what's your common reasons to your parents when you came home late?

I never had any excuses. I told the truth, and there was no problem.

I never had to make up excuses. My mom never gave me a curfew, nor my brothers and sister. We just knew she expected us back at a reasonable hour and we did it. I came in late just once and began to offer an explanation but she stopped me and said that I undoubtedly had my reasons and she trusted me to use my good judgment. I was never late again!

I did the same with my kids, with less spectacular results, but they generally came in at reasonable times.

wow...
that is really strict!!!!
but i guess it is because they love you alot...
my family have taught me since young that we have to go home right after class...
and so we are used to it...
and if we come home late we just explain to her...
and it will be fine...
lol...

Though I am a bit old to worry about this and both of my parents have passed away, when I was younger I didn't have a problem with this. My parents knew where their children were pretty much all the time and when we would be home. I myself was a home body and liked to read more so than going places. They could find me most of the time around the house with a book and my nose buried in it.

i would say parents are really natural paranoid about there children's whereabouts!
i am not used in going out late back in my high school and college years. i always made a way to inform my mom where will i be after my class and i do not intend to go home late.
my parents are not that strict about me going out with my friends. but when i go out in a date, that's the time they get strict on me. i am 24 years old but still they are very strict with me about dating.
just last may, i went out with a guy. i said to my mom that im going to shop for a shoes at the mall. i went out 9 in the morning and i went home 1 am the following day! my mom was so worried that she called my siblings and asked for help to call me and find where i am. i didn't really heard my phone ringing. but the time i was about to go home. i checked my phone and saw 100+ missed calls and 25 text messages from my siblings and brother-in-law.
honestly that was the worst thing i ever did to my mom. i made her so worried about me. i was so guilty. but when she asked me where did i go. i just said a friend invited me to a party! i think she believed me since she never asked me again about it...
fortunately i have a mom who is very understanding!

When I was in high school and I came home late, I would just say that I was at my friends house watching scary movies. I was not lying, we saw so many scary movies that we knew when the blood was going to come out of the guy in the next scene of the films. I would not know it now because I have seen so many other films, but I knew it then. Horror films are great when you are single and you have nothing to do on a Friday or Saturday night.

sually tell that i was surfing a lot at wee hours.Sometimes it may look quite iriational if it is told twice to the same parents.

hi,i am a good boy,i come home later seldom.if i really come home later, I think i have the good reason for it.because i think when i tell the truth to my parents,they always encourage me a lot.Because i always do some correct things.. .My partens always say:come home earlier, take care on road....lol..

good day

I am never late generally from office. even if I am late, its due to fact i had lots of work. i let them know in advance when i will be late for home. I never have to make any excuse.

The truth.

My parents have always let me basically do what I want as long as I'm responsible and tell them where I am and what I'm doing. If I'm going to be home later I'll tell them or phone and let them know. SOmetimes I don't say all the details... but I'd basically say what I was doing.