Terra's Past Letters

Bored

Dear Bored,

Good! The trick is to work with them to set up specific guidelines. Then, in order to keep your end of the bargain, set a timer on your computer for 5 minutes before your time is up, so you can wrap up what you're doing. Then when the last 5 minutes is up, get off the computer (for real).

Leave your room and go find one of your parents and let them know "My hour is up and I got off the computer." That will show them that you're adhering to the guidelines and it will increase their level of trust in you (always a good thing).

After you've consistently shown them that you can monitor yourself they will back off. (Which doesn't mean that you should then start ignoring the guidelines... NO! It just means that they won't be on your case any more because you will have taken responsibility for your own behavior.)

Good luck and please, let me know how it goes.