Moon Called will return in a month...

[The Bushranger]

MC forgot to let her mom know she was going to the mall with her friends after school today...and has been grounded for a month as a result. She asked me to let y'all know this, please keep my imouto in your thoughts and prayers.

[Haruki-kun]

For a MONTH?

Man! That's bad....

[Inigo Montoya]

Dang. Well, She'll be in my thoughts this weekend. Give her my regards.

[The Bushranger]

Apparently when she got home, her mom was frantically out looking for her...

Not sure if she'll be able to get on from school this time. Hopefully after her mom simmers down the sentence will be reduced. I can only pray...

[Em Blackleaf]

Holy Fudge! That's a long time! I could hardly handle being gone for three days!
I hope MC's mom shortens or lifts the sentence.

[Lady Tialait]

MC's poor mental health...*pets a MC plushie*

[Gaelbert]

Holy Fudge! That's a long time! I could hardly handle being gone for three days!

Physics couldn't keep you occupied?
We will never speak of this again.
And, wow. That is a long time. A whole month seems a lot longer when you're deprived of something special. Seriously, that's crazy. I hope she can cope and somehow shorten the sentence. Come back soon!

[North]

I think Mooncalled may need a "See You Later" thread stickied.

[Reinboom]

Not to mean offense, and it's nice to know that someone is gone, and I do feel bad that they are... but...
It was her fault that she was grounded... why are we holding her in our thoughts and other board objectionable content that is presented that clearly marks a form of respect one would give someone that is either ill, dying, or need of help that is outside of their will or control?

It's a bad thing that she is gone, but, I just can't provide more than that in thought.

Sorry. =/

[wadledo]

Not to mean offense, and it's nice to know that someone is gone, and I do feel bad that they are... but...
It was her fault that she was grounded... why are we holding her in our thoughts and other board objectionable content that is presented that clearly marks a form of respect one would give someone that is either ill, dying, or need of help that is outside of their will or control?

It's a bad thing that she is gone, but, I just can't provide more than that in thought.

Sorry. =/

Ditto.

[Dallas-Dakota]

Not to mean offense, and it's nice to know that someone is gone, and I do feel bad that they are... but...
It was her fault that she was grounded... why are we holding her in our thoughts and other board objectionable content that is presented that clearly marks a form of respect one would give someone that is either ill, dying, or need of help that is outside of their will or control?

It's a bad thing that she is gone, but, I just can't provide more than that in thought.

Sorry. =/

Double ditto.

[Keris]

Not to mean offense, and it's nice to know that someone is gone, and I do feel bad that they are... but...
It was her fault that she was grounded... why are we holding her in our thoughts and other board objectionable content that is presented that clearly marks a form of respect one would give someone that is either ill, dying, or need of help that is outside of their will or control?

It's a bad thing that she is gone, but, I just can't provide more than that in thought.

Sorry. =/

Mainly because the punishment seems out of proportion. MC will be unable to get on for a month, because she messed up on one occasion. While it may be not be appropriate to hold her in the same position as people who are ill/dying/in need of help, she can still be missed.

[Tempest Fennac]

I take it that she either uses someone elses computer, or she cn't use one at her house whenshe's grounded, right? I'd have to agree with Keris Rain about it being a ridiculous punishment considering the circumstances (incidentally, how old is Moon Called? I would assume that her forgetting to mention something like that would only bea problem if she was less then 13 years old).

[The Bushranger]

Her exact words to me were "cut off from outside contact for a month". Which means (I presume) both computer useage at home, and contact with her RL friends as well...

Also, it's been a really crappy week for her as well, seeing as she had a terrible cold, missed two days of school at the end of the semester because of it, and had to have her cat put down yesterday.

And on top of that the punishment being far out of proportion to the crime...

Maybe I'm too soft-hearted or something...but when one of my friends is feeling bad, I feel absolutely terrible. So when my imouto has this kind of week, well, I want her to have all the help she can get.

[Ceska]

It was her fault that she was grounded... why are we holding her in our thoughts and other board objectionable content that is presented that clearly marks a form of respect one would give someone that is either ill, dying, or need of help that is outside of their will or control?/

First, I actually agree with you. It is her own fault that she was punished.

Then again, I understand Bushranger, since the punishment itself seems out of proportion to me.

But somehow I get the feeling of a déjà vu, from this thread.

And quite some more I remember of her complaining that she doesn't really get along with her mother and siblings.

[Zeb The Troll]

Mainly because the punishment seems out of proportion. MC will be unable to get on for a month, because she messed up on one occasion. While it may be not be appropriate to hold her in the same position as people who are ill/dying/in need of help, she can still be missed.

My memory may be faulty, I am old after all, but I don't think this is a "one time occasion". Seems I recall other threads about similar circumstances lately. And as a parent, I don't even think I'd say this is out of proportion with the crime. We're only hearing her version of the story. Perhaps "I forgot to say I was going to the mall after school" was more accurately "I still wasn't home three hours after I was expected to be and my parents didn't know where I was and had no way to find me or contact me". I somehow doubt mother would be out looking frantically if she were just ten minutes late.

When my daughter was her age I would be mightily upset if she failed to be wherever she told me she was going to be. It's a worrisome thing for a parent to not know where your children are in this day and age (especially if said child is a young girl) and it's important enough to make an impression about how important it is that I don't think drastic punishment for the sake making that impression is uncalled for at all.

But that's me.

[Emperor Ing]

MC forgot to let her mom know she was going to the mall with her friends after school today...and has been grounded for a month as a result. She asked me to let y'all know this, please keep my imouto in your thoughts and prayers.

im just curious as to HOW you aquired this information.
edit @V: okay.
Moon called, good luck.

[The Bushranger]

She sent me a frantic PM before her mom got home, and then another (presumably "last request") PM after her mother returned, asking me to let everyone know that she'd be gone.

I don't go airing everything people tell me privately out here in public here on the boards. But I guess I should clarify things a little bit.

From what she said, it seems that, having recovered enough from her cold to go to school yesterday, she didn't remember that she'd arranged to go to the arcade after school with her friends, and didn't realise she'd forgotten to tell her mom until she got back home and found her gone. And then couldn't remember her mom's cellphone number to let her know she was safe.

[Tempest Fennac]

Thanks for telling me. I can see why she'd forget something like that considering what her week was like. I don't think the other 2 occasions sounded relevant to tis unless her mother just likes being awkward (unless Moon Called was missing something out, I fail to see how spending too much time on a forum can be a problem, and I fail to see how banning someone from doing something they like can have any real effect on a subject that the person may naturally be weak in).

[Gem Flower]

I agree. I'm mostly addicted to the Internet, and, with no false modesty, I do REALLY well in school. Ahem. On a more related topic; If you're not back in a month, I'll find out where you live and kidnap you and take you back to the Playground! Well, we'll miss you, Moon Called.

[Tempest Fennac]

Now that I think about it, If MC's mother didn't have time to help her with maths herself, couldn't she try fidning games on the internet which would help before getting MC to take dated screen prints of her performances? That actually stands a good chance of actually having some benefit (turning it into a punishment seems especially ridiculous considering how it was implied that MC's other grades were okay).

[Miraqariftsky]

To Moon Called

May ever well be thy way ye wend
And ever glorious be thy end
Long ye not nor overmuch pine
For friends so true, long-sundered, we
Ever thee, in our hearts shall be
Moan ye not nor groan over thy dam's fine
For she loves ye more
Than ever we could confess
Forbearance, I beg ye to profess
Dig well the Dean's lore
Earn back her trust
Be not afire with wanderlust
Fear not the cold nor the dark
In prayer, in pledge, in sighing thought
Here we'll ever hold thee, this sanctum wrought
Of friends' wellwishes, of songs of sighing, hark!

[Syka]

I'm with the others in that, while regretable, wasn't entirely out of MC's hands. For one, I can buy the forgetting but there had to have been someone she could have gotten in contact with for her moms number.

Second it is NOT inappropriate to stop someone from doing something that takes up an inordinate amount of time when other areas of their life are suffering, such as school. They might be weak in the area, but that usually means that by devoting a little extra time to it, they can bring the grade up.

And not all people can be addicted to something and maintain good grades.

So I'm with the others and am siding with MC's mom. This coming from a girl who was grounded from the internet more than once in high school.

Cheers,
Syka

[Tom_Violence]

Ah, to be young and never ever allowed outside. Them were the days. Seriously though, this person has it lucky. I remember once I was ten minutes late for dinner and my parents locked me in a tiny closet. At the bottom of a lake!

[Em Blackleaf]

Not to mean offense, and it's nice to know that someone is gone, and I do feel bad that they are... but...
It was her fault that she was grounded... why are we holding her in our thoughts and other board objectionable content that is presented that clearly marks a form of respect one would give someone that is either ill, dying, or need of help that is outside of their will or control?

It's a bad thing that she is gone, but, I just can't provide more than that in thought.

Sorry. =/

Good point. My parents would be very worried if I did something like that. However, less worried if I left a note or something.
I sympathize with both MC and her mom, with the fact that my parents would do something similar in my case, and I hate not being online.

Physics couldn't keep you occupied?
We will never speak of this again....

Haha. You Stalker. :P

[bosssmiley]

"Out w. friends at mall" > fridge magnet > fridge door != rocket science

[FdL]

The "keep her in our thoughts and prayers" thing was a bit too much, IMHO. It's the kind of thing you say when someone is ill or hospitalized with a risk of death...

This is just a minor thing, and one that she brought upon herself, dunno. I hope she comes back soon, of course. But I trust her mom's judgement.

And regarding this kind of things happening to her regularly, if her parents do think she spends too much time in the net and that it is a bad thing for her, I understand that they try to prevent it. I'm addicted to it myself, and being an adult man I can see the negative things it can bring, even more for a teenager.

[Kaelaroth]

Oh well. Let her know that we'll still be here. Waiting. Watching.

[Raistlin1040]

Being a semi-rebellious teenager myself, and having read a few parenting books to anticipate my mom's reaction to stuff I do, I'd have to say Moon Called's mom is probably at fault.

Allow me to elaborate. I know from experiance that when a parent is worried, they overreact. If I show up an hour late from school, they would be worried, and probably ground me for a month. But the next day, they'd come in and ask why I was late. "I was studying at Will's house, and lost track of time. Sorry." They'd tell me to not do it again, but probably shorten the sentace to a few days. I don't have a cell phone, and I assume neither does MC. If she did, her mom could have called her.

Teenagers screw up. We do it multiple times daily. And there are a million things she could do worse than going out with her friends and forgetting to call. And seriously, a month? A month with no computer, and presumably no RL friend contact.

It's ok to care about your child and try to protect them. Smothering them by overreacting to problems and barring them from social contact of any sort? Not as ok.

[Tarnag40k]

Wow

that makes me feel grateful for the fact that i can go where I want when I want to an be home when I want to, but then again If I ever mess up bigtime I'm on my own.

But Seriously different parents react differently, one of my friends is 17 and has to be home by supper and then is limited till like 8 or so unless it's a special situation. Actually It's like that with a lot of my friends, which is sad because i'm free at night and they aren't.

I've notice that restrictions get tighter as you get older in the adolescence age, as parents start to fear more and more of their children becoming degenerates and losing control of them they start to either A. tighten the reins or B. Go into Deception and watch everything you do, calling other parents to see if you are where you are supposed to, or getting on computers to look up website history, and calling phone companys for their text messages.

Another Friend of mine has been subject to this and we have came across his moms car across the road at from places we were and following us once while i was driving.

I lost her and he got punished for it. Why? because we "weren't where he said we would be" even though we were, we just took another route, and we believe she couldn't find the place so she just "assumed" he wasn't there.

Parents are kooks and chances are, when we become one we probably will become one to.

That sounds depressing.