I'm almost 17 years old & the middle child. I have NEVER had my own room. For the first less-than-two-years of my life, i shared a room (& bed) with my older sister. than my parents had my little sis. so then the three of us shared a room until i was 8 1/2. i've shared a room with my little sis since then. i have hardly any privacy and my room's a mess b/c of my sis. a couple months ago, my parents started building a wall down he middle of our room. Yipee!!! right at first they worked on it for a little bit 2-4 times a week. after aboout 3 wks, they only worked on it once a week, and they have't worked on it all (until today) for the past month. there's the boards and less than 1/2 the drywall is up. the tools and a giant shop vacuum are on the floor. it seems like they'll NEVER finish and everything is just in the way. even though my dad worked on it a teeny bit today, it'll probably be awhile before they do again. i wish they could work on it a little bit more often, but if i...
2007-05-05 13:30:27 · 16 answers · asked by je t'♥ 5 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
say anything to my dad, he might get annoyed. is there anything i can say to them without being disrespectful to them? i know they didn't have do this in the first place, but if they're going to take too long to finish it, maybe they shouldn't have b/c i have a year and a summer before i move out for college.
2007-05-05 13:33:01 · update #1
i am more than willing to help, but my dad doesn't really let me for some reason. and i'm not being selfish by asking for my own room when i'm about to move out. i used to ask a lot, but i haven't asked in a LONG time, mainly b/c i know i'm moving out soon. they just randomly told us one day that they were going to build a wall down the middle of our room. i wasn't going to say no b/c i had no idea that they weren't going to work on it that often.
2007-05-05 13:44:36 · update #2
i feel u...i shared one huge room with my 3 sisters until i was 18 then i got my own...i used to hate it...but now i'm missing the company...we used to have slumber parties almost every night so it was fun...but it gets really annoying too....i had to beg my dad to let me move into my own room since i started college and therefore had more studying to do than the other 2...lol...so i moved out....
u could offer to help btw...and be extra nice to your dad....offer to do chores and stuff, give him hugs, back rubs...he'll feel guilty and he'll want to finish up your new room....hope this helps
2007-05-05 13:39:10 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Bless your little heart!! You are a jewel of a child.
All I can think of is that you may not be keeping your 'side' of the room clean and neat, and maybe they are not 'inspired' to hurry with your privacy issue.
If you ARE neat, then try 'bragging' to your friends (or on the phone) in FRONT of your parents about what they are doing for you, and what great parents they are and how excited you are, etc.
Tell your parents how much you really appreciate what they are doing, and you know they are tired from everything else they have to do and is there anything you can do to help out, etc.
Appreciation really inspires good deeds...
2007-05-05 13:42:05 · answer #2 · answered by mamacedar 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the american way is to barter, try making a deal, say dad if you finish the wall, ill do this and that and you wont have to ask twice, you know what your parents expect from you, so make a deal with them. but i would advise for you to keep up your end of the bargin. and your dad shouldnt be annoyed with that,
2007-05-05 13:45:57 · answer #3 · answered by ? 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I agree with Scotty. Also, you are moving out. I think its selfish of you to ask for your own room when you are moving anyways.
Sorry if that offends you, but thats my answer. I have 4 kids and I wouldnt build a wall if my kid was leaving soon.
2007-05-05 13:37:36 · answer #4 · answered by Wendy 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Say it in a nice and respectful way. Tell them and advice them. I was in the same situation as you about my sister. But i know when my mom does something i don't like or does something i think is wrong, i will usually tell her and get the courage to. Good luck.
2007-05-05 13:34:21 · answer #5 · answered by DARIA. - JOINED MAY 2006 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Perhaps you should approach it by saying that you would like to start helping out with the wall and maybe he could give you some pointers...
2007-05-05 13:35:42 · answer #6 · answered by ecogeek4ever 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should be involved in the project yourself. It really is fun to learn to do this kind of stuff yourself and maybe if you tell your parents you want to learn they will be more apt to restart on the project.
2007-05-05 13:34:55 · answer #7 · answered by Dellajoy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Offer to help them. Tell them how excited you are. It's possible, that if you show a lot of interest, you might motivate them to get it done.
2007-05-05 13:39:49 · answer #8 · answered by kayboff 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ask your Dad to show you how to do something you may be able to do on your own in order to help them. I'll be he'll be glad to show you,
2007-05-05 13:37:42 · answer #9 · answered by Duchess20 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Start doing it yourself and keep calling your dad and asking him questions how, and maybe he'll get the hint.
2007-05-05 13:35:23 · answer #10 · answered by ♥ Zoey ♥ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋