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Unhappy at school.
16 - Female
Basically, the issue is that I am extremely depressed and unhappy every day because of the school I go to. My parents thought it would be a good idea to pull me away from public school and send me to a Catholic, college prep, all girls high school. It is my third year and I am still unhappy. I miss my friends, and I want to look back at my high school years and not have to say that they were the worst years of my life. I'm not a loser at school. Really. And I do have friends. But the problem is, is that I don't fit in anywhere. All of the girls have been friends since they were very young and are in separate groups according to what middle school they attended. I have tried to have a positive attitude but at the end of the day, I just find myself miserable and lonely. I'm not trying to complain. I just am sick of everything. It might not sound like that big of a deal, but it is strongly affecting who I am as a person and how I am growing up. I think everyone deserves to be happy. I put three good years into this school, and I think for my senior year, I should be allowed to have some fun and graduate with my friends. I don't want to be the one crying on graduation day not because of leaving her friends, but because she was never happy in the first place. My parents don't understand this, and my father is very stubborn about switching schools. He is positive that this school is the right decision for my future. I feel differently. I feel like this is a huge mistake and I believe that life should not be all about education, even though it is very important. I think how I feel matters more than that. I believe that I can excel in life without this school. It's not like I'm going to end up on the streets because I graduate from a public school. I don't think it is fair and I think that my parents are forgetting that I have a lot of potential. I know that they are only trying to do what is best for me, but I don't agree with their decision. Is it so bad to want to be happy my last year of high school? These are supposed to be the best years of my life. I just don't want to end up regretting staying at this school. I need help with trying to convince my dad to let me go to this public school for my senior year. Please help! ):
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Sometimes all it takes is for another adult in position of authority to speak with your parents. Is there a teacher, principal, counselor at school that you can confide all of this to? If so, and they can really see your misery and depression is real they can approach your folks and make a recommendation.
Even better is consulting a family doctor for referral to a psychiatrist which doesn't mean your crazy for his/her advice. If they can label you as depressed and can outline the cause of your depression as being school related than your parents have to listen and act.
If your parents receive pressure from the right people and or friends, relatives etc. they often act in favor of their position because they have been embarrassed or shown the error of their ways.
If you talk to a school administrator tell them that there's not a problem with the school, the teacher or curriculum but with you feeling like you have nobody at all and just don't fit in like you did back home. They may have suggestions for you to make things better. They'll hear you out if you hear them out.
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Try reasoning with your dad (don't whine) and show him the highlights of the school you want to go to and the bad things about the school you want to leave for instance if i stay at the all girls school it will be akward for me in the real world when i get a job i won't know how to act around both genders only females
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Well i totally understand what your going through because its my senior year and im in a diff country then i was in a year ago and i left all my childhood friends bak so i totally get what your going through maybe your parents and you can compromise tell them that your willing to spend one semester at the school your going to but want to spend the last semester at a public school with your friends and tell them that your still doing want they want you to which is attending the school of their choice but also doing what you want to and that on your last year of highschool you want to be with your real friends who make you a more outgoing person and who you can act like youself around and that if they dont let you do this that your going to be depressed your whole life because you didnt get to spend this one in a life time chance with your best friends. Im sure they will understand good luck :) let me know how it goes :)
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