Today, my mom heard on TV that teens need at least ten hours of sleep a day. Now she makes me go to bed at 7pm. I told her I can't finish my homework in time, and my grades will suffer. She wouldn't listen. Last week, she threatened to punish me if I don't get straight As this semester. FML
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Today, my mom said if I don't get straight As in my classes this year, she'll get the school to hold me back until I do. I believe her. FML
Today, I was grounded by my mom because I had slept in past 11, when she wanted me to wake up at seven to do chores. According to her logic, I should have seen the note she left on the counter earlier this morning. FML
Today, my dad lectured me because my mom cried herself to sleep last night. Why? Because I didn't want to watch a movie with her. I had to go to sleep to be up for work at 6 a.m., and was too tired to watch a movie in the first place. I live with drama queens. FML
Today, my parents made me wake up at 7 a.m., like every morning. When I woke up exhausted, my mom rolled her eyes and said, "It’s called going to bed earlier." I went to bed at 10 p.m. last night. I fell asleep at 5 am. FML
Today, my parents threatened to take away my college funds. Why? Because I complained about my 10 pm curfew during break as a freshman in college. FML
Today, my mom is obsessed with my academic success, as she was a highschool dropout, and actually gives me more homework than my school does, all so I’ll be more advanced than my peers. I barely know what a television is anymore, since it’s been so long I’ve had enough free time to watch one. FML
Today, after having watched a scare story on the news about heart disease, my mom is now insisting that we have daily, hour-long, family yoga sessions together. I have a job, and barely have enough time to do my homework as it is. I'm going to be grounded if I don't take part. FML
Today, after getting home from a twelve-hour shift at work, I got into bed and passed out. My mother soon woke me up, screaming that she could tell I was "fake sleeping" and ignoring her lecture on how I need to stop being so "lazy". FML
Today, my daughter told me she would rather hang herself than hang out with me. All I did was remind her to go to bed at a reasonable time to get some sleep for an activity she likes doing. FML
Today, my mom slept all day. But when she got out of bed for five minutes, she told me I was a worthless piece of shit. Then she went back to bed. FML
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sirpantselot 22
Why does she think you need to be up at 5?
Warmonger_Smurf 29
Tell her she can get one or the other from you. Straight A's or straight Z's, not both.
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Hellbound_Alleee 14
You would do well to google some studies that say you need less sleep. Maybe you could try staying at school to finish your work? Anyway, as a teenager, if my mom told me to be in bed by seven, it would be met with a blank stare, and I would stay up anyway. Her anxiety problems shouldn't be rewarded by you. Do you always do whatever she tells you anyway? How bad could her punishment be, and couldn't you just refuse it? You don't have to scream about it or anything. Just look up "passive resistance." Don't make a big thing of it. Just smile and nod, give her a hug, and carry on the way you need to. You seriously need to get Slack, my friend.
SpRiTzSpLaSh 7
It's hard being Asian
NigerianMedicine 11
Find a similar sleep study (preferably a PDF document) on the Internet, then change the hours to your discretion. If she believes anything on TV, she will probably believe anything she sees on the Internet as well.
duravian 1
I thought teens were more defiant than to let their parents make them sleep at 7. Damn I went to bed at 9 in elementary... What a waste of a night.
adam710 0
This is why homeschooling is awesome ;D
greeneye_fml 12
If I had been home-schooled all I would have learned was how to binge drink and beat women.
rebanne 5
What a parent nazi!
pop7467 7
Well then I need more sleep...
death_prevails 6
Talk to a teacher you trust (or a guidance counsellor, maybe?) about this one. They should be able to give you some solid advice and may even talk her round from this. It seems to be a temporary obsession of hers, but it's important that you act asap so this doesn't affect your grades too much.
kay71095 9
Why don't you just do your homework right when you get home like you're supposed to? I doubt it takes 4-5 hours to do homework
Dogluvr1197 30
What if OP plays a sport? I play volleyball and as with all sports at my school, you have to participate everyday after school. An early day back for me is 5:00. I generally arrive home at 6:30-7 pm.
xmaximusx 12
WOW your mother needs Zanex