Well I'm 17 and almost absolutely despise my mother. Sure she buys food at restaurant sometimes and pays for my piano lessons after i quit drum lessons but she has been really harsh with punishments for little things nowadays. I know I am not a great student in school as i am lazy but she is making me feel like a helpless/worthless piece of shit. I gave her my school progress report which is a hard copy of my grades as of two weeks ago this friday and she says that she will put me in options for youth (which is almost a homeschooling shpeal) if i get as low as a c. Two things about that. 1) these are a progress report not a report card and wont go on my college transcripts 2) the stress of not seeing my friends for long periods at a time is truly fucking heartbreaking. This is only the tip of the iceberg of my problems but i'll save you the bitching. The main reason why i wanted to post this here is really to vent but i would love suggestions as to what needs to be done to prevent this from happening other than to work on schoolwork.