had a little talk about it. And its not like if im doing anything wrong I mean,the dude is cute he thinks im cute.Im just having some fun with it that's all. But my dad overreacted and now im not allowed to talk to him (I still do, he just doesn't know about it) I got my laptop taken away (im using my ipod right now). And its just really hard for me to talk to him because my dad is so overprotective. How can I get him to back off a little bit?
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Answer 1 :
tell him your a big girl now and your growing up sooner or later he's gonna have to deal with you getting a boyfriend and tell him that this is the stage you become a woman and show him that your a more responsible and young and mature adult it'll ease of the tension by a little bit but not fully. for now until your older you can't really do anything.
Answer 2 :
That's not called being overprotective that's just called being regular protective. If a 16 year old is hanging out with a 13 year old he obviously is doing something wrong that he's not spending more time around 16 year olds. And if it's at all sexual (because "it hasn't really been about the tutoring" and "i'm just having some fun" sound like it) then he has full right to be protective. Enjoy your youth it's just immature and causes your dad more stress when you try to grow up faster by hanging out with people a few grades higher then you and such.
Answer 3 :
You're 13 you are pretty young. Think about where your dad is coming from. He really loves you and wants to make sure nothing happens to you. Girls are especially vulnerable, whether you are too naive to see it right now or not.
Answer 4 :
This is not overprotective it looks weird a 13 year old with a 16 year old and not tutoring its just that you are in a stage of being annoyed with your parents he cares and loves you remember that as you should appreciate your dad because he really does care about his own child just look where he is comming from and what you would do if you had a daughter hanging out with 16 year olds and not her regular age group.
Answer 5 :
Until you are trustworthy expect your dad to be 'overprotective' ps tell your dad I think he is awesome!
Answer 6 :
tell him that you are not his baby girl anymore and that he should get a life. http://www.arcadephase.com/dinosaur-games
Answer 7 :
That's not overprotective. That's being smart. You'll thank him one day
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