How much control should parents have on their children?

I personally think parents need to have control on there children, but how much? Is a different story. Many parents keep a tight leash on their children for many reasons. Some of these many reasons can include bad experiences or past childhoods, wanting perfection to rise out of your children, the fear of them facing this world everyday, or they just simply love you. It may not seem like they love you if they dont allow you to go to your friends house, or skip out on your homework, but really all they want is the best for you. Me being a teen and everything, sometimes understands the value of the leash that is held upon me. I know my parents only want me to be safe, and to hang out with the right crowd, but what happens when you are hanging out with the right crowd, and you are being safe, and your the perfect kid in your eyes, but not in theirs? Thats when faith and trust is replaced with dishonest denyial.

Having a decent relationship with your parents is a key to life, without it you are locked out of many opportunities, and forced to face the world by yourself. They are their to guide you and to love and support you, but when trust starts to fade, the relatonship will start to die. Parents need a reason, and proof of why they should trust you, not only because your their most prized possesion in life. If you were to sneak around, do bad in school, lie, misbehave, the list goes on, then what makes you think they will have the will to trust you. Faith is something you have to earn, and not something you can steal, buy, or just recieve. Its one of the most delicate traits anyone could possibly have, it takes a lifetime to own and a second to lose. If your parents dont trust you they must have a reason behind their decision. Its only up to you to find out what that is, and to prove the world wrong and get that faith thats always been needed back.