Rob Is a Fifteen-Year-Old Boy Who Is Planning an Overnight

Multiple Choice

Rob is a fifteen-year-old boy who is planning an overnight camping trip with both male and female friends. The last step in the planning is for Rob to ask his parents' permission to go camping. If Rob's parents have an authoritarian style of parenting, Rob can expect their response to be

A) "Well, we'll have to discuss this first.What are the exact plans for where you'll be going?"
B) "Do whatever you want, it's your life."
C) "We don't think it's a good idea, but if you really want to go, okay."
D) "No, because we said so!"