CupcakeLuv101
April 22nd, 2015, 05:05 PM
I nearly failed half my classes last semester. I ended up with 50's and 60's. Of course, I understand it's normal for parents to be upset and I truly understand why. I know they want me to ace my classes so I can go to university and get a good job. I feel the same way to be honest. Don't get me wrong, I know exactly why they are upset to see bad grades on my report card because I myself am upset too and I 110% respect the fact that they want me to do better in school because they care about me and my future.
What I DON'T LIKE is that they yell at me and pressure me and I also lose my privacy when I get bad grades. Such as, they will start going through my binder and I have to show them every single tests and they start reading through my notebooks and even my SECRET DIARY which contains my private things and embarrassing stories for only ME and NOT MY PARENTS. And when they do this it makes me extremely upset like I just wanna run away from home. As I said, I like the fact they care about my grades I just don't like their reaction to them.
This semester I've been trying my hardest and trying to do really well and studied a lot. But no matter how I study I fail yet again. I've been getting 60's this semester again half my classes are like that. I know that "grades don't measure intelligence" which is true because I'm actually not a dumb kid I just mess up here and there. I'm pretty smart I just mess up at times. And in the past I used to do really well in school its only this year that I'm doing poorly.
So the thing is, I hate being pressured by my parents to do well. It only makes the situation worse. If my parents never said a word about my grades I would study more and tell myself, "its alright, at least you tried. Just try to study more and work harder so you do better next time" and I study while giving me words of encouragement and still being happy. But if my parents were to yell at me, I would be practically be in tears still studying but unhappily. So which way is better?
How can I honestly get my parents to stop pressuring me about school? And telling them I don't like it didn't help at all since their not the type of people who understands you.
What I DON'T LIKE is that they yell at me and pressure me and I also lose my privacy when I get bad grades. Such as, they will start going through my binder and I have to show them every single tests and they start reading through my notebooks and even my SECRET DIARY which contains my private things and embarrassing stories for only ME and NOT MY PARENTS. And when they do this it makes me extremely upset like I just wanna run away from home. As I said, I like the fact they care about my grades I just don't like their reaction to them.
This semester I've been trying my hardest and trying to do really well and studied a lot. But no matter how I study I fail yet again. I've been getting 60's this semester again half my classes are like that. I know that "grades don't measure intelligence" which is true because I'm actually not a dumb kid I just mess up here and there. I'm pretty smart I just mess up at times. And in the past I used to do really well in school its only this year that I'm doing poorly.
So the thing is, I hate being pressured by my parents to do well. It only makes the situation worse. If my parents never said a word about my grades I would study more and tell myself, "its alright, at least you tried. Just try to study more and work harder so you do better next time" and I study while giving me words of encouragement and still being happy. But if my parents were to yell at me, I would be practically be in tears still studying but unhappily. So which way is better?
How can I honestly get my parents to stop pressuring me about school? And telling them I don't like it didn't help at all since their not the type of people who understands you.