I know what i'm doing is wrong but i just do it anyway

I'm such a mess right now. I'm a senior at high school and I currently have 35 unexcused absences. The limit is 30, so I'm going to fail the year. I spoke to the headmistress so many times and she still says she won't do anything about it. My mom's been treating me like shit ever since she found out and I know my dad's gonna freak out when he does too. I almost failed last year (Had 29) and should've known skipping so often would get me here. I hate high school so much and really want to go to college but now I have to go through it for another year. And it's not only that. I broke my phone's screen the other day for like the 5th time. I say to myself I'm gonna get a screen protector every time but I just never do. Now I have to use from the money I was saving to get a new camera to get it fixed before anyone finding out. I always do stupid shit and never think about the consequences. Why am I such an irresponsible idiot? Do y'all think I have a mental disorder or something?

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  • Boojum

    One positive thing: you've recognised that you're self-sabotaging, even if you haven't yet figured out how to stop yourself doing this.

    I don't know if you have some sort of clinically-recognised psychological disorder, but I suspect not. I think it's more likely you're just immature, and reluctant to accept the reality that instant gratification sometimes results in undesirable long-term consequences. Some people live a lifetime without grasping this point, but you're at least starting to understand it.

    So, you have a problem with finishing high school, and it sounds like those in power aren't going to roll over and make life consequence-free for you. You can either sit around and mope about how unfair life is and what a pathetic shithead loser you are, or you can try to figure out how to address the problem.

    It sounds like you live in the USA. Are you sure your college of choice requires you to finish high school? Can you get into college on a GED or its equivalent? Do you even need to do any testing other than SAT?

    This article says that there are quite a few colleges which don't care if their students have a high school diploma: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/30/education/30dropouts.html

    However, given your problems in high school, why do you believe that you're going to be able to buckle down and work when you're attending college?

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  • barstool

    Definitely a recognised mental disorder. It's called being a teenager.
    har har

    Surely something can be done about the absences. How are your grades? If your results are okay, that should give some leverage towards talking the school into passing you.
    I know you say you've tried. But it may take your parents going in and having a talk with them.

    As for your Dad, you just gotta take it. Try not to get defensive if he gets mad. Just own it and be honest.
    One mistake (or 35, as the case may be..) shouldn't ruin your prospects of getting into college, if that's what you really want. That's not right.
    So try and get your parents and the school to see that you're serious about those aspirations.

    And your phone; yeah I lost the first 7 phones I had - and the first 3 were my Dad's that I was borrowing at the time, when I was in school too. So...yeah that sucks.
    But things will get better. Seriously, they will. We all go through periods like this, so you're the same as everyone else. You're not a fuck-up .

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  • itachi_uchiha

    You remind me of myself when I was in high school last year in fact I am still that irresponsible & mischievous guy

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  • fakeaccount4

    no you're probably just lazy, you even want an excuse of having a mental disorder to get out of all this, my guess your parents don't discipline you much? how do you even miss school that many times as (im guessing you are) a kid? all you say your mom's treating you like shit and your dad's gonna "freak out" but doesn't even know yet. that pretty much sums it up..sorry

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  • You’re a typical dopey teenager who thinks he knows it all. Hopefully this lesson sticks.
    Realize when you get to college they don’t give a shit how much you're out, but you’ll fail because you won’t know the material. Don’t go and save your parents the money, or straighten youself out during your fifth year of high school. Your choice.

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