UGH its making me so mad. Last year i was in a soccer team and whenever i asked my mom to let me go out with my school friends shed say no and blab about how shes always taking me to the practices and the games and how it wasn't free... so i thought if i quit soccer mom wont have to spend any money on gas, drinks and equipment. But i guess i was wrong :\ Ive asked her to go to the FREE park with my friends and she said No. and started blabing about how the gas is not free and how she dosent know the person ill be hanging out with >.> Im always telling her "well how are you going to ever meet em if i never get to go places with em?"
Anyways I was invited once to my friends house .. my mom stayed there the whole time it was kinda embarrassing and also she dint really like the moms attitude :\ and idk why i mean she was a really nice person.. well ever since she wont even let me talk about that friend. I have been invited to the cinema.. again Gas, movie ticket, not free.. balh blah blah. Now a friend invited me to go bowling and its only $14 witch i think is pretty cheap i mean its a bowling alley... But she blabs about the gas, and not knowing the person ... ugh just writing this makes me so mad... and all i can do is cry cuz i mean im always fighting with her and trying to convince her to let me go places and well.. just a bit of freedom :\ But nothing ever works..
ANd i really don't know what to do,.. should i stay inside these walls for the rest of my childhood?

Shes alwasy leting my sister go with HER friends to the cinema.. why not me?? I mean atleast once or twice.. a month! But the answer is always no

May I ask how old you are?

If your mother is concerned about money, then the best solution would be for you to get a job and pay for these things by yourself. I can understand why a parent wouldn't be able to afford to pay for their child's movie tickets, extra gas, etc. Times are tough now. If it's already difficult to save money, having a kid with an active social life is even harder. :yes:

Talk to you mom about getting a job. If you can't legally work yet, then babysitting is always an option. Earn you keep and help your mom pay for the gas it takes to drive you places. Pay for your own bowling trips and movie tickets. It'll feel to good to know that you earned it yourself and your mother won't have to worry about money issues anymore.

I'd also talk to you mother about inviting friends over more often so that she can get to know them. If she is worried about the kind of people you are hanging out with, then listen to her concerns. Give her any opportunities to meet your friends, see that they are responsible, and let her express her own opinions to you. The best thing for your to do is come up with a compromise - Perhaps she can let you visit with certain friends outside of the house, while other friends have to be supervised when hanging out with you.

I just got to let you know moms will always be a mom. No matter how old you are they will always be there for a reason. It be a good thing or a bad thing. Just exactly what Knerd said. How old are you exactly. You're mom may not want you going out since maybe you are the youngest and feels that you cannot be going out with friends. Sometimes parents don't want their kids to go out because they can't watch over them. Your mom doesn't know who your friends are. Let your friends meet your mom and let their mom meet your mom. Easy as that. Find a part time job as well to support your funds of going out with your friends. Some people or kids rather take advantage of the fact that the economy is in a recession and parents have things to pay and they have to work hard to keep food on the table, to have a good warm home for their family and its stressful and kids don't show any appreciation to their parents for giving them money. Or have game night with your friends at your place or something. That would be fun play bored games or watch movies jus so your mom knows who are your friends.

I am not sure that I can say it any better than Knerd did. Getting a job and helping pay for the things you want is a great way to get your mom to bend a bit on the money issue. Also inviting your friends over so that she can get to know them is another wonderful idea.

Just keep in mind, cause this is how my mom is, she isn't going to like all of your friends or their parents. Sometimes you just have to bear with it. Best of Luck!

Knerd made a good point in asking your age.

Your mother may just feel uncomfortable letting her young daughter go out. I do think she's being a tad unreasonable and unfair, but it may be just her trying to "protect" you.