My mom and I just got in a huge fight. I missed a dentist app. and she went off. ?

Question

ok so i got in a fight with my mom and she went off. i missed a dentist app. and then all h**l broke lose. she says i have a smart mouth and sometimes i do. but i busted my balls all summer working with a moving company and gave her all but my last paycheck. im only 17..is it ok to mess up? And how do i make her happy?

Answer 1

Everybody is allowed to mess up, particularly teenagers. Being a teenager is almost the sole definition of messing up. But when you mess up, and you know you messed up, remember to:

take responsibility - own up to your mistake

apologize - say your sorry and mean it

offer ways to fix the problem - or ways to avoid repeating the behavior

And if your mother seems like maybe she went a bit overboard, know that parents mess up too.

Answer 2

Just apologize and tell her it won't happen again.

Answer 3

everyone messes up from time to time otherwise we would be perfect its no big deal you missed a dentist appointment, i suppose you can always get another one. you could just say sorry i missed it you might not mean it but at least you have made the effort

Answer 4

It's totally ok to mess up, as long as she knows you are truly sorry and that you didn't mean to hurt her. Mothers are sensitive because they give so much to care for their children, and maybe she feels disrespected when you smart mouth her. You could sit down with her and talk to her and tell her how you feel about everything. Tell her that you realize that she is your mother and has taken care of you and given you a lot, but that you have given and sacrificed too - this summer. (And avoid yelling because when you sit down and calmly talk about things to fix the problem rather than yelling and putting all of the blame on the other person, it makes all the difference in the world.) And maybe you should ask her how to make her happy. Ask her what she wants from you on your end to make things better. And in return, tell her what you would like to change to make things better. Communication is a must. That's the key to any relationship. Try to make her realize where you're coming from, and listen to what she has to say. Things will work out if you both work at it and reason with eachother. Good luck!

Answer 5

17? your pretty close to moving out...id just wait.

Answer 6

Tell her you're sorry, give her the big eye's(you know the ones) and do an extra chore(clean, mow, cook, whatever).  She's under extra stress, I would bet on it.

All moms love their baby boys.  

Answer 7

just tell her ur sorry and it wont happen again... fights happen everything will be fine