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frozenstellar · 07-15-2003, 04:03 AM

a week ago i moved back home with mum, her partner, and my little brother - i just couldnt cut it on my own, juggle my final year before university and keep my A+ average so i can get into the uni i want to for next year, and keeping a roof over my head. i just couldnt do everything and remain sane.

* my grades were starting to slip
* my job was increasing my hours - stress levels grew exponentially along with coursework requirements

so i moved back in. i knew it wouldnt be easy, but after living on my own, this is impossible. not due to house rules, but my little brother.

rules i can abide by - its simple. being a legal adult, i have freedom to come and go when i want as mum said - whatever it takes to get the marks i need to get university entrance.

its my little brother - im ready to kill him. he's 11, and suffers from ADHD, and in the week ive been back, has sucessfully destroyed my english & maths notes for the past 6months work, both math subject summary books i'd written ready for revision which will start in about 5 weeks time for my final exams (read: used as paper to start the woodheater).

when asked why he did that 'i couldnt find any old newspapers, and the books sitting on your bedroom floor looked useless, so i used them to start the fire'

the greatest part of it - since mum has become a psychologist, she's taken on a real soft approach to discipline, so he never learns to behave. he's become a royal little shit.

what can i do? i cant install a lockable door handle as the type my door has doesnt have a lockable version, and mum doesnt want me hacking up the door to install a deadbolt - she just finished painting the house and replacing doors.

the summaries, and english notes on the texts i'd spent about 100hrs of study into, so when i had to start revision, i had everything ready to go. now im boned, i cant make up that much lost time ontop of my current workload. ive got notes from people in my class, but argh... im losing my mind here.

i cant get any quiet space to study because of him, the library closes too early to do any major amounts of study on a weeknight.

pointers, tips, ideas, anything on how i can live here peacefully, and study effectively until i move out again in january for uni.

07-15-2003, 04:03 AM	#1 (permalink)
frozenstellar Without Wings Location: Australia	Moving back home - brother destroying schoolwork a week ago i moved back home with mum, her partner, and my little brother - i just couldnt cut it on my own, juggle my final year before university and keep my A+ average so i can get into the uni i want to for next year, and keeping a roof over my head. i just couldnt do everything and remain sane. * my grades were starting to slip * my job was increasing my hours - stress levels grew exponentially along with coursework requirements so i moved back in. i knew it wouldnt be easy, but after living on my own, this is impossible. not due to house rules, but my little brother. rules i can abide by - its simple. being a legal adult, i have freedom to come and go when i want as mum said - whatever it takes to get the marks i need to get university entrance. its my little brother - im ready to kill him. he's 11, and suffers from ADHD, and in the week ive been back, has sucessfully destroyed my english & maths notes for the past 6months work, both math subject summary books i'd written ready for revision which will start in about 5 weeks time for my final exams (read: used as paper to start the woodheater). when asked why he did that 'i couldnt find any old newspapers, and the books sitting on your bedroom floor looked useless, so i used them to start the fire' the greatest part of it - since mum has become a psychologist, she's taken on a real soft approach to discipline, so he never learns to behave. he's become a royal little shit. what can i do? i cant install a lockable door handle as the type my door has doesnt have a lockable version, and mum doesnt want me hacking up the door to install a deadbolt - she just finished painting the house and replacing doors. the summaries, and english notes on the texts i'd spent about 100hrs of study into, so when i had to start revision, i had everything ready to go. now im boned, i cant make up that much lost time ontop of my current workload. ive got notes from people in my class, but argh... im losing my mind here. i cant get any quiet space to study because of him, the library closes too early to do any major amounts of study on a weeknight. pointers, tips, ideas, anything on how i can live here peacefully, and study effectively until i move out again in january for uni.