So, I'm usually on the advising end of this question, but I can never give myself advice. If you have any suggestions, I'll happily try them out.
Here's the scenario:
My mother grounded me indefinitely. (She's done this once before, but I got out of it by writing a persuasive essay telling her why she should lift my grounding and let me go to my friend's party.) She's been awful to me all day, and I guess I subconsciously retalliated by taking my friend in her car (my mom's allergic to everything) and driving us to the mall. It was planned that I'd go over to my friend's house, but not that we'd go to the mall. See, mom doesn't want me to take anyone in her car because she's allergic to perfume and scented laundry detergents and all that.
In response to my doing this, she grounded me. Anyone have any suggestions as to how to get out of this? Or at least get her to set a time?
Please don't tell me I shouldn't have done that in the first place because I know that. I aplogized and offered to clean the car and all that, but she just told me to go shower. Lol.
Help me out any way you can! Thanks.
Additional info, added Sunday April 18 2004, 7:45 pm: I dunno if this matters, but...I mean, have you ever just had such a rotten day, and something was just the last straw? That's sort of what happened. I walked into the garage to get into the car and almost stepped on a rose my boyfriend gave me on our five-month anniversary. Mom didn't even ask me if I wanted to press it, which I did. She just tossed it out. I was so mad...I know it's kind of stupid to get mad over that, but I'd had a rotten morning to begin with.... Want to answer more questions in the Relationships category? Maybe give some free advice about: Families? foxshadow answered Wednesday April 21 2004, 7:00 pm: First step is to breathe. Take yoga breaths: in until you can take no more air, out until there is no more air. Then apologize once more to your mother, and don't mention the rose. Help around the house a bit, and write her another letter explaining how you feel.
gatarphinx answered Monday April 19 2004, 2:00 am: my advice is to write a sincere letter to her telling her you will never do it again then give it to her when shes in a good mood then leter on ask her to buy u a car lol jk bout your own car but i hope it works
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notnormal answered Monday April 19 2004, 12:33 am: Take deep breaths and calm down. You might want to wait a little while ( a few days maybe) until you are both not so mad at each other.
Tell her you are sorry and won't do it again. (I know you already did.) Tell her it is unreasonable not to set an end point to grounding. Does she expect you to be grounded until you are able to move out? [ notnormal's advice column | Ask notnormal A Question ]
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