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bedtime..........
im a 13 year old female. my mom is very strict about "getting enough sleep" and i have a VERY early bedtime. i have to be off the computer by 8:50 pm and i have to be in bed and be watching a half hour tv show from 9:00 to 9:30. i HAVE to be sleeping by 9:30 pm. even if im not done with homework or want to read a couple more pages of my book, I HAVE TO BE SLEEPING. so i go to sleep at 9:30 pm and wake up at 6:45 am. I think i don't need that much sleep. my friends go to bed at 11:30 and they are still wide awake at school. and what makes it worse is that i have the SAME exact bedtime as my 9 year old sister. thats 4 years apart!! i don't think it's fair and i don't think its neccessary to be sleeping by 9:30 pm i feel if i went to bed at 10 or 10:30, i would still get the sleep i need. what time do you guys go to bed and do you think my moms being fair? how can i get my mom to change my bedtime? and shes very strict so i need some good ways to pursuade her with.
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It may sound crazy, but I wish my mom was like that. It use to be like that when I lived at my maw-maws and I miss that. But, I'll try to help you out :] Have you told her that people don't go to bed at the time? Or if you have a sleepover, you could tell your friend ahead of time to say something like "Oh my gosh.. we have to go to bed this early? I'm allowed to stay up until *whenever*" Um.. that's all I can think of. If she STILL says no, either contact me again .. or she probably has a good reason.
I hope I helped.
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You are correct! I definitly agree with you, your mom sounds a little bit over the top on making you go to bed the same time as your little sister! Thats bizarre! I remember when I was 13 I always went to be at like 10 or 10;30, your right you'd still get enough sleep! I dont think your mom is being that fair, because as you grow older, you should gain things with age, like staying up later, try sitting down and talking to your mom, explaining to her that you would get the same amount of sleep ifyou went to bed an hour later, and that you are getting older, and that you think its not fair that you have to go to bed at the same time as your nine year old sister!
I hope I helped :)
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Dear Friend,
I read on your answers that '8 hours' sleep is recommended for the average person, but I must stress that teenagers do not fall within this category! 9.5 hours of sleep per night is required of a teenager, because your body has a huge mental and physical reliance on it.
Your mother really is looking out for you, but she might not be going about it the best way. Sit her down, have a chat about how you feel, and try to arrange something new. Shower at night so you can sleep until 7am, then stay up until 10pm. This way, you're only losing fifteen minutes, which is hardly imperative to your daily functioning.
I'm sure she'll understand.
Love,
Ainsley.
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that is really really unfair. i can understand that your mom loves you and wants you to go to bed early but 9 30?!? my curfew is 10 and im the same age. then i talk on the phone. but yeahh i deffiently talk to her about it and tell her how you feel. i am not very good with strict parents...my dad is strict so i talk to my mom when i need help. i am sorry about the early bedtime. try talking to her. hope i helped
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i go to bed between 10 and 12 during the year and i get up at 6. your friends may seem awake but they may just be hyped up on sugar or something. if she keeps this up in the summer than you need to talk to her and work something else out showing her your responsible may just make her think that the extra sleep is helping. you NEED to talk to her if you want to see a change. ive chosen to go to bed at 8 and get up at 6 for a while b/c im more alert in school and it helps. she may just be looking out for your future. i would try to get it extended to atleast 10 if it bugs you that much but still, 9 30 isnt that bad alot of teens go to bed that early on their own will and i go to bed when all my homework is done thats why i stay up as late as i do.But now im just babbling. Tell her its bugging you she wont know until you talk to her and if she wont listen make her! your her daughter of something is bugging you its her responsibility to listen
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Ahh. I remember the time when I begged my mom to let me stay up later when I was about your age. The best thing that you can do is talk to her. Don't be all whiny because that will really annoy her. Try to avoid saying 'Well, [sisters name] has the same bedtime as me!' and start throwing a temper tantrum. What I did was I stayed up 5 minutes later every night and my mom would sort of 'evaluate' how I was in the morning to see if I got enough sleep. She let me stay up 2 nights of the week [excluding weekends] and then eventually she let me stay up later. It's all in a matter of negotiating.
Hope I helped!
♥ SiMA
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i think she's being totally to strict about this! just show her how responsible you are! explain to her that sometimes you have hw that you want to finish because it will effect your grades in school. if you put school into it, she'll listen lol parents always do. come to her in a very nice and sweet tone of voice. hope i helped <3, BLONDShorty
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the bestthing to do is to show her you are responsible. Try helping her with chores, get your homework after school, etc, eventualy she would let you live a little, and then you can ask to stay up later. ot works for me :)
Good luck!
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Show her your responsable enough to stay up past your regular bedtime.pursade her by:
-Helping around the house
-Let her let you stay up one day late and show her you can wake up in the morning by yourself and at a early time
-show her your mature
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i think if you tried to explain to your parent(s) that with age comes responsibility like a longer time to stay up maybe they would understand. Or that them treating you the same as your sis is making you feel younger than you are. I hope i helped even a lil bit.
xoxo i wish you the best of luck
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My parents were the same way. I had the same bed time since i was TWO. and it was be in bed, sleeping by 9:00. My brother who is SEVEN years younger than me, had the same one. Everytime I went to get it changed, i went about it the wrong way and always turned it into an argument. What I would suggest is being very mature abuot it. Explain that teens need 8/9 hours of sleep and by going to bed at 10 you will still get that. Also, i would suggest asking for a "trial". Explain that it may help to have extra time for homework and studying. Let her know that if your grades begin to slip, or you fall asleep in class your bed time will go back to 9:30. Try being very rational and have a polite tone of voice. This worked so well for me that I actually have no bed time now.
I really hope that helps you!!
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since your moms very strict and all i dont know if this will work but give it a shot anyways
----BEG!-beg your heart out
just kidding but not to rub it in your face or anything but mu mom didnt evr really give me a bedtime i would just go to sleep at 11pm
its really not that fair
theres no actual way to make your mom change her mind i guess wait till summer?
i have a weird feeling this wont help you at all but whatevr
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