I want to... but she won't let me... how do I convince her???

Question

I played basketball on my school's team last year and I want to this year. But my mom doesn't want me to. I want to play volleyball also but I won't push it. How can I convince her to let me play sports. I wish she could see that I'm happiest when I'm playing sports.

Any advice?

Answer 1

you should sit her down and really talk over the whole sports and school issue. like agree that you'll play basketball as long as you keep your grades at an agreed level and that you'll do extra things around the house to help her. If she gets something out of it, the better chance you have.

Answer 2

I agree with Max, the best thing to do is to try and have a proper discussion about it, pick a good time and say you want to have a talk to her. When you're talking, try to make compromises, ask her reasons for not wanting you to do it, if it's fear it's taking too much time up or whatever you guys can talk about how to work around those problems.

If she's just plain irrational and annoying and refuses to discuss it, then I'm sorry you have a bad mother and you'll probably have to wait until you can leave home and play sports.

Harriet