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Parents won't let me go to school

You see I’m 13, male, in 7th grade and I’ve been home schooled since kindergarten and since then I begged my mom to let me go to school and I’ve tried reasoning with her, not reasoning with her (lol) and she still won’t let me go and to top that off to get me off her back she says I am going, but it’s been 4 years of her just saying “that” and now last year she started looking into schools (and by looking into I mean she just threw a couple names of some private schools and asked me how they sound), but I mean I’m on my last nerve, she sends me to a home school school to say it gets me into the feel of school, but it doesn’t and I hate my social life and I’m academic life.

Worse off she doesn’t want to send me to the public school where there are people I actually know oh nooo she says public schools are bad and that she wants me to get a “good” education and when I ask to go to public she says that she went to a private school and now I’m going to private school, but personally I’ll just be happy with going to school in general, but that doesn’t seem like a possibility.

I don’t know what my options are, last week I was going to school in a couple of weeks and now she changed it to after xmas and yells at me if I even mention half the stuff I’m telling you guys,

I’m starting to think college is my only option, but that’s 5 years away. This is fun advice right? So do you have any suggestions on my dilemma, my guess is this seems like it was provoked due to the fact that my brother (who is 5 years older then me) went to public school then to home school a lot until he settled with home schooling and I think she doesn’t want to go through that, but I hate home schooling and I feel like a prisoner to my own house and a third wheel when I’m with my friends.

I’m sure a lot of you love home schooling and that there is nothing wrong with it, but to make a long story short, what can I do to get into school?

Sorry for making my question so long, but my mom just won’t let me and this is all completely unprovoked I have no past problems with school either.

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Answer #1

As long as you are a minor, there is not a lot you can do about it, but maybe you can ask her to let you go to the social functions, and sports activities of the nearby public school. If you have friends that go there, try and have them over to your house. That way she may be more agreeable to you going with people she has already met and trusted. This is not going to be an overnight change. You are working toward a goal that may take many months to get to. Be patient. The more mature you are, the more likely that she will understand your desire to get to know your peers.

Good Luck!!

Answer #2

Well I’m a little kid, so I don’t know if my advice will be suffice for you but…Maybe showing her this could help ? Tell her it’s making you sad, ask her to understand. Say “your my mom, your the one person who should understand” or something like that, your mom loves you…I hope…I think you just need to tell her how you feel, that your a caged bird, and your not enjoying your life. if that’s the case.

I really hope all things go well.

~Zoe~

Answer #3

I’m having the some problems with my Mom she just took my out of football and is threatening to take away my varsity wrestling. I have been home school all my life and completely hate my Mom yells at me all day. plus she is a terrible teacher, just wondering if you resolved your problem with your mom and if you did please tell me how you did it.

Jacob

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