How can I convince my mom to let me stay home alone?
May 02, 2010
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Earthquake Questions
She is going to Colorado to visit her boyfriend for a few days. If she goes, I have to go, but I don’t want to be around her boyfriend, or sit in one of her boyfriends friends houses all day while shes with him. My dad is an alcoholic, hes out of the picture.
Her reasons for me not staying home:
She’s going through a divorce and doesn’t want my dad having anything against her
Something bad might happen (robber, earthquake, etc)
I have family close by so if anything bad did happen, i could call them. im 16. How do I convince her?
My dad is out of the picture. My grandparents work. The family close by have 3 kids and no room for another person/
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6 comments
Mike A on May 2, 2010 at 9:27 am
What it sounds to me like is that your mother is afraid of your wellbeing. That is kind of obvious of course, and as obnoxious as that might be, it sounds like you’re all shes got these days. I do see why she is afraid of leaving you alone, especially considering that if someone is trying to find any kind of dirt on her they can, so leaving you alone would be perceived as irresponsible. 16 is plenty old enough to be left on your own, heck I was doing it at that age when both my parents worked.
Here is a suggestion, if you want to actually stay home. I doubt there is anything you can really do to convince your mom that you should be left all by yourself, but there just might be an interesting alternative. Perhaps you might consider asking your mom and the family nearby if maybe the cousins or other relatives in your age group might be able to arrange a sleepover at your place. Just have the three of you sleep either in your bedroom or maybe all in the living room campsite style.
If you have a good reputation for staying out of trouble, and you promise to call her if there are any problems, you just might be able to pull it off. Give it a shot. It just might work! I can’t blame you for not wanting to be around her boyfriend. Who knows what kinds of pervy ideas he might have about you.
I homighthis works out for you.
And that’s the best advice I can give
Symone on May 2, 2010 at 9:27 am
idk… i guess ur mom is worried that you’ll get hurt and she wont get custody.. ask to stay at a friends house..
peace! on May 2, 2010 at 9:27 am
can’t you stay with your family?
Elsie on May 2, 2010 at 9:27 am
Why don’t you talk to your mother about this. It seems like she is making a very irresponsible decision in putting a boyfriend ahead of you. Or maybe you could talk to the family that you mentioned living close by to see what they say about the situation. Maybe they would be willing to talk to your mother for you. Is there any reason in particular that you don’t feel comfortable about her boyfriend? If so, that reason may be something that needs to be discussed.
Yoshi on May 2, 2010 at 9:27 am
you should just go along with her, as long as her boyfriend isn’t a liability to the custody issue. I wouldn’t want to leave my 16 year old home alone. I agree with her not wanting your dad to have anything against her. Please don’t make it hard on your mother. I am a mother and I have a 9 and 13 year old and the 13 year old is starting to be rebellious and it is very stressful. It is hard raising kids.
Jayden on May 2, 2010 at 9:27 am
Stay with family? And if you can’t it would be really bad staying home for a few days alone. Especially if something happens.
Good Luck!