My parents don't know I'm working at the Mazzoni Center. Presumably, they think I'm still working at the National Clearinghouse for the Defense of Battered Women, but when people I don't want to know too many details about my job ask about it, I say I work at a "community health center". It's not a full truth, but it's true. Maybe you could do something similar -- say you're working at a "community center for disadvantaged youth." A friend who used to go to SMYAL always told his parents he was going to youth group, and they assumed it was church-related!
It's probably much more difficult if you're living with your parents and talk to them regularly (and I assume you do), but you can work it if you feel personally comfortable with the less than full honestly. Probably your own comfort level with the situation is the biggest barrier you face.
your right. my comfort level is my biggest barrier, and i'm not comfortable lying like that all the time. but oh well. and yea, i mean, my parents pick me up from the metro and drive me to the metro. they still try to tell me what to do sometimes. and they worry all the time- which means they want to know where i am. which is a problem when i'm lying about it. whatever. i'll worry about GETTING the job first.
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It's probably much more difficult if you're living with your parents and talk to them regularly (and I assume you do), but you can work it if you feel personally comfortable with the less than full honestly. Probably your own comfort level with the situation is the biggest barrier you face.
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and yea, i mean, my parents pick me up from the metro and drive me to the metro. they still try to tell me what to do sometimes. and they worry all the time- which means they want to know where i am. which is a problem when i'm lying about it.
whatever. i'll worry about GETTING the job first.
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