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[quote=Anonymous]
'It has something to do with common courtesy (which should be a part of general maturity) when living together. People, including your HPs, worry about you when you are not home at night. One of my coworkers rents her spare bedroom through Airbnb, to adults she barely knows, even she doesn't sleep well when she knows her guests aren't back yet. It also has to do with other people, people you are living with and should care about, waking up when you come home, possibly including the young children you care for. People wake up when a car drives up the driveway, the garage door opens, a door gets unlocked or water runs. It doesn't matter that you tiptoe through the house, unless your HF lives in a mansion and you live in the west wing or you have a garden appartment, they will hear you. 
Add to that the responsibility your HP have for you and your well being. Who do you think your parents would blame if you got hurt in the middle of the night? Who would have to call your parents and tell them you got run over by a drunk driver at 2 am in the morning and are in hospital? You are living with them, they are your host "parents". They don't want to have to tell your parents that you are dead or critically injured. They also don't want to blame themselves that they allowed you to make stupid choices. Most HPs care about their APs and their well being. Add the "good rolemodel" part (and really? I have never met a parent who was happy that their child was out and about in the middle of the night and who would want their child to learn that this is acceptable behaviour, especially if paired with drinking or disrupting sleep of other family members).'

This is very naive. This doesn't exist in reality.[/quote]

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