Perks of Being a Sarah

A privilege or something I have always just had, is that I have never had a real bedtime or curfew. When I was younger my dad always made me go to my room about a certain time (9 or 10p.m.) but he would never mind if I stayed up reading or something of the sort. As I got older he would tell me about midnight to go to bed but still really would not care if I stayed awake because he knows whatever time I go to bed, whether it is 8p.m. or 4 o'clock in the morning, I will be up and ready for school in the morning. I never really used, "I am tired." as an excuse because I know when it is my fault for staying up so late. Also, I have always been able to go to bed at whatever time at night and be at least semi-functional the next day. I actually have a friend who if she goes to bed too late, waking up and going to school the next day is extremely hard for her. I have the ability to sleep for only an hour or two and be able to work perfectly fine the whole day. My dad also lets me go out with my friends nearly whenever I want because I never leave without telling him, I always call him and tell him where I am going, who I am with, and how long I will be gone, even if I cannot get ahold of him when I need to ask him if I can leave, I will call him and leave a message saying I am not home. He knows to trust me and I appreciate that from him because a lot of kids my age do not have that perk.