Parents!

Heezey · Posted: Apr 01, 2003 4:39 am Post subject: Parents!

I asked my mom if I could skip school on wed to go to a party my work is having at TSR. I've never skipped in my life, havn't missed school this year and she says no. I tell her I'm gonna do homework before the party but she still doesn't buy it. She said she's not gonna lie for me which I can understand. But I wake up this morning and she says, "you need to take my stuff by my school room" (she's a teacher) I ask why and she says she woke up late! Now I don't think that's a very good excuse. And she still won't let me go tomorrow! Do you think I should get to go?

OttoNP · Addict Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 848 City: MI

yes, but just this once...
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B-rad · Posted: Apr 01, 2003 7:37 am Post subject:

I think that you should skip school..... I know, I'm condoning bad behavior. I think that everyone should skip at least ONCE their life time. Being that you have never skipped, go for it. Especially if you are a senior, Don't you all have a senior skip day that basiclly everyone partakes in??? I know that we did in highschool, a bunch now that I think about it.

ohsix · Posted: Apr 01, 2003 7:57 am Post subject:

Why does she feel like she has to lie for you? Tell them you have an appointment, because technically a party could be an appointment. So that's not lying. Also like B-rad said you have to skip at least once in your lifetime.

Heezey · Posted: Apr 01, 2003 7:58 am Post subject:

Glad you see it my way. I'm only a Junior though. I told her this would be the only time. I'll have to do some more begging when I get home

Heezey · Posted: Apr 01, 2003 8:00 am Post subject:

I know but we have this stupid thing where you have to have a note from your parent to give to the office to "excuse" the absence. If it's unexcused I get 0's in all my classes that day and I have a test tomorrow and I'll fail the class if I get a 0 on it. Pisses me off.

OttoNP · Addict Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 848 City: MI

It might even been considered a legitimate excuse since it is kind of work related...

On a side note on our Senior Ditch Day the school decided to crack done on us. I don't remember what they threatened us with, but then it became apparant that many students parents were going to excuse them. They then sent out a letter to our parents telling them how it was immoral/illegal and wrong to excuse us. Most people's parents still called in.

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ohsix · Posted: Apr 01, 2003 8:13 am Post subject:

What do people do when they go out of town? Is that an unexcused absence? We had the same rule at my school but the parents got to decide if it was excused or not.

Heezey · Posted: Apr 01, 2003 8:19 am Post subject:

Well I think you can get a pre-arranged absence but you have to do that 2-days before. So I'm screwed I think.

OttoNP · Addict Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 848 City: MI

I would take this approach:

You do well in school
You are responsible
You work

Your work provides you with a salary that consists of monitary payment and additional benefits, this party is one of the additional benefits. If you don't go you are not receiving full payment for the work you've performed. Tell her she doesn't have to lie for you, this is something that you worked for and should be rewarded for your efforts, it should be an excused absence.

Good Luck,
Nick
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Heezey · Posted: Apr 01, 2003 8:20 am Post subject:

That's a good one. I'll try. Thanks

derrick lenz · Posted: Apr 01, 2003 9:14 am Post subject:

just go to the party and go to school with a hangover. no one will care and if your sick enough you can go home early. my senior year of high school we'd take those big 44 ounce mugs you can get at the gas staion and make screw drivers to take to school.

ohsix · Posted: Apr 01, 2003 10:32 am Post subject:

Oh the party's tonight? I was thinkin it was tomorrow during school (as weird as a party in the middle of the day sounds). Yeah just do what derrick said. Be sick tomorrow morning. If your mom doesn't believe you eat some chocolate cookies with a lot of ketchup. That always made me sick.

B-rad · Posted: Apr 01, 2003 10:39 am Post subject:

Along with skipping school once in your life you have to go to shcool with a hangover. You can make College or highschool, as long as you go at least once with a hangover. Some people, my self included, try to do this enough times to make up for the people that do not get this opportunity. Go to the party, have fun and be missreible the next day. It's kind of like work the day after a pay day!

ohsix · Posted: Apr 01, 2003 12:01 pm Post subject:

I think i went to class after a hard night to make for everyone in my running class last semester. It sucked because it was at 9 on friday morning. Nothing like partyin till 3am wakin up at 9 and running 2-3 miles.

taylor z · Outlaw Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 137 City: new braunfels

ok HOE... i have a plan!!!! if everything everyone has said dosent work just start crying your a$$ off and tell her you have no life and no friends and always get made fun of and make her feel bad and then ull get to go,hopefully! good luck louie...dont get too shitfaced!

Jen · Outlaw Joined: 19 Feb 2003 Posts: 169 City: McQueeney, TX

all you do is skip, then ask one one the people at the party to write a "doctor's note"(i know they will). then go and it will be an excused absence with the note. piece of cake holly does it for me all the time. or go half the day and you can be counted present for that part, then go to your "doctor's app."

good luck

Nor*Cal · Ladies Man Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 9479 City: Sac

I show up on a regular basis (almost every Friday) to class hungover. Come in smelling like hard alcohol and look all out of it. Teachers just laugh a little as I stagger to the back of the class in pain. I've walked in on test I forgot about. In fact I did that last friday and did suprisingly well (B).

Heezey- I don't know if you can change your mom's mind. She has made a decision and breaking that may have profound consequences. I don't know your mom but I know my parents wouldn't have allowed any ditching to party when I was a Junior in HS. By my senior year I had an 18 year old waiver and could write my own excused notes so that was nice.

B-rad · Posted: Apr 01, 2003 2:11 pm Post subject:

I'm guessing either Taylor has this covered or is not going to the party. If she already has a plan then "spend" the night at her place and skip together. Or be hung over together, whatever works. It sounds like you are not going to talk your mom into it. Might as well just go and then go to school "tired".

Craiggy · Criminal Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 65 City: Canada

i think your mom should let u go, it's a prearranged thing with work, not a group of friends deciding to go somewhere
At my school it's usualy better to skip as long as u go to first block because they don't notice. If me parents phone it is still counted as an uneexcused absence on my record. In BC it's illegal to take your kids out of school unless they are sick even if u are going on a trip.

Heezey · Posted: Apr 01, 2003 5:20 pm Post subject:

It's not a problem of being tired the the next day b/c I would definantly do that. But it's a party at TSR where we get to ride free from 11-3 tomorrow. And I need to get out of school to go. I might try the go home early "sick" thing. Thanks guys

Jello John · Wakeboarder.Commie Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 1936

I'm not recommending that you should skip school for a party, but if I were you, I would either try to bargain with your mom and offer to do some additional chores or something like that, or argue that your teachers have an easy day planned and you wouldn't miss much anyway. School is more important than a work party, but if you aren't going to miss anything anyway, it would make more sense if you chose to skip school for it.

ohsix · Posted: Apr 01, 2003 5:37 pm Post subject:

Heezey · Posted: Apr 01, 2003 5:38 pm Post subject:

Exactly! Thank you wes

Nor*Cal · Ladies Man Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 9479 City: Sac

words of wisdom... You can always get a grade change with the right excuse.

BillJ · Posted: Apr 01, 2003 5:51 pm Post subject:

Life is too short to obey all the rules all of the time!

mobius · Outlaw Joined: 25 Feb 2003 Posts: 119 City: Hilliard

school's over-rated

Jello John · Wakeboarder.Commie Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 1936

Well fine, school is more important to me. I'm just saying that you shouldn't skip if you are going to miss stuff like tests or other stuff that you can't make up. If you aren't missing anything, then it probably doesn't matter if you skip. I just don't recommend skipping.

Aubs · Motorboat Queen Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 9167

just dont annoy her too much becacuse then she'll get all pissy because ur harassing her... thats how my mom is atleast

B-rad · Posted: Apr 02, 2003 7:27 am Post subject:

Way to bring down the mood here John. We are trying to get a nice, good student to skip school for her first time. Come on and stop trying to give her "logical" advice. Heezey, you NEED to skip, you WANT to skip. Go for it!!!!

Heezey · Posted: Apr 02, 2003 7:59 am Post subject:

Haha thnanks guys. Turns out I didn't get to. My mom turned the decision to my dad and he decided no. What a load of crap. But after school I'll prolly head out to TSR.

Jen · Outlaw Joined: 19 Feb 2003 Posts: 169 City: McQueeney, TX

see ya there!!!