My brother got involved with drugs and sort of a gang in the city we used to live in. He got arrested and ended up in rehab, instead of detention because my parents promised the judge that they were moving out of the city. Now we live in a small town in another state. I hate it! The school sux. They only have regular classes (English 10, Math 10, Science 10) and no electives unless you are a senior. I have already learned all this stuff at my old high school. Also, there are only sports and cheerleading, no other activities or clubs. They did one play like three years ago and no one wants to start up a new drama club. Everyone at the school is white and there are people who are openly racist. Outside of school there is nothing to do but work at one of the stores or on someone's farm or babysit. I come home, do my homework and spend the whole night IMing my friends back home who are having such a great time. How can I convince my parents to move back home or atleast let me stay with a friend until I graduate.

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by Anonymous on Jul 8, 2005 at 3:54 PM

I'm sorry about what happened with your brother and huge toll it has had on your family and your life. I know how you feel being in a new place and missing your friends and your hometown. We had to move just as I was going into my senior year of high school and I was so miserable and unhappy the whole time because the town was boring and it just was not home. Even though you have already taken these courses and know this stuff, use it to your advantage so you get a high GPA. If there is a commuity college nearby and your grades are really good, sometimes the high schools and comm. colleges allow high school students to attend college level classes for college and high school credit (kill two birds with one stone).

And as far as the racists are concerned, if you do really well in high school and also attend the college at the same time, not only will you get a big head start academically for life after high school, it will show them just how ignorant they are with their close-minded attitudes. As far as outside of school and not having anything to do, maybe take up a craft or a hobby in something you really like. Check on the internet to see if one of the other towns nearby has a club that you can join and maybe you'll make some new friends. I hope you'll start to like your new town overtime and and that your brother stays out of trouble also. Good luck.

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by Anonymous on Jul 9, 2005 at 11:34 AM

I don't know that you can convince your parents to move - especially back to the city where they had such problems as your brother's drug use.
Your parents probably have jobs in the area and that's another big reason to stay where they are.
You might ask them to let you finish high school where an aunt or uncle live if he or she live in a city.

Short of screwing up so badly that they have to move, I don't see what you can do.
If you did deliberately screw up, then it would hurt you more than anyone else.

I suggest you sit down with whichever parent is more sensitive and talk the problem out.
Make sure he or she understands that you are wasting your time in the local high school and that, therefore, you may not get a good start on college.

Good luck.

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