...Alright, if you say so

So today I found out my parents are leaving the state for the weekend to go to a concert and I'm going to be home alone with the cats and dogs and the fish. I know most of you are thinking "Whoo! Rager at my house!" right? No. I don't do that shit. I mean yeah, it's going to be great having my parents gone for 5 days so I can ya know, catch a break and finally breathe without them on my ass about everything I do. I'm actually really happy about this except for all the rules they set for when they're gone. Example: I'm not allowed to have anybody over, but I can't stay out for more than 6 hours because I need to take care of the dogs....since I don't have a car I don't have a choice but walk/take the bus to where I need to go and it usually takes me about 2 hours one way to get to Brian's house. So essentially, they want me to go there, stay for a little bit then turn around and go straight home. I mean, c'mon people! I have a social life too! You seriously can't expect me to completely put my social life on hold just because of the dogs! They're lazy-asses anyways. All they do is sleep on the couches, eat, wake up for treats that they're not getting from me and then go back to sleep. It's not going to kill them to be outside for a day! And this whole bullshit about not wanting anyone over is just no. You may think my #1 responsibility is going to be to the dogs, but honestly I made plans with my friends before I even knew you were leaving. Why? Because this weekend was the only week that would work for all of our schedules. I'm not going to cancel my plans I made a while ago just because you don't want anyone over because of a reason that doesn't even get explained to me. That's another thing that pisses me off. I mean honestly, if you're going to tell someone to not do something you better have a damn good reason why they shouldn't do it and that "Because I said so" shit doesn't cut it. I want a legit answer as to why I can't do something. If you can't give me one, then I'm sorry but that means you don't have a legit reason as to why I can't and what you don't want to happen is going to happen. The "because I said so" doesn't work, neither does the "because I'm the parent so what I say goes." No, just...no. Just because you're older than me doesn't mean shit okay? That doesn't automatically mean you know everything and I know nothing. Granted there are some things I don't know, yes, but that's only because I haven't experienced them yet. Just because you apparently went through the same thing when you were my age or whatever doesn't mean it's the same exact situation that will result in the same exact outcome. Something that worked for you might not work for someone else and vice versa. What I don't understand is why do parents teach us the lesson of "You learn from your mistakes". I think parent's shouldn't teach their kids that. Why? Because parents have the uncanny nact to try to do everything in their power from stopping their kids from making mistakes. If they do that...then how are we supposed to learn anything and/or gain experiences? You see what I'm saying? All I'm saying is, if you're going to teach your kids that, let them make mistakes. It's human nature to do that. Humans, by design, are not perfect. Far from it really. We make mistakes all the freaking time! And chances are, if they don't like the outcome, they're not going to do it again either! -gasps- wow, what a concept! But in all seriousness, controlling people is no bueno either.