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my mom was the type who just "trusted us." there were many times when my boyfriend and i would come home to an empty house after school (the same with my brother and his girlfriend). my mom used to let boyfriends stay at my house overnight (when they were there, although i did know friends whose parents let their children have their significant others over while they were out of town).
i told my mom when i decided to go on birth control. her only issue was "dont tell dad." she knows i have sex but she's okay with it because she knows i'm safe. (the same with my brother) my mom never had this kind of relationship with her mother so when she was raising my brother and i, she felt that by being open with us and vice versa would make life a lot better.
in general i was one of those kids who was able to do what they pleased, but i knew if i messed up, i wouldn't get to do the things that i was able to. i had no curfew ever, i could go out during the week as late as i wanted to (as long as i got up the next morning and went to school all day), i could skip morning classes if i felt like it, i could leave school when i felt like it. i was one of those kids who just got bored easily and i needed the freedom to roam. thankfully my parents saw that and let me do my thing. i was an honor student and i did well in school. the teachers didn't understand my parents way of raising my brother and i but for us it worked.
the funniest part was everytime i would go into school late my mom would ask me if i wanted her to write a note for me. i was like, "hell no, they check the handwriting and compare to previous notes.....i've been doing this for years, if you write a note they're going to think i forged your signature"
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