My mom is making me do this volunteer thing in the summer. help?

Question

I don't wanna do it b/c then i gotta swim with 2 year olds for like a few hours and it would just b me and the 2 year olds teachers and i wouldnt have anyone 2 talk to.

no matter how many times i tell my mom i don't wanna go she gets even more mad and says i have to.

How can i convince her to let me get out of this?

Answer 1

You never know,  you might get there and completely enjoy yourself. Kids are amazing and they are truly innocent. You can learn a lot by being exposed to kids.

The volunteering won't last forever, eventually the classes will end and when they do you might just have some great experiences to talk about.

At least your mom is not having you volunteer someplace that is terrible. I had to volunteer at this one place (I would rather not say where) and it smelled awful, the atmosphere was horrible and it was overall sad.

Your mom must think you are pretty responsible to have signed you up to work with small kids in the first place. Don't fight it too hard because you never know what you might learn while you are there or who you might meet. And when you apply for college it can go on your application.

Answer 2

Convince the 2 year old's teacher you would be more trouble than you would be worth, then live with your mother's wrath and disappointment. No parents likes to know their child is a spoiled and selfish brat.

Your mom will probably ground you for the whole summer, or make you clean house and garden, but you won't be in that pool.

Learn to spell, too. People judge you on it.

Answer 3

Point out to your mother that if she wants you to swim in pee, all you have to do is wash your hair in the toilet.

Volunteering is a good thing to do, but the definition of volunteering is helping others because you want to. Many young people are reluctant to do this, so parents feel they have to force the issue. Compromise with your mother, ( a sign of growing up, be careful, your mother might go into shock, but then maybe you could be a candy striper at the hospital she is taken to and help nurse her back to health) and find a volunteer program you might want to participate in.

Answer 4

Stop being selfish and you may just enjoy yourself.  At some point in life you will learn everything is not about you. Your mom is just trying to guide you along the path to being a kind and considerate adult.  Instead of complaining, thank your mom for caring about you.