Opinions PLEASE!, Mom's stupid punishment Options

[HuGzNKissEs]

Okay....I straighten my hair EVERY morning before school...like most gurlz! Well this morning i forgot to turn my straightener off before i left...so when my mom got home it was still on & when i got back from practice she went BALISTIC & now i'm punished : I cant talk to, ride to school with, or SEE my boyfriend for a week.....& i know a week is not a long time but we've been dating 3 years so its not like just a fling...& i think that is WAY unreasonable for forgetting it on ONE day! please tell me wut u think...my feelings wont be hurt if u dont agree with me!

[mai_z]

Depends in what sense you're saying "unreasonable". I know you're just looking for us to agree with you in that the punishment is wrong, but it isn't really. Punishments generally have to be harsh for the lesson to really set in, and she's trying to get you to remember, because leaving your straightener on could potentially burn down the house. It's not a matter of the fact that it was in a place where it wouldn't have burned anything down, but the fact that you left it on. Sure, you didn't burn down the house this time, but what about next time? or the time afeter that? Also, even if the plates weren't touching anything, after being on for too long, the wires could heat up and possibly cause damage. And like Linda said, it's only a week, you've been together long enough that it's not that big of a deal.

However, the actual punishment itself I don't exactly agree with. I've always believed that disciplinary should be related to the act itself. So if I was your mom, I'd probably punish you with no hair straightening for a month...etc. And anyways...you go to school can't you? She can't stop you from talking to/seeing your boyfriend ENTIRELY.