What is a good excuse explanation for when your parents ask why your grades are so low?

You bequeathed me inferior genes.

“dad helped me with my homework, mom reviewed my essay”

Grades are not a true measure of what is actually learned.

I had a good relationship with my parents, and also tended to do well in school, so I never had such a question. At most, I had a few brief check-ins about what comments there were from the teacher reports. Usually it was more about my mom assessing what the teachers had to say about me, and asking me what my impressions of them was.

At most, I was discussing with my parents my chafing at the amount of homework.

A framed picture of Trump was hanging on the classroom wall.

I would always admit I’d been goofing off and unmotivated. Or, that I’d been “screwing the pooch” to use one of my dad’s militaryisms..but I’d bust my ass for a six weeks and bring the grades back up, then ease off again. I just really didn’t care. School wasn’t my thing.

I loved school. My grades were rarely low. If they were it was because I got lazy.

Slacker! I knew it! Takes one know one! Lol just kidding..Don’t shoot me..@Dutchess_III

We had a saying back then, “If it feels good, do it”. Shooting pool at the near by bowling alley while cutting class felt good to me..So I did it.. : )

While I was doing the test, a funeral took place and the funeral music was blasting through the entire classroom. I was so sorry for the dead person that I couldn’t concentrate.

Because they didn’t know how to parent in the first place.
Because having children requires a responsible adult.

People need to accept personal responsibility for our own actions. I never blamed my parents for my own choices. They both provided us a good life, we had everything we needed, and a lot of crap we didn’t need. I was just a slacker asshole. To a certain degree, it was the Me Generation shit I bought into, in another respect I was too interested in the socializing aspect of school, as opposed to the studying and working part. No one to blame but myself. And my dad was a lot more easier going than his persona would have indicated.. If I brought home an F he’d ground my from calling my girlfriend after school, or from using his car to run around with her. But after a week he’s be like, Hell, here’s the keys, go get your girl and have fun. But you better show me something on that next report card!

@Nomore my answer was a joke :)

I’m lazy.