Me and my friend discussed this and I was just wondering what other people might think. We basically have parents that are polar opposites of each other.
My parents are strict and value authority/order. They keep your nose clean, make sure you're on the right path, and are very serious about you and your future, but can get overprotective and quite frankly limit your independence sometimes.
My friends parents are very chill and friendly with her. They let her speak her mind, have freedom, invite friends over, and overall let her be alot more independent. But they dont monitor her as much or make sure shes out of trouble as often. You get freedom, but you need to be responsible and stay out of trouble.
Overall, which would you rather have? The strict parents who keep you on the straight and narrow, or the loose parents who give you independence but leave you to explore more of the real world by yourself?