i am 15 years old. my mother is one of the most ignorant influences in my life, and she will never change.She never has anything positive to say about me and she is ignorant to many things in my life. There is a very high chance that i can make it very far in track and field, i have been selected to go to europe for a championship, and flat out she tells i cannot go. She has no knowledge of the event, and she doesnt want to know. So i called her ignorant. Ignorant does not mean stupid, it means not knowing about something, and in my mom's case she has no intent of knowing. It is the same thing for any problem, my mom knows nothing about a subject, but she thinks she can make an insightful decision about everything. How can you make a decision or form an opinion on something you have no idea about? i tell her she's not very supportive of me, and she is never happy with my accomplishments. this applies to school too its always why couldnt you do better? looking out for my best interests?
2007-03-03 05:10:31 · 6 answers · asked by Justin M 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Adolescent
and my grades arent exactly top-notch, but i still have an 89 average, and i maintain it even with the grueling practices and trying to have time for myself, she still criticizes me about not spending enough time with the family, even though i cant be happy around her because all she can do is criticize me, and it is in no positive way at all. she complains that i do not listen to her, but shes not exactly the listening person either, and she tries to blame so many faults on me, and she believes none of it is her fault.
2007-03-03 05:23:07 · update #1
Is there a counselor from school who can talk to your mom w/ your track coach? Maybe she needs to hear details from another adult? It's sad that she doesn't want you compete; athletics is a superb way to get yourself through college. I wish you the best of luck, and hope another adult can help you.
2007-03-03 05:17:42 · answer #1 · answered by chelebeee 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yeah i agree with the first person. I think your mom needs to hear it from an adult. It worked for my mom. She wasn't supportive either and didn't understand teenage life that well. My coach has talked to her, and my principal. Then she started to understand what I wanted to do and everything else. You should get your coach to. And a championship to Europe!? Thats really cool! I hope you can go even if your mom doesn't let you. Maybe you can show her all the famous runners. And ask her, do you want me to be one of these people or do you want me working at a grocery store? haha. if she's scary, then don't ask that. I don't want you getting in trouble. Well goodluck in everything!
2007-03-04 00:08:24 · answer #2 · answered by rebecca 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I went thru something like this and it's really hard to live with someone who isn't supportive..you come home and have to put up with the nagging and ragging....ack!
What you need to do is find someone...a friend, a youth minister, an aunt or uncle, who will listen, support you, and once they see where you're coming from, tell your mom what she's doing and to stop it!
Don't let your mom run you down like I did. Take pride in your accomplishments and know in your heart you did well!
2007-03-03 14:46:37 · answer #3 · answered by Bluebear 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's people like you that grow up to be rather successful in life.
2007-03-03 14:00:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
oh i unserstand u i went threw the same but she was and stil against me for being a eacs-immigrant-civil rights activist
2007-03-04 02:40:14 · answer #5 · answered by unknoww 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My mom's the same, deal with it.
2007-03-03 15:48:16 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋