Her Daughter Was Caught Cheating, So She’s Forcing Her To Pay For Her Own College Applications And Tests As Punishment
This woman has a daughter named Lily, who is currently a junior in high school. She recently got a call from Lily’s school, saying she needs to be picked up since she was caught in the middle of cheating on her SAT practice exam.
She later discovered that Lily’s friend Sam was caught cheating along with her. Lily’s practice score was canceled, but her school is allowing her to take the exam again.
Luckily, Lily’s cheating episode will not be documented in any way, so it can’t negatively influence her future.
“When I talked to Lily about what happened, she told me that Sam’s mother was going to punish Sam if she didn’t earn an exceptionally high score,” she explained.
“And Sam had, in turn, put pressure on my daughter to help her cheat. I have felt for a long time that Sam is not a genuine friend to Lily and has been trying to hold my daughter back to feel better about her own poor choices.”
“And I had spoken to Lily about this before, and to not let Sam manipulate her into anything she knows is wrong. Lily told me that she had understood yet did this.”
As punishment for cheating, she informed Lily that she needs to go out and make some money of her own since she’s now responsible for paying for her college applications and tests.
She told Lily she could walk some of their neighbor’s dogs or babysit in order to start saving up to pay for this.
Lily has plenty of time to get the money together to pay for her tests and applications, and if she’s wise with her spending, it won’t be hard. She doesn’t ask Lily to pay for anything else in her life.
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“Despite telling me she understood, the time to register for the next test is approaching, and my daughter asked me to pay because she is short on cash and her school will not offer the test again until spring,” she said.
“She brought up the original excuse that Sam pressured her into cheating. I told my daughter no. I am not going back on my word, and she will learn to treat these opportunities with respect once she has to earn it herself.”
“I also told Lily that she needs to stop letting Sam manipulate her, and if she can’t stand up to her, then maybe she doesn’t have the mental maturity for college.”
Other family members have since inserted themself into the cheating scandal and want her to pay for Lily’s applications and tests since she needs them for college.
She won’t let her loved ones step in and help pay for Lily, as that goes against the punishment she doled out for her.
She knows that when Lily gets to college, she’s sure to encounter another friend like Sam who will pressure her yet again to cheat.
“Then, when she gets caught again, I will wind up losing thousands of dollars, and Lily will lose her shot at a good education,” she continued.
“Her college journey won’t last long regardless unless she learns responsibility now. Even though she spent her money poorly and doesn’t have enough now, she will be able to wait and test in spring, even if it’s a less convenient time for her.”
She’s left wondering if she’s wrong for sticking by her punishment. What do you think?
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