re: can I leave my house and go to a friend's house at the age o

I'd be pissed if I knew my daughters teacher was telling her she can do things without my permission! Obey your parents and stay home!

Maybe instead of just taking off tonight and starting abunch of drama you all should just take some time when you arent all upset to figure out a way for you to become more "adult" since you are having a baby if thats by helping with the house and with food for the house or bills whatever it may be. Maybe they need to see some change to feel like you can start deciding whenever you can go out.

Quoting Twin's Mommy:" That depends on each state. Here, if you're 17 and you leave your parents house without their permission, ... [snip!] ... willingly or 2) if you won't go home they'll take you to jail. DH just got to deal with that situation during the holidays."

unless it's recently changed... GA you can move out at 17. Anything before your 17th birthday they can put you in youth detention center for running away.

If I were 17 and pregnant I think I would be inclined to respect my parents' wishes if they were the ones providing my room and board.

Quoting snglemama:" unless it's recently changed... GA you can move out at 17. Anything before your 17th birthday they can put you in youth detention center for running away. "

DH is a cop. A few weeks ago (can't remember the date to be specific, between Thanksgiving Day & Christmas Day) had a call dealing with this. A 17 year old male left on his truck, that was in his name, and he paid for. His dad said he couldn't go, and he just walked on out. So his dad called the cops, they dispatched DH, and that's what would've happened. I don't know if it's changed recently, but he's pretty straight up on what is/isn't legal...Constantly keeping up with it.

I mean legally speaking, here at least, you're considered an adult at 17 and can come and go as you please. You can move out and everything and your parents wouldn't really be able to do anything about it. BUT, I think you should respect your parent's wishes and just stay home. You're already pregnant so I'm sure things there are rather tense. Why stir the pot even more? Also, I'm sure you're going to be relying on their help a lot when you have your baby, so I wouldn't go and purposefully piss them off, know what I'm sayin?

Just listen to your parents.

You already got pregnant, why piss them off more. If they're not allowing you to leave then obviously theirs a reason. God I remember this girl about 16 had a child, lived down the street from me, we were the same age. Only I was in child care, and she would drop her new born off with me to go smoke week. And THAT is why her mother didn't like allowing her to come and go as she pleased. There's is always a reason. Just listen to your parents or support your own damn self. Jeez. Was this a post just to try and throw around some kind of power? because you're 17?
Grow up.

As a parent myself, I can't condone you doing something your parents don't want you doing. I don't think anybody on this site will. You're only 17 and you're pregnant. Stay home and listen to your parents.

Apparently no one payed attention... she said she wanted to HANG OUT with her friend and her SISTER. And her parents said no.

She wasn't talking about moving out. she just wanted to see her friend and be with her sibling.

I don't see why they would say no to that though... unless your friend and your sister do bad things...?

Quoting Tay L:" Apparently no one payed attention... she said she wanted to HANG OUT with her friend and her SISTER. ... [snip!] ... be with her sibling. I don't see why they would say no to that though... unless your friend and your sister do bad things...?"

Yeah, I think everybody got that. All anybody is saying is to listen to her parents to avoid unnecessary drama.

Quoting Tay L:" Apparently no one payed attention... she said she wanted to HANG OUT with her friend and her SISTER. ... [snip!] ... be with her sibling. I don't see why they would say no to that though... unless your friend and your sister do bad things...?"

Yeah, but she is a pregnant teenager. Her parents more than likely want what is best for her and the baby, not to mention if her parents are like most, she's probably up smurf creek for being 17 and pregnant. Either way I don't think anyone in this thread should be trying to encourage her to defy her parents by telling her there is nothing wrong with her going to a friends that her parents said she can't go to. Her side is only half the story and regardless she is underage. She should stop being a brat.

Quoting Tay L:" Apparently no one payed attention... she said she wanted to HANG OUT with her friend and her SISTER. ... [snip!] ... be with her sibling. I don't see why they would say no to that though... unless your friend and your sister do bad things...?"

We're all assuming she's grounded or that her sister and friend are doing stuff her parents would rather not have her around. She's asking if it's ok to go do what she wants even though she's still a kid. A pregnant kid, but still legally a kid. The answer is still no. If she was supporting herself and living independently from her parents, the answer would be different, but she's not.

Pregnant or not, you still live under your parents roof! Respect them! And unless your teacher is your mother then you probably shouldn't listen to her unless its school related!