Parents complaining about…

[Coolguy10890]

So like, recently my parents have been complaining about how they think I'm lazy and won't find a job or they think I have no friends, when all of that isn't true! I've called multiple places, many times but they either tell me to call back later or like this one store hasn't even been picking up their phone like ever and it's been constantly going to their voicemail (and I have been leaving messages but they never call back) and I have so many friends that I can't really count them all, only issue with half of them is that they don't have phones cuz they break them or something… and I don't call my friends who do have phones cuz my parents just complain that I'm on the phone all the time when like, I never am… I'm barely ever online! If you can see how active I am on VT, it's not much… (but I think I set my account to invisible anyways…) but besides the point, like I think it's ridiculous how my parents think I'm lazy and do nothing!!!! I do chores for them ALL the time, (when I'm home) and my grades are perfect, because if I fail one little thing like even a homework paper, they complain!

What do you think about this? Like I've even talked to my School Social worker about the grades part and she thinks I'm perfectly fine and she's seen way worse students… and she also said she understands about the job thing cuz she says it would be stressful having a job and school work @ the same time anyways…

So guys let me know what you think!

[Coolguy10890]

I know this is long but I'd appreciate any reply at all!

[Dalcourt]

Hm, I guess the only thing you can do is talk about it with your parents.Tell them about how you try to get a job and that according to your school social worker it would be too stressful anyway.
Did you try to calmly explain those things you write about here to your parents?
Just tell them and tell them how you feel about them complaining so much that is all you could do I'm afraid.

[Body odah Man]

I know this is long but I'd appreciate any reply at all!

Wow, they r totally overreacting. If the places you call don't want you as an employee how the heck is that YOUR fault? And ur not lazy at all. You want laziness compare me-I spend my days video-gaming and reading, totally unemployed and my grades r average as frick. my homework amount is minimum. Ur totally not lazy man.

[dontfiguremeout]

Hmm, well my mom is kinda the same way, but seriously keep doing what you're doing. Keep finding a job till you get one. I was like that too, but I did it in periods of times. So one time I'll go look for a job and then months later I'll do it again. And for the friends thing, I dunno, probably just hang out with them more? haha bring them to your house and show your parents you have friends? Just don't fight back with your parents because that doesn't resolve anything.

[James Dean]

I know it's hard looking for work, but there is something you can do to help you. You should probably do some charity work or volunteering somewhere because I know I wasn't working and my parents would get on my case, I decided to help out at the library and they stopped bugging me about not working and just staying at home after school. It's also good experience to have in between hunting for work. Have you introduced your friends to them at all? I wish you all the best though. Continue to obey your parents and do well in school. It is tough I can understand, it is their house though so it's their rules. Maybe you guys can come to an agreement on something.

[mrmee]

My parents are the same way. They tell me im lazy because i wont bike to my job, which is 5 miles uphill from my house. They say my grades a bad, and i got honor roll (B average or higher with no grades below 80%).
Some people only see the bad in others. You could set up a meeting with your councilor person so they can set your parents straight.

[Captain Canada]

I used to have the same problem when I was still in middle school and I was choosing my highschool. My parents pressured me and lectured me so much where I got to the point of doing everything on my own and not telling them anything about the schools. Yeah, I've been in that position, my suggestion is that you tell your parents that you know what your doing and that you have everything under control: your grades, your work, your behavior, etc. and to tell them your responsible enough to take care of it.