Mom and laptop

[Stronk Serb]

So, me and my mom had an argument over my laptop a few months ago. She blamed the laptop as a reason for my failing grades, the reason I am failing is because I was sick for a month and I was not able to study. Anyways, she took my laptop to work and put parental controls rationing 5 hours over the week. I got pissed because I go to a IT school, and I can't do my homework related to computers when my laptop shuts down in the middle of it. Last weekend I screwed up some drivers for my Windows 7, so my dad (my parents are divorced) let me use his PC to download Ubuntu (a distribution of Linux). I installed it but I didn't tell her because she would go nuts. Anyways, she took my laptop to work today, and I need to finish my homework. Any ideas how to bring this up with her?

[ksdnfkfr]

Maybe if you tell your teacher your situation
he/she will explain to your mom how this is
hurting instead of helping you with your school work.

[Fanta_Lover44]

Hey, ask your teacher to explain to your mum why you need a laptop for school work. I'm hoping this will let your mum know the importance of it.

[Andriod09]

I agree, if you talk to your teacher/professer then they can possible tell your mum that your computer can't have any controls on it; or at least make it longer than what it is now.

And seriously, you have 5 hours PER week? that's outragous. I'd die without my computer. I keep everything on it.

[Stronk Serb]

I agree, if you talk to your teacher/professer then they can possible tell your mum that your computer can't have any controls on it; or at least make it longer than what it is now.

And seriously, you have 5 hours PER week? that's outragous. I'd die without my computer. I keep everything on it.

Ikr, she thinks I'm addicted. The reality is that I couldn't keep the pace, even now I am struggling.

Hey, ask your teacher to explain to your mum why you need a laptop for school work. I'm hoping this will let your mum know the importance of it.

Maybe if you tell your teacher your situation
he/she will explain to your mom how this is
hurting instead of helping you with your school work.

I will try to talk to her. If she refuses, I will tell the teacher or my class supervisor (they organise parent meetings where the parents can see what grades you have and to solve problems between students).

[Body odah Man]

Talk to her man. I mean I'd understand it if you were only doing games/facebook on it and addicted to that but if you need it for school then that's a whole different situation. Good luck man

[Fanta_Lover44]

Ikr, she thinks I'm addicted. The reality is that I couldn't keep the pace, even now I am struggling.





I will try to talk to her. If she refuses, I will tell the teacher or my class supervisor (they organise parent meetings where the parents can see what grades you have and to solve problems between students).

That's a good idea. I hope it will go ok. :)

[Stronk Serb]

That's a good idea. I hope it will go ok. :)

It turns out she took it to her colleague because she thinks it's broken, the CD drive is, but the rest of it is fine. I told her about installing Ubuntu, and she was OK with it. She said her colleague will see if it's a driver error or a broken piece of hardware. It went way better then I thought it would.

[Fanta_Lover44]

It turns out she took it to her colleague because she thinks it's broken, the CD drive is, but the rest of it is fine. I told her about installing Ubuntu, and she was OK with it. She said her colleague will see if it's a driver error or a broken piece of hardware. It went way better then I thought it would.

That's fantastic news! And that's good.

[Stronk Serb]

That's fantastic news! And that's good.

I know :), I just hope it's a driver error with the CD drive. I don't want to buy an external or replace the existing one.

[Fanta_Lover44]

I know :), I just hope it's a driver error with the CD drive. I don't want to buy an external or replace the existing one.

They aren't expensive, so don't worry about it.

[Body odah Man]

Gz man! It's all worked out! :)