How can I get my parents to end my grounding?

Question

I used my dad's credit card to buy a laptop online ONLY because I didn't have my own card and when he found out he got so mad and grounded me for three weeks because he'd told me before to not use the card. Anyway I paid him back in FULL already. I said I was really sorry. It's been a week and a half already and all I can do is go to work and then come home and like play around on line. I cant leave the house at all. I'm going insane. Like literally I dont think it's good for my health. He think I'm being dramatic, but I 'm really serious. What do I?

This is very important please just give me good advice. thank you

Answer 1

Um yeah... using a credit card to get a LAPTOP, especially when you'd already been told not to use it. That's pretty severe...  you could have gotten him in serious trouble and ruined his credit. I'm surprised you got away with just a grounding. I don't know how old you are, but if he REALLY wanted to be an @ss he could have called the police and pressed charges for theft. Messing around with people's credit is no small matter; if I'd done this to my father it wouldn't have ruined anything because he's stingy and major moneybags because of it, but not only would I have been on house arrest, he would have lifted my license, taken away my car, I would NEVER see my friends again except at school. There should be ZERO tolerance as far as I'm concerned, other people's credit isn't to be fooled with. It is a crime.

It's in your benefit that you paid him back, but at the time how would he know that. Since it's paid back he's probably not AS upset but you still have to do the time. Sorry.

And don't give that c**p about it's not good for your health. You should have though of that before you went buying expensive electronic toys with daddy's money. You couldn't have been that much of an idiot to think you were just going to get away with it. I have no sympathy. Don't get in his face about it, he's already told you he basically thinks you're full of sh*t and why should he trust that it isn't an act? Because you've been so trustworthy thus far? Leave it be; you're just going to p**s him off more.

At least now you're home enough to enjoy the laptop that you just HAD to have. Hope it was worth it.

Answer 2

You are lucky he did not turn you in to the police.   Using another person's credit card without their authorization is larceny, which is a crime that can be prosecuted to the fullest degree of the law.   Consider yourself fortunate that you are grounded rather than in jail!

Answer 3

You took something without permission.  He said not to use it and you took it upon yourself to break the rules.  If you did that at work, you would be fired.

Answer 4

Like it's punishment. Like he's not like supposed to end it. Like it wouldn't mean anything if he like did. You won't like die. So like suck it up and get the three weeks like over with.

Be like thankful you're like not my child. The laptop would like go back and you wouldn't like see online for like as long as you like live in my like house! Not to mention, you'd be in like deeper c**p than you like are now.

Spoiled brat.

Answer 5

If your really going insane...then really tell him even if he think your being dramatic. I mean, be persistent. You could also read and do other stuff instead of doing the same things everyday, cause that gets annoying really quickly. It will make the time go by a lot faster. Plus, think that it could have been a lot more than three weeks for some people (like me.) Hope this helps!!!!

Answer 6

do extra chores around the house prove to him that you dont deserve to be grounded offer to continue doing.. dishes take out the trash vacuuming things like that even after you are finished with your sentance. take on more responsibilty he will see that you are becomming more independant and lay off of you

Answer 7

BE GOOD! i got off the hook in 4 hours!!! (:

good luck!

Answer 8

what age are you?

if you have been told not to use the card then you shud do as your told and not use the card. if you had the money to pay in full why didnt you just go to a shop and buy one.  you should of asked your dad if you could use it, you never know he could of suprised you and trusted you with the card. but you have to earn trust and respect and sneeking about behind his back is deffinetly not the way to gain trust. i think you should take the three weeks and at the end of it tell your dad your sorry for going behind his back.

Answer 9

First bit of good advice is to do what you are told. He told you not to use the card. In fact what you did is stealing (Kudos for paying him back though). ANYWAY.

To get out of a grounding, be a perfect angel. Do many chores around the house, cook dinner even, rearrange the furniture (this should be an indicator that you are cabin feverish), be polite to your parents, and offer to help them.

Good luck.

Answer 10

You may not like my answer but I think you just have to suck it up and take your punishment. Parents have to set boundries for their kids, otherwise the kids will wind up walking all over their parents. They are just trying to teach you a lesson, y'know? I bet after this, you won't do that again right?

You'll survive and it will be over before you know it.

Answer 11

just st down and talk t him if u be mature about it you will get through to him more. you shouldnt use anybodies card without their permission; he has to pay interest etc

good luck