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Just be groovy. Most people are, and it's sounds like you're the one causing the grief, And no, you won't be allowed to stay at home, most likely you'll be sent to a special school. Not worth bunking off anyway, your parents will face truancy fines and eventually end up in court. I used to work with a lot of kids who used the same line as you "I get sick of being told what to do", and a few fell by the wayside, despite us trying to everything to keep them in school. It's nothing to do with them not being able to empathise with you, it's a case of you being offered an education (which is a privilege, not a right), and you not taking it. Whatever the issues are that make you feel this way, it's better to sort them out rather than avoid them, because I absolutely garuntee you, you're much better off in school than out of it. The day you decide to stay at home, that's your life down the crapper. And don't for a moment think that you're the only one who's got it hard, there are thousands of kids who have serious (and I mean really serious) problems at school, but they suck it up and make it work for them, rather than waving a white flag and giving up. That's because they want to show that they are stronger than their problems, and won't let them inhibit them from getting what they want. I don't want to belittle you or whatever your situation may be, but you're looking for a soultion that isn't a solution; there's nothing to be gained from staying at home - we all have to live in the world outside and learn how to deal with people. Quite often, I'm very impressed by all the crap that some kids deal with in order to go to school and it really speaks to their character that they don't even let it show. Then there are some who "get sick of being told what to do" who it's hard to feel sympathy for, because I can see so many others in similar situations who just get on with it because they are stronger people.
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04-15-2008, 09:16 AM
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