The Desert Colossus

Community => General Discussion => Topic started by: Fishalicious on June 13, 2008, 08:24:29 AM

Title: REgrounded.
Post by: Fishalicious on June 13, 2008, 08:24:29 AM
Ah, just as quickly as it went, I'm grounded again.

I made an 85 year-end average in German. (Unfortunately, I took German and my parents will use any bad grades in that class to ground me)

I also made a 70 in Art the last six weeks (bright colours hurt my eyes and I really, really didn't want to work with them)

See you 3 weeks to a month.
Title: Re:REgrounded.
Post by: DarkZelda on June 13, 2008, 08:28:50 AM
Dang.
That sucks.
We shall miss you!
Title: Re:REgrounded.
Post by: Fishalicious on June 13, 2008, 08:36:58 AM
I'll try to go over to friend's houses and sneak on there, but I don't know. /:

gah, they told me that I'm useless, shouldn't have taken German, and I'll never get anywhere with my art. >: I'm more upset about that than anything else...
Title: Re:REgrounded.
Post by: DarkZelda on June 13, 2008, 08:39:16 AM
That's really harsh.

My parents were jumping for joy when I made a 78 in French.
Title: Re:REgrounded.
Post by: DW on June 13, 2008, 08:45:46 AM
Aren't parents supposed to somewhat, you know, support their kids?
Title: Re:REgrounded.
Post by: Gamefreak on June 13, 2008, 10:13:53 AM
That's terrible.

They say you're useless because you got an 80 in German?

Geez...
Title: Re:REgrounded.
Post by: Fishalicious on June 13, 2008, 10:39:51 AM
82. Pfft, I'm smarter than you think I am, Gamefreak.

Yeah, though. /: Well, that and I haven't cleaned my room. Cleanliness is next to godliness. (And godliness is next to loneliness.) So, bad grades + not cleaning room + supposedly spending all day on the computer (I get off for hours at a time, but they don't believe me) = grounded Fisk.

Also, my ankle is sprained/bruised. I can't walk on it. I don't know how I'm supposed to clean my room like that.
Title: Re:REgrounded.
Post by: Commodore Axilon on June 13, 2008, 02:05:40 PM
Quote from: Awesome Ninja on June 13, 2008, 08:45:46 AM
Aren't parents supposed to somewhat, you know, support their kids?

Yeah, but they're also supposed to punish them when they don't do as well as they want them to.

Even so, I'll miss you, Fisk.

P.S. Going against their parents is also something kids are supposed to do. (http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p55/Commodore_Axilon/Forum%20Crap/linkwink.gif)
Title: Re:REgrounded.
Post by: Keaton on June 13, 2008, 03:46:24 PM
Ach, es saugt.

Wie fühlst du dich?
Title: Re:REgrounded.
Post by: Fishalicious on June 13, 2008, 06:00:32 PM
Eh, I'm feeling better now.

We just sat down and had a big long talk about it-it was more because I didn't finish the final project. I felt it went against what I believed in, but they said that shouldn't matter and that I should finish it regardless, and then tear it up or something.

Er, and that they support me. I've been hearing everyone at once lately- I confused my sister's spite with my parent's voice. >_> And she like, hates me.

(I need to think before I post >_<)
Title: Re:REgrounded.
Post by: Vaati on June 13, 2008, 06:38:38 PM
Your parents seem rather strict. I mean, a 85 in German, no, and 85 in general year-round is pretty good. I mean, I got good enough grades in German this year to be able to take German II. Honors next year, but as for Global Studies Honors, I was lucky to even get a D.  ;) The other classes for me are fine, though, just that blasted Global Studies.
Hope you're not grounded for too long.  :)
Title: Re:REgrounded.
Post by: MagmarFire on June 15, 2008, 12:39:21 PM
Grounded partially for a B-? It really makes you wonder what standards they set for themselves when they were in school. Still, really, it's just school. After reading My Ishmael, I can hardly imagine it being anything more than a detention center made to regulate the flow of workers in the work force...

I'll heartily join with the others and hope for your swift return. ;)
Title: Re:REgrounded.
Post by: Mysterious F. on June 17, 2008, 12:19:55 PM
Parents usually have WAAAAYYYYY too high expectations for their children, but this is only because they want the best for their children.

Still, I fail to see how grounding you will encourage you. While grounding a child teaches them to not do something bad (though a lot of times they still do it anyway), it shouldn't be used as a punishment for not doing your best. If I ever got grounded for getting a B, I'd go to my grandparents house and stay there until they apologized. *that's a hint, Fisk*  :P
Title: Re:REgrounded.
Post by: Fishalicious on June 17, 2008, 02:50:43 PM
My grandma has some form of Alzheimer's or Dementia. She babbles to herself and cackles late into the night.

... I think I'd rather live with a friend.
Title: Re:REgrounded.
Post by: Mysterious F. on June 18, 2008, 12:17:30 PM
My grandparents are close by, so that's just the one I used. You can use whoever you like, but a relative seems to be a better choice.
Title: Re:REgrounded.
Post by: darkphantomime on June 19, 2008, 02:23:08 PM
I don't think she has any 'friendly' relatives,  Bub.