Is there a good Excuse I can tell my parents?
I am almost 18 (On July 27) and my parents are strict. If I told them the truth, they would get super pissed, and would not allow me to go. I was wondering what Excuse should I use to my parents to go visit my friend who lives in Oklahoma. Im in Washington Dc.I plan on going there for the weekend. So far, Ive only thought of basketball camp or college visit, but Im not sure. Help! 
And also, should I stay for the weekend or an entire week?
The Only problem is, my dad is unreasonable! He will find the most un-logical reasons and will complain about it over and over again. If I did come out with the truth, I might be able to convince my mom..but my dad, thats a whole different story. A very unreasonable man. Plus, he drinks..so that doesn’t help.
thats too hard of a lie to conceive just tell them the truth
Don’t lie to your parents and stay home until you are eighteen. You are not legally free to make those kinds of risky decisions….yet. They fear for you, that’s why they are strict….think deep, have patience.
HAHAHA in 13 days or so u r gonna be a legal adult,, y do u need and excuse? oh wait tell them it doesnt matter wat they think anymore cause ur 18!
but tell them the truth….
Say you lie to your parents and something bad happens to you? I wouldn’t lie, your almost an adult you can do what you want!
Tell them your plans .. Tell them your going with or without thier blessing.
The friend your meeting .. Hope it is someone you do know? Not an Internet random? If it’s someone you have known for a long time get them to speak with your parents for reassurance that you’ll be safe. Always let someone know where you are!
Tell them that you are thinking about going to school out there and would like to check out the schools…. get a brochure just to make it look legit when you go… hopes this helps
Just come out with the truth. Tell them you really miss your friend or something. You’re 18. Explain to them why they should trust you enough for you to go. My parents are strict as well and I’d be in a heap of trouble if I lied to them. Does your parents hate your friend or something?
Tell them you are going to look at schools or whatever but when you get out there call them and tell them what you really did and tell them you didnt want to hurt them but really wanted to go what is the worse they can do if you are all the way in Oklahoma?
Why would they get pissed?
The truth is generally the best policy, because I guarantee you if you lie about something as big as driving halfway across the country, here to the State of Oklahoma (where I happen to live), they aren’t going to trust you for a very, very ,very, very long time. And you probably won’t be using any of their vehicles or money for quite some time.
Also, if they find out you lied while you are gone, they will probably end up calling the police and whatnot and it will just turn into a huge mess.
It isn’t like they are malicious, they have obvious reasons for why they wouldn’t want you to do this:
1. It is dangerous to travel that far alone in a car; a number of things could happen.
a.) your car could likely break down on that long of a drive, especially due to the heat (it has
well over 100 degrees in and around Oklahoma for weeks, and cars can’t take that for long
distances),
b.) you would have to stay somewhere at some point, considering that even from OK to Chicago
at least 24 hours of driving. And since you aren’t even 18, you wouldn’t be able to get a hotel
room or anything, since you have to be 25 for that.
c.) at some point you are likely going to end up driving through or getting lost and winding up in
a bad part of some town along the way, which could result in several bad things.
2. It is going to cost a lot of money. The gas alone will be insanely expensive. Even if you plan to fly, is it really worth the hundreds of dollars for a plain ticket or the drive? Do you even have enough money to use in case of an emergency. If your car breaks down, what are you going to do? You can’t rent a car and there’s no trains or taxi rides that far.
In the end, this is a lie you don’t want to get caught in. However if you can find a legitimate reason to go, something that you actually do while there, that would work, because then you can spend some of your time with your friend and the rest doing the thing you said you went for. The only thing here is that they are going to wonder why you have to do it all the way in Oklahoma, as there really isn’t that many things here that couldn’t be done closer to home, which would be cheaper for them in the end, anyways.