Tyranny, a dangerous weapon.

[Intone]

Here's the lovely note my father had taped onto my monitor today. I read it as soon as I got back from school. (Oh, and I'm 13.)

"I saw your Report Card last night. UNACCEPTABLE. You have choices... bring those grades up or begin losing privileges. I will start with the computer. Beginning now there will be no computer usage until all school work is completed. If I find out that this is not being done I will erase the entire hard drive. This is not a negotiation. The only reason we have reached this point is because of your actions.

1st priority tonight... You have a Yearbook project due. Your teacher e-mailed us to let us know that you were behind on that project. It gets completed before anything else. After that you will begin completing whatever other assignments/homework from your other classes which need to be done.

At 8:00 (earlier if the above is all completed) you may use the computer. The computer time ends at 10:00.

These are the consequences for how you have handled your responsibilities. I don't want to go to extremes but I will."

I don't blame you if tl;dr. Let me shorten it for you: "I AM A FORCE NOT TO BE TRIFLED WITH. /rage. I'LL TAKE AWAY YOUR ONLY SENSE OF JOY."

I nerdily quote Darth Plagueis, a Sith Lord from Star Wars:

"Tell me what you regard as your greatest strength, so I will know how best to undermine you; tell me of your greatest fear, so I will know which I must force you to face; tell me what you cherish most, so I will know what to take from you; and tell me what you crave, so that I might deny you."

Anyways, I ignored him and got on at 4:00 or so and began researching the problems with lifestyles like mine, and those around me. I should be doing homework right n--Nah, I'm good.

Yesterday I raged like crazy. I vented. I kept myself bound to getting arrested of course. I follow a type of rage--a type out of two that I've classified.

Hot rage: Hot rage... it's like an explosion, something that is out of your hands. You don't guide your actions, but your rage does. All barriers that emphasize tolerance are blown down. When it boils over you, you are severely weakened. It's the only endgame waiting for you. I speak from experience.

Cold rage: Cold rage. I am now its adherent after learning from hot rage. It is a standstill mechanism, something that doesn't ripple until the time is right. It presents new insights and in most instances, they are rightful. It's silent. Sometimes, it can be used for the better, or it can be used to strengthen resolve. Cold rage guided me to School Survival, where people I've never even met before an hour ago helped me find solace. It's not the ending stage of these things, but it comes right after hot rage.

Just a bit of my musings and reflections. This is what I'm going through right now. I'd love to elaborate on that through the progression of this particularly common dilemma's resolution.

[James Comey]

It seems to be an all to common pattern: bad grades and we'll punish you.

[Intone]

(04-23-2014 10:42 AM)Hansgrohe Wrote:  It seems to be an all to common pattern: bad grades and we'll punish you.

It's incredibly difficult to get good grades when you're without any collection, sufficient information/time to remember, freedom, liveliness, motivation, or real friends.

[brainiac3397]

Personally I've found doing absolutely nothing when forced/threatened worked.
"Oh? You say no computer till I do homework? How about I give up computer and do nothing at all? You'll certainly enjoy that won't ya?"

[Intone]

Wish I had your kind of strength. Unfortunately, all of my joy and my friends come from a computer.

[Ky]

Are you a parallel universe version of me? (One that's, like, four years younger, though?)

[no]

Your father should not have been born.

(of course that means that you wouldnt be born either in that circumstance... hmm... on the other hand that means less total suffering.)

So as sadistic as it sounds, the world would actually be better off if we killed all the humans.

Huh.

[brainiac3397]

Humans are pretty resilient creatures.

[Intone]

"Society teaches us that having feelings and crying is bad and wrong. Well, that's baloney, because grief isn't wrong. There's such a thing as good grief. Just ask Charlie Brown."

The Office quote, by Michael Scott.

[TheShadow]

Taking your computer away for bad grades.... I never understood that concept. It's like parents expect you to immediately go to work. Most of us will either find something else to enjoy or just do nothing and do homework when they feel like.

[SoulRiser]

He said he'll wipe the hard drive eh? Better make backups.

Although something tells me that's a bluff.

I don't get why people freak out so much over some stupid numbers no-one will care about years from now.

[KFC Nyan Cat]

BE GOOD AT THE BORING SUBJECTS THE GOVERNMENT GIVES YOU OR ELSE YOUR DATA WILL BE GONE

[Asphoxia]

The same thing's happening with me right now. Except slightly less severe. My parents just threatened to take away my computer and change the password. I responded by changing the password before they could, and backing up important files on an encrypted portion of my flash drive as .txt files. If your computer isn't password protected, I'd suggest password protecting it with a password that only you know. Is there any way you could get a flash drive? You could back up important (obviously a term that doesn't apply to school) files on it, and keep it hidden from your parents if they wipe the hard drive.

[Intone]

Well I've been deleting my YB teacher's emails after changing my father's password via phone verification. I gave someone the money to get a flash drive for me and I'm saving what I need on a .txt. Lastly, I made a new PC password and pretended I knew nothing about. Now my parents are led to believe that it's a result of a recent glitch they had with Microsoft passwords.

One step at a time.

[Ky]

The deception is strong with this one.

[Chanku]

Also use a encryption software(there's one posted somewhere one the forums...well a link that is), and encrypt the HDD

[Trar]

Secure your computer/data (and keep it hidden) and fight tooth and nail. Use your local public library to access this site if you need to. Libraries are great.