根据句子内容，从下面方框中选择适当的词或词组填空。

a waste of time;  allow me to;  I’ll have a try;  are strict with;  see your progress

Sue: Hi, Millie! Would you like to go to the cinema with me tonight?
Millie: I’d like to , but… I must ask my mother first.
Sue: It seems that your parents     you.
Millie: You are right. My father is always away on business and my mother is never satisfied with my study. She doesn’t    play computer games. But I can’t study all the time.
Sue: I think playing computer games is   . Maybe you can try other ways to relax such as listening to music, going to the cinema…. Try to talk to your mother about that. At the same time, you should spend more time on study and let your mother    . In this way, she will understand you soon.
Mille: Good idea. Thanks a lot for your advice.    .
Sue: You are welcome.