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When our sister came with his husband from Manila ( a far city ) to visit my parents , many months ago , they stayed for the weekend.
I was also there during that time since it was a Saturday , and it was my scheduled visit to my aged parents, so I was able to go with her to attend the death anniversary celebration of the father of her former elementary classmate.
There , we get to partake of the delicious foods prepared for the occasion together with her other former classmates too. After that, we chatted merrily .
Then suddenly , they invited my sister to come with them to the city – a 30 minutes ride from our hometown , to have some bar hopping and merriment. And this will be in the evening and they will be going there at 8:00 that night but will be coming back when the merriment will be over and that will be at midnight , onwards.
They will use the car of one of them a former classmate in primary grades, that was also there for the occasion.
My sister was reluctant because she isn’t that type to go out for an outing at night time. Actually, she doesn’t feel like going she told me. Though, since this gathering is rare and actually just at that time, she conceded.
So, when we went back home , she asked permission to go , from her husband who said okay.
However , when my father heard it since we were all in the receiving room watching TV , he said “No” . I was surprised, because my sister is already a matured person, so why should she ask the permission of my father too?
My father said “it’s already late at night and travelling would be dangerous since there might be rebels lurking on some of those grassy road sides.”
My sister is 55 years old , yet she merely said “Yes, Father” and called her former classmates that she can’t come. She was happy that at least she has a reason to say no.
In my opinion, it is just but proper to ask permission from my father, because he is still the master of the house, where at that time they were staying for a vacation.
As for me whenever, I visit my parents, I would still tell them where I will be going when I go out of their house to meet my friends in a café or a meeting place.
They have to know, where the house members are, whenever one of them goes out of their house.
I call that respect to our parents and I know my sister values that too , because they are still the masters of the house that you are staying with , even for a vacation only.
Do I share your opinion on this too?
Note: Picture is mine , taken from the sea deck of the mall where our office is.
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He loves her daughter so much
Absolutely. That's because we are 5 girl siblings , so that's why he is still so protective of us even if we have all aged.
I think that's how fathers and even mothers are.
It's one thing to seek permission and it's another thing to tell the others where you are going or where you will be just in case of an emergency that's okay. But when you say that your sister has to seek for permission to go out with her friends at the age of 55 I find that quite absurd. I mean the only person she should seek permission from us get husband because it's prudent that she does that. But for your dad I think it makes perfect sense for her to repaort to him that she would be going out, because that is a sense of respect which is expected from children to their parents. And again you are under his roof so rules should be adhered to while you are there. I remember when I was in college my dad always used to make fun and say that anyone who is over 18 is his neighbour so we should be responsible enough to do things right, though he still provided for our needs until we could stand on our own. I guess when someone turns 20, they should be left to do certain things in their own, to learn responsibility.