So, my dad just told me I can't get a phone because, I don't have true honor roll. What the freak is true honor roll ? Kinda pissed right now.

Honor role is opposed to true honor role?!?

Got me. I assume your dad just does not want you to have a phone and I also assume you made the honor role.

Basically that makes no sense. An honor roll is something you’re on when you reach a certain grade average. Its not something you have. True honor roll doesn’t mean anything. If it were me, I’d ask him to put what he means in a way you can understand.

Good luck!

True honor roll?? Ask him what that means. Ask him to explain what you need to do for a phone.

You obviously need to stop living a dishonorable life. Gain honor. True honor. Roll with it.

Does he want you to have straight A’s? What grades do you have?

Why don’t you ask him what “true honor roll” means?

I agree with all those here who suggest you talk with your dad to try to get clearer on what he means. And I think you should take a day to calm down before doing it so as not to appear as pissed as you say you, and not in the mindset that he’s “stupid.” That surely won’t help your case. Good luck.

Start with telling us what races you got.

My kids’ high school had “honor roll” (a GPA of 2.7 with no more than two grades lower than B- and no grade lower than C) and ” high honor roll” (not more than one mark lower than A- and no mark lower than B-

If that’s how your school works too, maybe your dad was expecting you to get high honor roll.

It’s a good question to ask your dad, in a pleasant way, not confronting him. For him it may have something to do with being an honorable person in your way of reacting to other people and society in general, not just with your grades. You’ll only find out when you ask . . . nicely.

I have A’s and B’s with a C+, mind you I have never had a C+ in math ever ! And I have never had these grades ever. He just does not want to but me a damn phone. @thorninmud no we have Honor Roll, which is what i have. Lol. He says true honor roll is when you work your best to get those grades. I’m so mad right now.

His reasoning is so childish and ignorant, just give me the phone that I worked for and there will not be a problem anymore. He is acting like im spoiled and I just asked for this phone. I have been asking for a new phone since 7th grade, I’m in 10th.

C’s are part of honor roll for your school? You should talk to him once you calm down. Maybe approach it from the angle that you want to clarify his expectations since you thought you were meeting them.

yes, @Seaofclouds and I have a C+. In math, which is my hardest subject. I have worked my butt off for these grades. He is being childish right now.

An Honor Roll student is a student that has obtained only A’s and B’s on his/her report card. So you will get the phone once you attain a high grade. Show him you are responsible enough and prove to him you deserve one.

When I was in school, honor roll meant straight A’s; nothing less than a 3.5 GPA or better (out of a 4.0). What @thorninmud describes as “honor roll” above (2.7 GPA!) would barely keep you from being drafted and sent to Vietnam as cannon fodder. Obviously, the term has become meaningless and your father is probably demanding straight A’s to ensure his kid isn’t condemned to the lowest social strata of this very unforgiving society.

This may not be a popular response, but you are being childish. As a young adult, you could calmly ask your father for an explanation, find out where you failed and work to achieve that goal. Instead you’re ranting to strangers and calling your father names. I don’t see how this will improve your situation (especially if he finds out).

Despite what you’ve been led to believe, parents are not required to reward their children for hard work, grades, or good behavior. If you have a parent that does acknowledge and reward these things, then you are very lucky!

Getting good grades in school will benefit YOU. You’re fortunate your father cares enough to demand your best.

You could always buy yourself a pay-as-you-use-it phone, and keep it on the DL. That’s assuming you have a little income, of course.