I am a 4th year wrestler, third year for my highschool. The stress that goes along with it is becoming ungodly. And trying to balance out schoolwork and grades and a girlfriend and work isn't helping. My stubborn mother doesn't think I should quite wrestling. I wish she could experience a week of practices, scrimmages, and cutting wieght like I have to go through every week. I obviously can't start slacking in school, can;t quit job as I need money, especially with the Holidays coming up, and I love my girlfriend to death and would give up any sport for her. Anything anyone can think of doing. I'm sorry if I just complained a lot I didn't mean to rant. Thanks a lot for taking the time to read this

Do you like wresting? If not, quit. If you were my child and you defied me and quit something you didn't like, that's a much more useful life skill than sticking with something you don't like [at least in this case, where the benefits of wresting are nothing compared the the cost]. I mean, sometimes we all need to suck it up and get through things, but sometimes it's just better the call it quits. Unless you are an important part of the team and you'd be letting them down by quitting.

 

 

 

And plus...dude, it's wrestling.

If being forced to choose between those options... I'd drop the wrestling in a heartbeat.

 

 

 

If you don't aspire to become a professional, your g/f, school and job will bring you much more happiness.

 

 

 

You're already pretty old if you're in year 4 so you know your mother can't really tell you what you can do and what you can't. Wrestling is just a hobby.

Do you like wresting? If not, quit. If you were my child and you defied me and quit something you didn't like, that's a much more useful life skill than sticking with something you don't like [at least in this case, where the benefits of wresting are nothing compared the the cost]. I mean, sometimes we all need to suck it up and get through things, but sometimes it's just better the call it quits. Unless you are an important part of the team and you'd be letting them down by quitting.

 

 

 

And plus...dude, it's wrestling.

 

 

 

How old are you if you don't mind telling me? I am just wondering becasue if a teenager I just find it hilarious that a grown mother wouldn't think that logically. The thing is I will be like gorunded for life if I quit, not allowing me to do the things that bring me happiness, but the wrestling is killing me. I will not hurt the team that badly, although a great wrestler and 3 year varsity starter, 3 of my good wrestling partners are very talented if not better in some areas.

Stress gets to us all eventually. I find bottling it all up and worrying about it later works best.

Talk with your mother about quitting the team and the stress. If that fails, she can stick it up hers.

Talk with your mother about quitting the team and the stress. If that fails, she can stick it up hers.

 

 

 

Hells yea man!

EDIT:His post is deleted, right on.

 

Anyway, find out how to balance it all out. If you have practice everyday, you won't have time for homework. Find extra time to chill with your girlfriend.

 

 

 

If you need to, quit wrestling. It doesn't matter what your mom says, you're almost and adult. It's time to step it up to the plate.

 

 

 

If you get grounded though, that's your problem. :lol:

I wouldn't drop wrestling. Drop the job if you must. You will have plenty of time to work when you're older.

Become a drug addict so as to gain your mother's attention, then break down in tears and tell her you just can not do it anymore, and you must quit wrestling, or you'll end up dead, or worse, living in her basement for the rest of your life.

Ultimate Stress Killer:

 

 

 

http://youtube.com/watch?v=fbsCRheiWDw&feature=related

I am a 4th year wrestler, third year for my highschool. The stress that goes along with it is becoming ungodly. And trying to balance out schoolwork and grades and a girlfriend and work isn't helping. My stubborn mother doesn't think I should quite wrestling. I wish she could experience a week of practices, scrimmages, and cutting wieght like I have to go through every week. I obviously can't start slacking in school, can;t quit job as I need money, especially with the Holidays coming up, and I love my girlfriend to death and would give up any sport for her. Anything anyone can think of doing. I'm sorry if I just complained a lot I didn't mean to rant. Thanks a lot for taking the time to read this

 

 

 

I know what you mean about wrestling being stressful, my brother's done it for 2 years and (only to my notice) his grades have dropped terribly because of afterschool matches/practices and he never eats breakfast so he can make weight and would rather workout than do homework anyday.

 

 

 

If you like wrestling but school, gf, and job more important, drop wrestling. If you love wrestling, your gf, must stay in school, but you don't like your job, quit the job.

 

Just find out what you don't like or don't need and downsize.

 

If you mom won't budge about wrestling bring home a bad test grade and tell her it's cause wrestling - that usually works. :thumbsup:

It's important that you decide what's most important to you between the following:

 

 

 

A) Wrestling

 

B) School

 

C) Your job

 

D) Your girlfriend.

 

 

 

I'd advise you to make school first, your job last (you can get a job later, you're only a kid once), and either wrestling or your girlfriend 2nd and 3rd. Would it greatly reduce the stress if you quit your job?

It's important that you decide what's most important to you between the following:

 

 

 

A) Wrestling

 

B) School

 

C) Your job

 

D) Your girlfriend.

 

 

 

I'd advise you to make school first, your job last (you can get a job later, you're only a kid once), and either wrestling or your girlfriend 2nd and 3rd. Would it greatly reduce the stress if you quit your job?

 

 

 

+1 on the job.

 

Seriously, relationships are nice but it depends on how serious it is.

 

Wrestling, a sport and if you love it keep it.

 

School, "stay in school kids!" - and i mean it. Lol, of course school is important so thats always 1st or 2nd.

Or you could try quitting Runescape . . .

Or you could try quitting Runescape . . .

 

 

 

This is the off-topic forum. Many people here do not play Runescape at all, or play it very rarely.

Stress gets to us all eventually. I find bottling it all up and worrying about it later works best.

 

 

 

I do the same thing.. Though I usually end up with a big mess on my hands and a miricle to pull off, it just seems like the better of the 2 in my eyes..

 

 

 

 

 

Vlead, I know how you feel. I tried wrestling for my first time this year and it took so much time out of everything I had to do and on top of it I just didn't like the sport. A week in I realised I wasn't going to be able to wrestle at meets with my grades and I was missing my karate lessons because I was so sore. So I decided I would rather get my grades up a little and keep up with my karate lessons than spend the next 3 months in a sport I didn't like. So I quit and my dad was pissed as hell for a day, then he got over it. If you decide to quit, I hope you mother gets over things easily.

It's important that you decide what's most important to you between the following:

 

 

 

A) Wrestling

 

B) School

 

C) Your job

 

D) Your girlfriend.

 

 

 

I'd advise you to make school first, your job last (you can get a job later, you're only a kid once), and either wrestling or your girlfriend 2nd and 3rd. Would it greatly reduce the stress if you quit your job?

 

If its a 'positive' relationship (serious for your standards) then wouldn't your girlfriend relive some stress off you? Then don't leave her.

 

I agree with quitting your job though, you can live without some stuff for a while.

Do you like wresting? If not, quit. If you were my child and you defied me and quit something you didn't like, that's a much more useful life skill than sticking with something you don't like [at least in this case, where the benefits of wresting are nothing compared the the cost]. I mean, sometimes we all need to suck it up and get through things, but sometimes it's just better the call it quits. Unless you are an important part of the team and you'd be letting them down by quitting.

 

 

 

And plus...dude, it's wrestling.

 

 

 

How old are you if you don't mind telling me? I am just wondering becasue if a teenager I just find it hilarious that a grown mother wouldn't think that logically. The thing is I will be like gorunded for life if I quit, not allowing me to do the things that bring me happiness, but the wrestling is killing me. I will not hurt the team that badly, although a great wrestler and 3 year varsity starter, 3 of my good wrestling partners are very talented if not better in some areas.

I'm 18, and I my mom was exactly like this when I lived at home. She wouldn't let me quit volleyball even though I was a bench warmer, I hated volleyball and I may have even brought morale down with my constant pessimistic comments. My mom wouldn't let me quit, something about I had to stick by my commitments. I had the same feelings that I would get in a lot of trouble.

 

 

 

However, like deloriagod said, they'll get over it. For example, my brother came home one day and announced he had just quit his job because he wanted to concentrate on school. She was furious for a few days, and pretty mad for a week or two afterwords, but she got over it. Especially when my brothers grades went up a bit she was fine with it. [i found out later the main reason he quit his job was so he could play more WoW :thumbsup: , but his grades did increase a bit and I think my point remains].

 

 

 

So either let your mom deal with it, or deal with wrestling without complaining (or quit job, school, girlfriend, I don't really care).

Or you could try quitting Runescape . . .

 

 

 

This is the off-topic forum. Many people here do not play Runescape at all, or play it very rarely.

 

 

 

I'm well aware. I just looked at his RSN which had high-level stats (including members), and then given that he has a Runescape avatar and signature, I just put two and two together, you know?

Then stop wrestling, who gives 2 [cabbage]s what your mother thinks about what you want to do in your life.

Wrestle your mother dammit. Woman needs a throw-down to put her in her place.

Welcome to my world. In fact I'm still wondering why I waste my time on these forums instead of doing more productive things like finishing off my homework and assignments since its my final year in High school.

 

 

 

And best of all it's 9:36pm, I'm going to be doing homework for at least another hour, and I've got to wake up at 5am tomorrow for before school tennis training.

 

 

 

 

 

Stress sucks but you've just gotta talk to yourself and reassure yourself that its not the end of the world if you screw something up. Remember to stay positive about whats happening in your life and it helps heaps with managing your stress levels. :wink:

Or you could try quitting Runescape . . .

 

 

 

This is the off-topic forum. Many people here do not play Runescape at all, or play it very rarely.

 

 

 

I'm well aware. I just looked at his RSN which had high-level stats (including members), and then given that he has a Runescape avatar and signature, I just put two and two together, you know?

 

 

 

(If you still play Runescape:)

 

I also recommend that you quit that game, you're better off without it.

 

Only play it when you know you have spare time left.

Welcome to my world. In fact I'm still wondering why I waste my time on these forums instead of doing more productive things like finishing off my homework and assignments since its my final year in High school.

 

Not sure you're getting the whole "final year of High school" thing right dude :P .