Need to convince my parents

[Uh_oh]

My parents have said told me that they are worried rock climbing will interefere with school work, so they have told me that I can only climb once a week AND I have to leave by 9:30 (as opposed to just after 10). 9:30 I can live with, but the once a week thing SUCKS major ass. My grades are good (I'm a straight A, honor roll student) and I don't need more time to study, but how can convice them?

If anyone has any arguments I can use to convince them that would be appreciated.

Thanks

[D-pad]

My parents have said told me that they are worried rock climbing will interefere with school work, so they have told me that I can only climb once a week AND I have to leave by 9:30 (as opposed to just after 10). 9:30 I can live with, but the once a week thing SUCKS major ass. My grades are good (I'm a straight A, honor roll student) and I don't need more time to study, but how can convice them?

If anyone has any arguments I can use to convince them that would be appreciated.

Thanks
You grab your mother by the hair and you say "look here bitch!"..........nah just kidding. Just prove to them you can be able to handle both things and you will eventually get what you want.

[LJustus]

Or you could realize that your parents have your best interest at heart, want you to continue to do well in school, are wiser than you, probably know what they're doing, and more than likely have a reason for limiting your time involved in this one specific activity.

Or you could listen to D-pad and grab your mom by the hair. Either way. :)

[CNagy]

Claim that rock climbing is an excellent substitute for smoking, getting drunk, having sex, shooting up, and home invasion. Or just ask them if you can do it a couple times a week on a trial basis, the second there is a grade slip, it's off the rocks and back to the books.

[MeneerDijk]

I don't know your entire weeks schedule, but if this is the only thing besides school, i would agree with cnagy. Tell them that rock climbing helps you relax and is good for your body. If you feel your parents push you to hard, be honest to them. Ofcourse getting good grades is important, but life's not just about grades, it's about having fun and developing other skills too.

[Mushu]

I also agree cnagy, ask them to give you a trail, tell that if climbing effect your grades then you do as they tell. If not then after the trails end you will be able to do both until you slip up and let your grades fall, man then its hell I tell ya. I’d the problem when it came to playing basked at my younger years(lol 4 years ago), I said I could handle 5 nights of practice and school, I failed and ended up not playing basked for 3 month and doing a lot of house works till my grades got up again. Then I asked for second trail and pull if as I learned from my previous mistakes.

[BluZytrix]

Be a geek! Make a powerpoint presentation highlighting the advantages of rock climing. Advanced manual dexterity must be learned in order to perfect the lightning speeds of Hyper Pencil no Jutsu when taking exams. Seriously though, doing research into the topic proves quite the level of maturity when trying to convince your parents.

[Mojinr]

Um, I'd have to say nothing you could do aside from looking bored at home yet still keep high grades at school would get you more time. I mean, I could give you better solutions if you had a more understanding mother but...if you did you wouldn't need advice on how to convince her, would you?

[Expert Insomniac]

I am going to assume from your post that you're still in high school, and since it's summer haven't applied to college.

Tell your parents colleges want well rounded students, and if you show a passion for rock climbing by going at least three times a week, you'll increase your chances of getting into Harvard!

From what I've seen in my college experience, they will accept a person with a lower GPA who has a passion besides school they are active in over a person with a 4.7 GPA whose only activity besides school was beating off.

Of course, if you live outside of the States, this may have no application for you. Or if you're actually in college, no application. But I have good intentions. They may pave the road to hell, but at least I'm traveling a paved road!

[Mastiker]

I say do what every other teen would do in your situation: whine and complain until you either get your way, or it ends up becoming worse. Of course, I don't know crap.

[Benaire]

Take your mother bend her over the table and..... oh sorry. The others are right. Life is about more then just good grades and a couple of nights a week to work out is of great benefit.

Exercise is very important too you need a healthy body to have a healthy mind.

As for your mother thing i mentioned opps, but tell her i said hi =)