Need Room To Breathe?

My parents' restrictions are choking me!  The want to shelter me from everything they think is bad in the world!  How do I get them to recognize that I am no longer a child and to let me spread my wings a little?  I want to enjoy these last few years of high school!  Why won't they trust me?  Help!!

This was a question sent in through my ATH sessions I used to do live in New Orleans.  Considering the weekend I have had, I felt it was worth bringing forward.   Before I tell you about it, I will answer the question the same way I did then ...