I’m a 17-year-old girl, I want to be out partying with my friends till late at night and my mom isn’t allowing me
to. She’s been putting this kind of restriction on me for the last few years. I’m also being taunted by my choice
of clothes, especially the Westernized style of clothing. How can I make her understand that these
underhanded insults and restrictions put unnecessary pressure on me, making me a lot more self-conscious? I
feel as if I’m alone and not good enough for anything.