How do I tell work about this?

Question

On and off all year at school, I had "Friends" who would frequently turn against me. They bullied me so bad that I had to leave school. I tried changing my schedule, my parents tried talking to their parents, and the school tried talking to the girls and their parents together and separately but it didn't work. They would just say "it's no big deal!".

I dropped out and now Monday I start classes to get my GED. I start college in January =) so in a way I will be ahead because I am supposed to graduate in June 2009, but I know the GED doesn't have the value of a high school diploma.

When I start the program, they are giving me a paper for work to sign making sure I'm employed, etc. I never told work that I dropped out, when kids from work asked where I was I would say I was home schooled.

How do I tell work, I plan on telling them when I give them the sheet to sign? I was thinking about saying I was trying to get ahead and start college early or that since I was home schooled that this is the only way to get anything like a high school diploma

I am embarrassed my the whole situation.

Answer 1

Explain that there were extenuating circumstances that kept you from completing school on a regular schedule, but now you're ready to further yourself and go get your GED.  They don't need to know all the dirty details.  

Answer 2

I must be missing something...why do you have to be employed to get your GED????

Why are "they" giving you a paper for your employer to sign to verify employment?

I'm lost...doesn't make sense.  I know someone who got her GED and I know for a fact that she was living at home w/her parents and not employed.

Answer 3

You should be man up and go back to school.  this is the best time of your life.  if you get pushed push bach back harder.  live your life not some punks who make fun of you.

Answer 4

Hopefully they would understand if you just told the truth, but if you're really uncomfortable with that your latter option (because you were home schooled) makes the most sense to tell them.

Good luck to you, and congrats for pushing on and not letting them win over you in the end. To prosper is the sweetest revenge. :)

Answer 5

Just tell the truth like you did here.

Answer 6

I think that since you are "home schooled" its acceptable that you are going for your GED. Just tell them that your parents want you to go for it. I am pretty sure they won't have a problem with it.