I agree, I assume there is more to the story.
Sounds like they are only being crazy cause they care about you and want you to do well in school.
So do well in school and maybe it will calm them down....
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I agree, I assume there is more to the story.
Sounds like they are only being crazy cause they care about you and want you to do well in school.
So do well in school and maybe it will calm them down....
my parents are horrible people...:(
First, does your school have a "Homework Hotline"? I work in a school and The homework for the 4th through 8th grades is posted on a school website. If your school doesn't, ask about them creating one! Parents like being able to check if there is actually no homework tonight. Kids like it because when you lose or forget the assignment, it's there.
Secondly, you can tell them that a school aide, who also does tutoring with students with learning disabilities, said that for some people, music creates a barrier between the student and a distracting environment, such as a normal home. Learning styles vary and yours may include music. There have also been studies that have shown that music increases your ability to deal with math. :thumbsup:
Was your music blasting through the house? Or did you have headphones on? Either one could set stepmom off. Headache + loud music is a bad combo. Or if she said something to you about the paper while you were using headphones, and then repeated it, but you still didn't hear. She could get peeved, if she had a bad day or something.
And speaking of "or somethings". It could be PMS (I just heard a chorus of "Ewwwww"s from the peanut gallery- well, get used to the idea. It's biology and unless you're gay, you're going to be living with someone who is affected this way!) One week a month, even sweet tempered gals can be ill-tempered, and if the gal isn't sweet-tempered, look out! You might want to see if there is a pattern (usually about 28 days) to her bursts of irrationality. (I'm of the opinion that males "go irrational" unpredictably, while women have a pattern and can plan for "crazy days". ;) Hormones! Ya gotta love them!)
By the way, being a stepparent can be the pits. There is often anger- if not actual hatred- coming from the kids. Being hated is not good for your emotional health- you tend to strike back. The kids feel the anger being directed at them and things go from bad to worse! My stepfather (alcoholic, @sshole marine) and I hated each other, BUT we were always (often coldly) polite to each other. We both loved Mom (manic depressive, alcoholic, suicidal, beautiful and brilliant). Our fighting hurt her, so we stopped. It was not a friendly truce, but a truce of desperation on both our parts. Mom was just too fragile. I was 12 when we made our truce. I married at 19 (4 months after I started toking) and that solved the problem between us. You might, when everyone has calmed down, propose a truce (you get to be the "adult" here). It isn't a great solution, but it's workable.- Granny :stoned:
ps. Politeness is a survival skill.
tell them they are irrational and they should call every single teacher