Having strict parents can be so frustrating for some teens.

This young woman planned to see the ballet with her friends, but one friend wanted to bring her strict parents and sister to the show.

The friends made a decision they know the friend with strict parents isn’t going to like.

Read the story below to find out more.

AITA for not telling my friend (17F) I wasn’t buying her a ticket because we didn’t want her parents and 11-year-old sister to come to the ballet with us (17F)?

I wanted to go watch a ballet with a friend of mine who’s really into it.

We go to school together and have a group of six friends, so naturally, we asked everyone if they wanted to come along.

They all said no—except for one of them.

Let’s call her Cassie.

Cassie has strict parents.

Now, here’s the thing about Cassie:

Her parents are super strict and controlling, because she’s lied to them a few times in the past, and they found out.

Because of that, they barely let her go anywhere.

This teenage girl would hang out with her friends at home.

For example, our whole group can’t even hang out at a shopping mall because they won’t let her go.

So, we always end up at someone’s house instead.

Cassie’s strict parents affect the whole group.

We’ve talked about it a few times when she’s not around.

And honestly, we’re all kind of tired of always hanging out in the same places, but no one really says anything, because they don’t like conflict.

I’m usually the only one to speak up when something bothers me.

She agreed to buy the tickets to the ballet.

Anyway, Cassie said she wanted to go to the ballet with us.

And she asked me to buy tickets for the three of us, promising to pay me back.

I agreed, and said I’d do it as soon as I got home, since tickets were selling out fast.

Cassie mentioned that her parents and sister are going to the ballet, too.

So, classes were ending soon that day, and she said that her parents and sister wanted to come along.

I had a feeling it was because they wanted to keep an eye on her, and if they didn’t come, they’d never let her go.

She and another friend agreed they didn’t want Cassie’s parents to go.

I said it was okay, but then I thought about it.

So I asked my friend if she’d be okay with Cassie’s parents coming, too.

She immediately said no. She said we just wanted a girls’ night out without any parents around.

I agreed.

But Cassie got hostile.

So, we called Cassie over to where we were sitting.

We tried to explain that we didn’t feel comfortable having her parents come with us.

We really wanted to figure out a way for her to still come along, but as soon as we brought it up, she got really hostile.

She just turned away, and started talking to someone else, totally ignoring us.

So, she and another friend decided not to buy Cassie a ticket.

My friend and I decided that I’d just get two since I was the one buying the tickets, and we would not tell her anything until she asked.

I’m seeing Cassie on Monday.

I’m sure she’ll get really hysterical when she finds out.

Uh oh! Looks like a disaster is waiting. Let’s check out the comments of other people on Reddit.

This person offers a suggestion.

Here’s another valid thought.

You don’t have to pay for her mistakes, says this person.

This person thinks her parents are ridiculous.

Finally, short and simple.

Girls’ night means no parents allowed.

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