By Anonymous - 15/10/2012 04:07 - United States - Aurora

Today, I told my daughter that she won't be going to her homecoming dance as punishment for her terrible grades. She's been crying and singing "If I Die Young" in her room for hours. At this point, I don't know if I need to call a therapist or a vocal coach. FML
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jay2121 3

What about a tutor instead of both?

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Valdrek 26

She may be giving you a hard time now, but I honestly believe that if you stick it out and teach her that her actions have consequences, she will appreciate it so much more when she is an adult and be better of for it.

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fordneagles 34

Did you try actually talking to her about it? If she's just been slacking off then fair enough, but if she's genuinely struggling to understand then all this punishment is going to do is make her hate you for A) taking away something important (to her) from her and B) punishing her for something that may not be her fault and you didn't try and help her with.

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luckysilverbell 5

Hi everyone, OP here. I couldn't fit much info into the post, but just to clear things up, yes I gave her plenty of warning. Her grades are a result of her cutting classes. Hopefully she stops this crap, or you'll probably be seeing another FML when it comes time for prom.

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momo8896 4

Awwww, kids won't remember if they were grounded for a week or weekend and they will still learn from that. But they will remember all their lives if they were grounded from big Life Events like Homecoming. And they will remember the anger of not being with their friends. It's a little much. I speak from experience.

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skyeyez9 24

Homecoming isnt a huge life changing event! Its just a high school dance. Besides, OPs kid should have known her parents rules on grades, and knew they would ground her for shitty grades. Its her fault for not trying harder. She can keep on singing "If I die Young in her room." I have been to homecomings and proms. They were ok, but not some "life changing event." Getting married, Giving birth to your baby is a life changing event, a death in the family is life changing....homecomings aren't

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nikkipettyfer 24

That's the worst punishment... You should've just threatened it... Why would you do that?!

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kateelizabeth 6

Why don't we call both?? (: Just kidding. But that really sucks for both of you, I'm sorry op. :/

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taylorC9866 2

Homecoming is a memorable thing! You should really rethink that punishment. That's just cruel.

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MikeFoxtrot01594 11

What's the big deal about homecoming? At my school it's just where horny people go to grind and get laid.

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claire_lum 2

Why would you not let her go for not having her grades up? That's stupid.

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ToBeAnnounced 2

You're stupid.

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Kilv 13

If her singing is terrible, take her out and bring her to a local gig, on a crowded bar. Once in front of everyone, tell her if she really wanna keep on her singing carreer. Should be enough

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