Strict parents are ruining my “freedom”

Hello everyone this is my first post and as you can see from the title I want to rant about my strict parents having total control over everything I did and in hopes someone can relate to me and tell me what to do
Okay so I am a 20 year old Hispanic girl and my parents want to control every single thing in my life . They make me feel like I can’t breath.
I feel like the older I get the more strict they become. I finally got my license and car about a couple months ago and from the it’s where it started. Mind you iv never done anything bad for them to lose my trust. Then a couple months later I finally find a job. It only got more strict from here. My parents want me to print out my schedule of work and school and give it to them so they can see what time I’m supposed to clock in and out and they want me home immediately after work,they get really mad if I have to stop at target real quick. They just a sense of control to feel power over me and it’s so draining. They ruined both of my relationships. I can’t be out after 8:30 even if it’s more a movie. I was recently talking to a new guy that I really really liked but my parents ruined it by not letting me go out often no more than once a week. It was tiring for me so I just ended up telling the guy there’s no point because of my parents not letting me do anything. And for my dad too , whenever this boy would come to pick me up my dad would walk with me to his car and it was embarrassing. Yea I get it he wants to see who is daughter is going with but he did this to much I feel like it scared the guy , felt like we were moving on too fast by him meeting my dad. And for my first rls they would never let me go out either and if I did I would have to be honest right at 8:30 or else I couldn’t see him for another week. But let’s go back to my car and job and license situation. Ever since I got it they want to know what I’m doing 24/7 . I never do anything bad if I take my car it’s because I’m either going to work or to the store. I’m not that type to go out and get high or drunk with my friend , we just simply go to the mall and they won’t stop blowing up my phone , my mom has my location by the way. It really sucks because my parents live in constant fear. Every city has its dangerous parts and horrible things that happen but my parents never let me explore more of my city because “something bad might happen”
I hope someone that can relate can help me out here. I’m always being told to just rebel but I can’t because of fear.

Posted Sep 21, 2026, 6:24 PM UTC

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