Are all young(teenagers of course) pianists independent........

[pmz310]

or always followed around by their parents who watch their every move?

[Essyne]

What do you mean by "independent"? Independent to go fornicate on the weekends or independent to make their own decisions (i.e. - Should I REALLY practice my Chopin piece today?!? ). What kind of age range are we talking here? There's a big difference in a couple of years when raising children. The stakes go up and at one point one must be serious and know that drinking parties the night before a recital (in most cases. . .  ) aren't really going to aide your performance the next day. . . .

With all of that aside, I'm the former, but with a delicate mixture of the latter thrown in - My "Parental Units" (horrah forThe Coneheads - Hollywood at her greatest hour) give me Creative independence, but watch me to make sure that I make the correct decisions, and they are SURE to confront me if I'm ever making a wrong decision. So, essentially, I'm independent and must fess up for my own mistakes and accept responsibility for all of my actions.

Of course they're going to monitor my Life, though. There aren't any "real" consequences (i.e. grounding me or making me do excess chores - I already have the chore thing and living in the country is essentially being "grounded" anyway) save they take away my funding and halt all of my lessons (only that "little consequence" - nothing big    ). But at the same time they know that I'm not going to gamble away all of my Passions for "7 minutes in Heaven" (or whatever "normal" kids my age do. . . . ).

Eh, there's my 2 cents. . . what about you, pmz? What's up w/ your 'rents?

[pies]

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[dnephi]

I haven't been too close with my parent for about 5 years now.  Best illustration of this: I never gave my mom my # when I first got a cell phone and she still doesn't have my digits.   

And you're proud of yourself?

5 demerits.

[pies]

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[slobone]

What do you mean by "independent"? Independent to go fornicate on the weekends or independent to make their own decisions (i.e. - Should I REALLY practice my Chopin piece today?!? ).

Heck if your gonna be fornicatin why wait for the weekend?

[pianochick93]

I'm independent in that I'm mature enough to make my own decisions, and 80% of the time, they are the right ones. The other 20% will come with life experience that I don't have yet. My parents recognise this, and they don't make decisions for me anymore. They just give me a little guidance and advice along the way, most of which I reject (there's one thing that I shouldn't do) I think I reject it because I want to find out by myself, but oh well.

As for going out and fornicating on the weekends (as Essy so eloquently put it  ), I don't even want to go there yet. Sure, I have a guy, and we've been together for over a year, we both still know/think that we are too young.

As for parents letting me go somewhere, heck, mum doesn't let me stay home by myself for a day when I have a day off school and she's working. I'm also not allowed to go to the city, the movies, or the shops by myself, and only very very rarely with a friend. Which sort of sucks, because I'm a solitary person. I can definitely see her reasoning behind it though.

Dad leaves me, my 12 year old sisters, and my 5 1/2 year old rother at home alone if he goes out at night or during the day, but my sisters, mum, and myself all think it's irresponsible of him.

In the way of money and stuff. When we get a job we have to pay board, we pay for our own mobile phone credit, clothes we don't need, and shoes we don't need. Also we have a spend half/save half policy with pocket money, and we've learnt to manage money well.

Chores...we're meant to do but mum's always watching TV, so we never bother doing them