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Bad Brain Blues
Okay,not to sound full of myself or anything
but i used to be a really smart kid
and i think i still am
but i messed up my school year pretty badly
i mean 9th grade was bad
i was rarley at school
was in a crowd that always ditched school to drink and hook up
but now its about a million times worse
im not even in school
i didnt drop out or anything
but i was absent (actually sick) for such a long period of time they basically told me that i couldnt pass this semester
and the continuation wouldnt take me until next semester
so right now im pretty much screwed
i have almost no credits
and honestly,no will power
i cant focus on doing something
and honestly im still into some bad things
not as much but still enough to make things worse
ive tried stopping but like i said its like i have no will power
i used to be really smart,gate and everything
then somehow things went to shit.
i really wanna be the girl to make everyone proud again.
please help if you can.
thanks for listening.
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It's not about making your family proud so much as redeeming yourself and being equally proud. You're 100% right about one thing and that is that you must want this for yourself or it won't work out.
Obviously you are embarrassed about what happened and concerned for your future. That's a step in the right direction as it's the motivation you need to act.
You won't like this but it's the truth you need to stop the drinking, drugs if you are on them and ditch your so-called friends. These people are dragging you down the wrong path and bad things have happened.
You need to distance yourself from them or keep getting sucked into trouble and bad habits. Look at how much they/this has done for you? They're on a ticket to nowhere fast but you still can turn it around.
What should you do? Admit your bad habits and addictions and seek professional help. Next, find new friends and finally get your education on track.
What you need to do is have your parents consult the school board and explain your problems, addictions, habits and bad influences and ask for them to sign a form or a letter to get you into an adult night school or adult day school program where you are surrounded by adults getting high school credits.
It will be damned difficult that way to stumble again when you don't have the old influences around. You can get into a program like this NOW and not later on.
Your semester isn't exactly OVER until you investigate this. It may just be starting. School boards also have alternative programs for troubled kids with potential who can't make it elsewhere. Start investigating it thoroughly.
Note, from experience the school you are in now doesn't like it when students don't go through their regular and broken system.
They won't hinder you when you take the course I suggested but are never open at all with students/parents about night school options or adult day school programs. You MUST begin investigating and asking questions of people at the school and school board now.
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To be "that kid again" is only your choice, nobody can make it for you. You have to decide when you are ready to impress again. And when you are, all you have to do is say "no". That's it. It might help if you get involved in a club, or on a team. Talk to your teachers, or your guidance counselor. A lot of times they will be more than enthusiastic about getting you back on track. You just gotta let them know that you're ready. It's the same old stuff you hear all the time, but it works. I promise.
Good Luck :]]
~Topaz
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