Children are expected to communicate with their parents regularly.
Zach, who lives with his parents, is invited by some friends to a late-night party.
Zach wants to go to the party.
Zach calls his parents and asks to go to the party.
"Zach goes to the party and doesn't call his parents, so they can't say ""no""."
Zach's parents are relieved and give him a reasonable time to be home.
Zach's parents get worried and go looking for him, getting him in trouble.