do i deserve my punishment for stealing a bottle of vodka ?

Well, I have nothing to say.. but if this helps, I've been caught vaping and lost a lot of my freedom

i am going to lose 4 weekends i am school all week then i have got to spend all weekend locked up in my room surly its too harsh of a punishment dont you agree ?

100%, I was about cuss but I don't think it's a good idea for this cite...

being locked up is not a very nice punishment

I know... wait if your not allowed on your phone, how are u on this cite? have a secret phone or something?

i am only on punishment at the weekends, so when i get home from school on friday my parents will take my phone , tv , pc etc all i will be allowed is school books, my bedroom door will then be locked with a key at ALL times

I badly want to help you... I thought my parent is strict! No your is worse, jeez.. I want to suggest sneaking out if you have a window

the reason my parents are locking me in is because i have sneaked out in the past, its impossible for me to climb out the window as its too high up and my bedroom window only opens slightly at the top

Oh... I feel bad, I have nothing to offer, I'm 15 and I'm terrified of my own 55 year old mom XD

** Disclaimer: I'm a mom of a 28 yr old son and 24 yr old daughter.

Yeah, I'd be very disappointed that you stole in general but the fact that is was liquor is the really big thing. All I've ever wanted is for my kids to be happy and healthy. They're not always going to like the rules & regulations I've set forth but...I truly believe it's the right way to live.

So, were you planning on drinking the vodka? Sharing it with others? Where were you planning to drink it? Your house or someone else's?

Are you aware of the dangers of being too drunk or trusting people you probably shouldn't to keep you safe? Do you feel you might have an alcohol problem where help is needed?

i done it for a dare , and yes we were planning on drinking it, now i am being punished and i dont like it my parents are taking my freedom away for 4 weekends , i will be at school all week then locked in my room at the weekend why does punishment have to be so misreable ?

I am a little confused, do you think punishments are supposed to be fun or enjoyable?

no but i find being locked in my room a very dull and boring punishment, last weekend i sat in my locked bedroom i coukd hear my two older sisters laughing and joking in the garden while enjoying the warm sunshine while i was SHUT in, this saturday is my cousins 15th birthday party and both myself and my two sisters are invited, i have begged my parents to let me go but they refuse saying my punishment is to have my freedom taken away which means NO going out of anykind, is this fair or should i be allowed to go ?

You really need to find a couple of periods and put them in the right places

Not as miserable as:
-puking up your guts all night long because you drank too much

Not as miserable as:
-being prosecuted for shoplifting

Not as miserable as:
-being sexually assaulted because you were too drunk and unsafe

Not as miserable as:
-developing an alcohol addiction that leads to hard core drug use

Not as miserable as:
-losing the love and care of your parents

Please don't actually find out what Misery can do.

This is just my perspective, but...

You are indeed fortunate to have parents who care enough about you to do their best and teach you important life lessons. And strong enough to enforce the parameters they set.

Think now -- your parents sacrifice their own freedom to ensure you remain true to your remedial reflective and learning period (it doesn't seem like a very severe "punishment" to me, though that's the term used).

Your parents haven't beaten you, disfigured you, drugged you, or starved you. You're restricted to your nice, comfy, quaint little bedroom, not chained to the basement floor.

Your parents haven't cut you off from society. You still go to school and have the school week during which you can talk to and be with friends. Maybe you can now try to choose a better class of friend over any who will "dare" you to steal for them...?

Your parents haven't taken away all your privileges on a 24/7 basis (you still have access to Internet, phone, TV, etc. during the week).

Best of all, they haven't simply sighed and allowed you to do whatever you want, regardless of your safety, age, and total lack of life experience.

They simply took away your "fun time" so you can reflect on the life-path on which you took the first steps when you decided a friend's "dare to steal" (and later drink) a bottle of hard alcohol was more important to you than the law, your personal safety, and your parents' guidance.

My advice (again, just my personal old-man perspective) is to stop whining and acting like an entitled Karen with a slightly-chipped nail, and apologize sincerely to your parents for endangering your life, breaking obvious laws, harming their relationship with the shopkeeper, and lowering your standards to the level of a common lowlife thief.

Tell them you can do better than that -- and then DO it.

Thank them for being so understanding, and stop crying about other people legitimately enjoying their weekends ("They're having fun just because THEY didn't steal or break any laws! Not fair!"). Stop soliciting sympathy and commiseration, suck up the 4 restricted weekends you got, hit the school books, and aim toward maturing through this.

I may be just slightly off the mark with some of the above, but I think what I write points in the right direction -- and is preferable to applying thumbscrews.

And I believe in my heart that at least 2 or 3 readers out there want to say something, maybe even more fiercely, along the same line...

It is probably the weekend where you are, so you won't read this until Monday (bright and early). Start it off right.

Have a reflective, growth-oriented week.

today is saturday and i am locked in my room for the whole weekend, my friends are out having fun while i am SHUT in my room i dont like being locked up why cant i just be let off ?

I received a much longer version of this last post of yours as a personal message.

My response above holds, but apparently you didn't read it.

If it's Saturday and you have no phone etc., , how are you on the Internet? And if you are sneaking on somehow, you are already breaking the rules.

Don't PM me anymore, please.

Frankly, I think this person is making all of this up. Some people never think they get enough attention.