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I am a 29/f that loves to listen and try to help out. I have always been the one people go to for advice. I will tell you how I feel about it. If you don't like my answer, I'm sorry. However, usually what I say is true, people just can't handle the truth.
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Hi there! I'm a seventeen year old, female. I'm currently a senior in high school, and I've built up a terrible case of Senioritis):
Basically from November onwards I've skipped classes like there's no tomorrow, and I never expected it to get out of control to where I skip every single day of the week, but that's what happened. My grades have plummeted intensely and I really don't think that if I continue at this school I will graduate.
I've always been good at school when it comes to my absences, and I've never told my parents about skipping so when I tell them I know that they'll be very upset because I lied to them, and they trust me because they think since I'm almost an adult I can handle going to school every single day.
There is hope in me graduating though, and that is to go to a Prep school which is where you learn independently and read out of a book and take a test to get your credits. (You can get your credits really fast!) I'll be able to receive my diploma and everything, if I'm able to finish all of my coursework by June.
Basically the reason I'm posting this is because I don't know how to tell my parents, I was thinking just to be like: "School's getting really hard and my grades are really crappy and I feel like I need to go to this Prep school so I can graduate." But then they'll be like, "Well let's go up to school so we can discuss it with your counselor" & Then they'll eventually find out about my skipping anyways.
:( I'm just scared, I know I need to tell the truth but it's just I don't want my parents to be upset with me, and I have to tell them NOW if I want to enroll in this Prep school on time.
Thanks so much for reading this, and if anyone answers I really appreciate it.
Thanks again.
Here's the deal with us parents. We may not understand at first, but honesty is always the best policy. I know, I know, when I was a child I didn't believe that at all either. However, as a mother I realize the importance of it. There will really be no way around getting into trouble. Had you gone to your parents at first and let them know how you felt, it may not have escalated into this problem that it is now. This seems like you are going to have to bite the bullet, take your dignity, tell them the truth, and deal with the consequences. Maybe then will you realize that the best policy is honesty and you can learn from your mistakes.
What I don't understand is this: how did you manage to skip so much and not get a truancy officer called on you? Did you know that by skipping school, your parents could get into trouble and arrested for child neglect? Worse yet, you taken away and sent to a juvenile detention center? I bet you thinking that I am exagarating, but trust me, look into it.
Here's another thought for you. Did you know that some states offer high school classes online? You wouldn't have to go away to another school. You could just go to school in your underwear if you wanted to. This is something else to look into.
I know that I sound like a bitch, but to tell you the truth, which I am so fond of, I am having problems with my three daughters lying. I tell them constantly that I am more understanding than they think, and we can deal with situations in a more civilized way if they tell me the truth. I have enforced them that telling the truth won't get them into half as much trouble than to lie to me about it. I believe that once you are a parent you will understand. Trust me, I was a wild child that didn't know the truth if it smacked me in the face, but now I know the importance of telling the truth.
(Rating: 5) That was the best advice ever and exactly what I needed to hear. And I don't think you're a bitch at all(: The only thing I can think of is the only reason I haven't gotten into a lot of trouble is because I'm never usually in school all day, so if they were to call me down to the office, I would be absent, you know? I've been looking up online courses and such & I can't seem to find any in Texas but I'm going to keep looking. Thanks again. & I hope the lying stops with your daughters! :DD