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My mom wont let me have a boy friend and im 15 years old. I cant have him over becasue I live in an apartment and theirs only one room that everyone stays in. How can i convince her that im old enough. (link)
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It is not about age and never has been in these situations. It is about maturity. Can you be trusted not to turn wild? Can you handle disapointment, heartache and responsibility? You may think so but a relationship involves a lot of adult decisions and if your mother thinks you cannot hack it she ought to know.
There is nothing you can do to make her change her mind. You might want to introduce the boy in question but her choice is her choice. You may get further here obeying the rules and demonstrating maturity than pleading for what you want. She may also not like him very much you just do not know.
It is maturity not age that should determine whether one can have a boyfriend. Ask her reasons for saying no. You may be surprised but you need honest answers.
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I`m a straight A student. Last week I grabbed the wrong composition notebook so I wasn`t able to turn in my weekly D.O.G Work. My teacher refused to take it when I turned it in late for half credit. I told her today I admit I made a mistake and asked if there was anything I could do. ( my grade was a 96 but since I didn`t turn it down it went to a 71%) She yelled at me, Told me she wouldn`t grade any crap that I would do to get extra credit, laughed in my face, and completly insulted me ( and made me cry ; I don`t cry easily ) in front of the whole class. Now getting a C wouldn`t upset me, however if I don`t get 98 or above on ALL my papers/projects/tests from now on that grade could easily fall to an F and I would be kicked off of the cheerleading squad and lose my Captain position. What do I do ? I Have no hope of getting any sorta extra credit ; progress reports come out on this coming Monday and my coach always does grade checks.
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Tell your parents what happened and what the teacher did. Have them go directly over her head to the principal and the trustee for the area. I am sure it will be resolved. You deserve to keep your cheerleading position so involve the coach too. Some of these teachers need their ass kicked by parents now and then for pulling this kind of junk and singling out a child for a mistake they never meant to make.
Make sure you and fellow adults make your opinions known if she always treats you in this manner. Someone should ask her "Do you have a problem or a chip or your shoulder?" I could see the anger, the insults etc if you constantly did this but you are a good kid and stay out of trouble and don't make excuses.
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what are some well-known teen poetry magazines that I can submit my poems to? Can anybody give me a website or something?
Ill rate high.
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First of all avoid poetry.com. Anyone can get published on there including those who cannot write a poem or know the definition of poem. I may sound harsh but my ex-friend had several on there and his english teachers and others told him he was not a writer.
Poetry.com takes your material, tells you about a book, then tries to sell this back to people at high prices. That is what we discovered anyone can get on their Web site, in the book, but they expect you to buy all kinds of things.
The best idea is to get in now with actual journalists willing to spend the time with you to make you a high quality poet and writer. I recommend you check out Teen Ink Magazine www.teenink.com and Young People's Press www.ypp.net if in Indiana try ypress.com
Search on Google for Teens and Journalism and you will find the right people to work with on your poetry and other writing. Try those three for starters I'll see if I can find more so write me a note later.
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If someone come to your house to bitch at you can you call the cops on them? (link)
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You could only if they refuse to leave after been shown the door and asked to. You would call the police and press charges for harassment. It is a crime to do this sort of thing and charges can be laid. However, if they were just griping at you for something and then left on their way it is not reason to call the police. If they keep coming day after day with the same thing or look as though they will get physical yes, call the police but no for a neighbor showing up and bitching about something you did.
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