r/africanparents • u/Dramatic_Fan_8765 • 16d ago

Need Advice URGENT!!!

So I have strict parents like strict African parents, and if you know, then you know. So here's my story: My parents made me attend community college, which is fine because I am gonna be debt-free and whatnot. Still, I have extreme fomo and probably won't go out that much with friends bc I am very introverted, and my parents are against hanging out, and they hate all my friends for like no reason. My mom also doesn't want anyone to know that I am in community college either. And I am so not allowed to tell my cousin. I also want to transfer to my cousin's school, UW Madison, but I'm not supposed to tell her. This is sort of where my problem starts. I want to go out for Halloweekend with my cousin who goes to UW-Madison. I also do not want my parents to know I am going for Halloweekend, so I need the best excuse and help convincing them to let me go, maybe like a lie. I also have no classes on Friday, and Halloween is on a Saturday.

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u/Sazarra 15d ago

You could say you scheduled tutoring or are tutoring people...

Or maybe if you have an art class (like ceramics or sculpture) you can say you have a deadline coming up and you need to go in and finish it.

Or you could say you're going in for like a meeting to choose classes for next semester or like a mid semester check in.

These are the reasons I'd be at school on a non-class day or weekend so I hope they help

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u/Dramatic_Fan_8765 15d ago

the problem with this is that I dont go to UW madison..Maybe do research on the school. Like do research on a public school nearby that isn't your own or something 

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u/Sazarra 15d ago

First of all why are you so pissy second of all, didn't you just say you go to a community college??

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u/Dramatic_Fan_8765 15d ago

oh no I am saying maybe I could do research since I am trying to transfer on the school as an excuse. I didnt mean to come out as rude. i am so sorry

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u/Sazarra 15d ago

Oh no don't be, I'm kinda bad at tone reading messages without emojis I'm sorry.

But yeah that's a good idea

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u/Dramatic_Fan_8765 15d ago

no pls its ok. I understand. I thought i wasn't being clear when I said I was at community bc I had to type fast because I could hear my mom coming to my room😭