Parents took away Xbox.

I have a problem, Last term my marks went down. main reason is my french teacher hates me and made me fail my composition. Algebra went down because of a supposedly not counted test. So yeah, after some time my dad took away my xbox for the 2nd or 3rd time. Its really pissing me off. I haven't done much wrong though it was just one term out of 3. They say I'm not social enough yet i have many online and real life friends. My mum is overprotective too. She won't leave me alone outside with my friends. Im 12 and really into gaming (Yes I was still grinding in destiny) then suddenly its gone. School is really stressing with about 10 tests every week I'm in grade 7 in one of the hardest schools in the world (Sabis system but changed to be even worse). People in school constantly made fun of and messed with me making stuff worse. When i come home i just want to sit down invite my friend to party chat on week days and invite school friends over on week ends to play. It was my way of getting rid of stress because sports don't cut it enough although me and my cousin are going to start swimming (he's 30) ,but i seriously need my game time with HoW coming up. Please give me tips. I'm slim so i don't have any weight problems. I do like mountain dew but at a moderate consumption rate. I estimate a 70% chance my dad will give since he's supposed to decide tomorrow but he's unpredictable. Another problem is that i always have a comeback to my parents and its trait from my dad. I'm trying to stop ,but such traits are hard. My dad likes Fifa but i don't that much but its the only thing we played so i took my chance but he didn't give shit about our bonding chance and just took i t way! Wish me luck and any proper help is appreciated. I just want to show them its not that bad.

Mob

Tell them that you promise that your grades will go up and if they don't then your parents can sell your xbox. That way not only do you get your xbox back but it also gives you more motivation to improve at school.

Dude I know how much school sucks and I had the worst time with it and eventually left and didn't do my exams. Now I look back and think "what a twat" seriousley video game can be the best but also the most dangerous things when it comes to this point in your life. Do what @toast_burner said but give more focus to the education because it'll take you to better places than sitting around bumming video games out all day like I did. I'd give anything to be 12 again so I can right the wrong but oh well.

Just saying you've got an opportunity that someone like me would die for. And hey listen here high school is so fucking temporary dude and bullying is a thing everyone has to go through. The best thing you can do is surround yourself with people that are good for you and good for your heart. And the dad thing, well that's something only you and your dad can fix, unfortunateley no one here can help with that. Get your games back and enjoy them but also focus on school because it's so temporary that once it's over you'll be thinking "shit where did the time go". Keep your head up :).

Your priorites are out of order, you'll thank your folks 10yrs from now.

You know honestly, if my parents took my games away a lot more often, I'd achieve higher grades and probably have made more of my life than I have now.

Make the best of your new found free time.

Nice troll post

Also you should really by now at least try to use paragraphs and learn to make your posts at least a bit more reader friendly.

If I had a son who can't do paragraphs I'd take away his phone too.

try being honest with her .. took me a long time to see that

lol, kids and their gaming addictions. Forget about the Xbox and school stress because that's just petty drivel compared to what adult life brings. You might as well focus on what's important and learn to manage your time and prioritize things in life because you'll likely be forced to do so eventually unless you want to live with mom and dad for the rest of your life....seriously even at your age of 12, your future is no joke and comes sooner than you might be prepared for.

You're outlet for stress which is gaming is fine but you apparently aren't stressed enough to require it if you're marks are down and obviously was not helping you because if your Xbox did such a great job of relieving stress then your grades shouldn't change. Games, like many other pleasurable indulgences is a hobby and should be taken as such because the real world you'll face one day requires you to stay focused and get that paper made. You don't have to like people, socialize or anything else other than get your education and that should be your primary objective.

Don't blame teachers hating you or kids picking on you or how hard you think school work is or how mommy is too overbearing cause it aint' jack sh*t when you're an adult nor will it even matter. Instead just focus on the school work and get things done which will get you you're Xbox back for your "free time" rather than think too much about how you're parents are being too harsh for the situation..... and maybe they are but they know where things can lead, they were young once too and have been around the block so learn from them, respect the fact that everything they do is for the hope that you will succeed and be the most of what you're capable of in life. Parents aren't perfect but their decision making skills are at level 80 while your's are at level 2.

Maybe you should respect your parent's decision and start doing better in school and working at gaining more real friendships and social interactions. "Online friends" are not friends.

Feel lucky you don't have adult responsibilities to take care of. I can tell you beyond a shadow of a doubt that you are having it easy right now, and it makes me laugh every time I see a teenager complain about their parents doing something they don't like. JUST WAIT. You'll find out that they are trying to teach you something.

You'll survive.

Thanks for no help guys except for a few of you that helped. I didn't do paragraphs and shit because i was in a hurry like i am now. Not every one has lots of spare time to post on gamespot.

I wish I had these issues.

Instead I have to juggle gaming with keeping a happy marriage, paying the enormous amount of bills, working mega hours to pay such bills, and still allocating time to socialise in real life. School fees for my children are very expensive, and if their grades were down due to gaming too much then I would do the same.

I only allow gametime for them on weekends, since I would like them to have a decent career and life later on. Regarding no paragraphs due to lack of time, pressing enter on the keyboard doesn't take that long.

Just say what you said here. Tell em you need that interaction online. I had the same issue back then, I just told them that school is hard and when you come home you want to relax a bit first. After that you have to do your homework and studies ofcourse. But try to say your mom that atleast. Dad's are a bit skeptical about that. Cheers.

Neither do you.

I am a parent and for me it´s very simple, unless you have to work in order to complement the family income YOUR JOB IS TO STUDY. I don´t ask any of my of my children to be straight A students, both have access to all the entertainment they want, both have TVs in their room, both have several handhelds at their disposition any time, both have their tablets and both can play in any of the several consoles I own at any time they want but they do know that they can only access those priviledges I provided is after they have completed their school chores, do their homeworks and study for their exams, I don´t demand high grades however both children are straight A students.

To me you are just an irresponsible kid.

@mob_of_the_bros I know a lot of friends your age and I'm always helping them by hanging out with them their parents are to protective there really isn't much you can do other than when you are 18 get up and leave and they will then be sorry for treating you like that

I remember when my mom used to take away my PSOne. She would only let me play on weekends, she kept doing it over the entire year. That was definitely the year I got the best grades

This was quite a while ago, but I recall my parents used to punish me by disconnecting the cable that led from the back of the commodore-64 to the television. Don't think they ever realized that I had several of those rather standard cables.

My sentiments as well. Schooling is more important than grinding in Destiny.

@mob_of_the_bros: I feel your pain.

When I was 12 my mum would take away my Amiga modulator so I couldn't play and hide it. Thing is, I used to find it and play anyway then put it back before she got back.

Seriously though concentrate on your schooling. You'll be a lot more grateful for that than whatever you achieve on Destiny....Trust me.

My son is 13 and when his schooling takes a hit so does his gaming, we don't take it away he just gets banned.

Also saying you don't have time to use paragraphs.....what about all that time on the Xbox you don't have? ;)

Locking as OP is underage!