Teenagers live for their hobbies, but parents don’t always seem to understand.

One teen’s weekend routines quickly became a flashpoint for conflict with his parents when they imposed an unnecessarily strict curfew, leaving him feeling frustrated and misunderstood.

Read on for the full story!

AITA for wanting my curfews removed?

I (16M) currently can’t stay awake past 8:00 p.m. (more specifically, can’t leave my room) or wake up earlier than 7 a.m. due to a curfew.

Normally, I wouldn’t care since I have plenty of books to read, but more than a few times my gaming hobbies clash with the timeframe.

He’s starting to feel pretty left out by his other friends who are allowed to stay up later.

For clarification, I’m part of a few genres that have game nights at scheduled times, which often end up lasting or starting past 8—meaning I can’t join in.

This teen has done his best to get himself a better deal, but so far, his parents haven’t budged.

I have tried asking for the removal of my curfew, but they denied it. I even tried negotiating by setting a specific amount of time to play instead, allowing me to play past 8 if I saved my hours.

I also added that I only wanted this for the weekend so it wouldn’t interfere with my sleep, but they still denied it, stating that it’s not good for me to stay up later.

Now his parent’s are starting to become even more strict.

On top of that, I also host D&D sessions that start at 6 a.m. due to time zones, but they are trying to remove that too—even though I host it on weekends.

Both times, their reasoning has been different. I’ve answered each concern, but now they just keep saying it’s “not good for me.”

Needless to say, it’s beginning to wear on their relationship.

I’ve had so many arguments over this that have ruined weekends and caused grudges.

AITA?

It’s one thing to protect your teen, but it’s another to deny them any semblance of a hobby or a social life.

Reddit is sure to have some strong opinions.

His parents are going overboard and it’s time to get some other people involved.

What this teen is requesting is really quite reasonable.

This commenter says they’re much more lax with parenting their teen.

Maybe it’s time this teen start taking matters into his own hands.

The more this unfair curfew dragged on, the thinner and thinner his patience got.

Parental boundaries are usually about protection, but in this case, they seemed to be more about control.

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