Parent thesis

Convincing your parents to give in to your demands is not an easy job. In India, we still stick to our accountable parent-child relationship. Going out of town, coming home late after a night at the pub with work colleagues, crashing at a friend���s pad needs a good amount of cajoling. Today, some 20-something dudes and dudettes give us clever tips to patao our parents.
The Good Samaritan
���We have a kind of a barter system at home,��� says Talha Mansoori, popular among his friends as the ���most convincing guy���. ���Awed by my skills at convincing them, my peers often recommend marketing as a career option for me. Ironically, I was never good at convincing my parents about anything,��� he admits. Until Talha came up with his brilliant give-and-take idea. ���I make a note of everything I do for my house ��� paying bills, getting machines fixed, doing the bank work, everything small and big,��� says this 21-year-old. In return of every errand, his parents reward him by granting him a wish. ���Whenever I sense an impossible permission scenario, my household chores are an at unusual high,��� Talha says. Glad his parents haven���t figured out their Good Samaritan���s real intentions.
The Honest One
Twenty-year-old Esha Jain thinks lying puts her parents off the most. ���They allow me to go out and party past my deadline (11 pm) only if they have complete, reliable information about my whereabouts,��� she says, adding ���I never lie about what I���m doing. Prevarication scars a rapport forever.��� This wisdom is thanks to having seen one of her close friends suffer. ���She was caught lying and hasn���t ever been able to convince her parents without arousing suspicion,��� she admits. Since then, Esha has been better-safe-than-sorry in her nightlife etiquette.
The Nerd
Promising to study overtime is something that works with most parents and more so with the 21-year-old Yash Patel���s. ���I can get my parents to agree on most things with pledges of studying hard,��� says Yash (centre in pic). This weapon works best if you���re an engineering/medical student. Its also a ploy that could work with CAT victims. ���My parents let me out only if I assure them to study hard in the days to come,��� he says. To juggle social commitments and keep peace at home, Yash ���stays up rather late two nights prior to pressing the can-I-go-out buzzer���.
The Family Man
For 18-year-old Paritosh Sanghvi the toughest part about convincing his parents is getting them to let him go out of town. ���I have college throughout the week. The only time I get with my parents are the weekends,��� Paritosh admits. With his clique spending most weekends out of the city, it���s difficult spending time alone. ���If I make such demands, my family is very likely to throw me out. But attending these trips is also equally important,��� he says. Paritosh has found a middle ground by using family camaraderie for brownie points. ���I make it my priority to spend quality time with my parents; I go out with them for dinners, catch up on films, attend family get-togethers.��� Paritosh even subjects himself to watching the odd soap opera on the idiot box if need be. ���With my parents getting enough of me at home, they don���t mind me going on holidays with friends,��� says he.
The Save-this-Dater
It���s not money we are talking about. A fresh graduate, Hemal Ved has a tough time convincing her parents to let her hang out late in the night. ���My curfew time is 10 pm,��� she says. Sadly, like many, her nightlife begins post midnight. ���I���m allowed to break this rule only twice a month, so if I have three late-night plans it���s impossible to attend all,��� says the 22-year-old. To have the cake and eat it too, Hemal came up with a smart plan. ���I save up on permissions. I skip the not-so-important plans for a month, and utilise the pending permissions later,��� she quips.