*cough*cough*.. I'm sick

"I'm tired and I don't feel well. I don't think I can go to school today."

We've ALL used that line before. Or something like it anyways. But does it ever work is the question.

Here is my answer:

"Good try Taylor, get up you're going to be late for first period. Have a good day."

I'm going to guess to say I am allowed to stay home for about 1 out of every 10 times I try and pull the "sick" or "tired" line with my mom. And the one in ten times it works, I'm only aloud to stay home for the morning. And I have spare in the morning. Lets just say I don't use that line often. I know its not going to work. Who am I kidding, my parents aren't pushovers. And through sports and extra curricular activities, most people, like myself learn to just suck it up and get out of bed in the morning. Muscles sore, headache, cough, or just messy hair, I'll be at school. I only ever miss for sports-tournaments and things like that. I find most people whose parents this does not work on, are the kids who have actual rules and are disciplined by their parents. As much as I can first hand say, sometimes it sucks to be one fo those kids with hard ass parents, I know it will pay off. And it already has. I will be more disciplined in the future because of it, push myself, have better work habits and succeed.

VS.

"I'm tired and I don't feel well. I don't think I can go to school today."

answer...

"I called the school to let them know you won't be there. Remind me tonight to write you a note so you can hand your assignment in late tomorrow."

(Excuse my blunt opinions) These type of parents are not teaching their kids anything. No discipline, no morals, and nothing that will help your kid out in the future. Yes there are kids who don't need strict rules and hard ass parents in order to be motivated and successful. However most kids I know take advantage of their push-over parents and non-schalant lifestyle. When your struggling in university or college becasue you've been skipping and your falling behind, your profs aren't going to accept a note from your mom. Your parents are not going to be there to bail you out of all of your problems for the rest of your life. As much as I would like to swap my parents for easily manipulated ones, I know that won't benefit me. And I know my life would be SO different if I didn't have the type of parents I had. It is so frustrating to see kids-some who are even your friends, who run on their own watch and do essentially whatever they please.


So to the slackers... Your mommy's not always going to be there for you. Some people will just have to learn the hard way!