URGENT--concerns graduation from HS....

[Pete (Premo)]

Originally Posted by bresamil

You mean like "Hey mom I'm pregnant and I'm going to live with my boyfriend here at your house, but he's not the dad who could either be the guy in jail on drug charges or that vague memory after a night of drinking. And neither of us are going to work. Oh and can I borrow $50, I owe the tatoo artist $35 and Shane needs some beer or he gets real mean and slaps me around. Oh and if the cops come by asking questions Shane and I were here all night last night Mmmmmmmmmmkay"?

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[BuddyLee (Premo)]

Bravo Pete...Bravo!

This day and age I at least expect everyone to pass high school...on time. That's the least one can do in this society of ours, right?

[Pete (Premo)]

Originally Posted by BuddyLee

Bravo Pete...Bravo!

This day and age I at least expect everyone to pass high school...on time. That's the least one can do in this society of ours, right?

Hey, the world needs ditch diggers too The "not graduating" isn't the rub here, shiat happens, some people have trouble, lazy, whatever, it is the charade that led up to this shameful incident.

[crabcake]

I'm with the others here ... UFB! If my kid humiliated me, lied, "obstructed" the facts of her grades, the LAST place she'd be is off having a good time with her graduating friends!

And to hell with taking a couple tests and getting her diploma over the summer. A re-run of her senior year under far more stringent circumstances would be in order ... there are certain times that the humiliation factor teaches lessons ... if she feels no remorse in humiliating you, surely she won't mind the same in return.

[Ken King (Premo)]

Well isn't that sweet and the kid is still being allowed to party with real graduates. You've lost this battle by giving in to her deceit and failure. There is no way you should let her celebrate anything as she didn't earn the privilege, right now would be a great time to go collect her from the party. Tell her you changed your mind and her grounding starts now. Then I think you should get her some volunteer work at the nursing home dumping bed pans and sponge bathing those that are bed ridden. Or maybe Appy or anyone with cows, horses, or pigs could use some charity stable help.

This child needs to experience some real sh!t for putting you through this and I'm not speaking figuratively.

[vraiblonde]

Originally Posted by mudpuddle

We bought a decorated cake of course, but we are going to scrape off the top and eat it....

That part about broke my heart Mud, I'm so sorry. I know how upset and disappointed you must be.

Give her hell now - she deserves it - but just remember that this too shall pass. 10 years from now, this will just be a memory that you all will laugh about. Ha ha. Ha.

You shouldn't have let her go to the party, but that's over and done with. Move on from here and make her get her diploma. If she was taking college classes, she can't be some slacker loser kid, so this is just a speed bump, not a hopeless situation.

[Ken King (Premo)]

Originally Posted by vraiblonde

That part about broke my heart Mud, I'm so sorry. I know how upset and disappointed you must be.

Give her hell now - she deserves it - but just remember that this too shall pass. 10 years from now, this will just be a memory that you all will laugh about. Ha ha. Ha.

You shouldn't have let her go to the party, but that's over and done with. Move on from here and make her get her diploma. If she was taking college classes, she can't be some slacker loser kid, so this is just a speed bump, not a hopeless situation.

And cheaper then NYU, huh? Sorry, couldn't resist.

[vraiblonde]

Originally Posted by Ken King

And cheaper then NYU, huh? Sorry, couldn't resist.

Hey, I told ya - I turned in my Mother of the Year card. Stuff happens.

[K_Jo (Premo)]

Originally Posted by PrepH4U

I have to agree somewhat, it would be a cold day in h#ll before I let her join in the graduation festivities at all, I would not have let her go to watch the ceremony either. My reasoning is, she did not earn it! She lied to you and did not care about your feelings why should you pamper her and care about hers right now. She needs to realize she effed up big time, esp. allowing you to go through all that crap and allowing the relatives to travel to witness her commencment folly! If she is grounded how come she can go to the parties? I don't agree with kicking her out, not big on that, BUT I would be making her life a living h*ll right now.

Excellent use of the word "folly"!

I was thinking mudpuddle that it was pretty big of you to come back and tell the final story since it turned out so badly. Sending you karma hope your days get better.