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She won't take me anywhere..
Alright, so I constantly get good grades and awards, and stuff like that.. and I do chores and everything, but my mom never takes me anywhere! Whenever I want to go places, my mom will say she's too tired or make up an excuse, but then she goes off with her bf and goes to a restaurant or someplace like that.
I obviously can't drive or anything, and I'm sure none of my friends would drive me anywhere either, unless we're going together somewhere, but what if I want to go shopping or something by myself? I just want to be able to go somewhere! & I'm not allowed to take taxis either & no, walking isn't an option.. plzzz..
What do I do!? I'm going crazy being at home..
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tell your mother exactly how you feel and ask your mom's bf to stay out of this for a little bit and evertime your mom wants to go out he will say no.then after that happens you tlak to your mom about what you want to do and how you have already earned it.
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Here's what I would do if I were you. Tell your teacher exactly what you told us and that you need and yearn to be independant.
Ask him to call your mother in for a chat and raise the concern that he thinks that she should let you be more independant, take transit, go out with friends or to places on your own because you are street smart as well as to let you find a job to earn money over the summer.
Your teacher can point out these things for you as they are concerned about your progress too. You could also have a friend's mother or an adult relative point the same things out to your mom for you.
That would be a mature way of handling it. Asking her directly Why don't you take me anywhere? or something like that leads her to be on the defensive and to a fight all the time.
Try having an adult you both know well who is responsible raise your concerns for you with her and see how things go. Once other adults are critical of her and how she handles your independence and growing up she will be forced to re-examine things and make changes.
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