How do I apologize to my parents?

[김종현]

Okay so a few weeks before August of 2012 I got into trouble with my parents with the internet. I was on chat rooms, facebook, twitter, tumblr and pinterest. The only thing they new about was facebook. On top of that I fell behind in school (I do online school) and so because of those things they took away my internet privileges (outside of school), texting, iPod Touch 4 and I'm not allowed to go to my friends house because they don't trust me to not get on the computer. About a month later they caught me on a couple of the same sites and they chewed me out for it. So, it's February 2013 and I still haven't gotten any of my privileges back.

I never went behind their back again after that 2nd time. And honestly I've changed so so much since then. Before I was kinda depressed, lazy, and just really blah. Now I'm more positive, upbeat, I'm ahead of my class, and I'm pretty happy. Most of the time. My problem is that I feel like the trust between me and my parents is seriously broken and it hurts me. Also, because I'm home schooled I hardly get out. I have 1 best friend and that's it, but she lives 35min away from me. I probably see her once a month. I don't hang out with anyone my age!! 80% of the time I'm sitting in my room doing school or playing piano.

I just want to live a normal life again. I want to restore my trust with my parents. I want to apologize I just don't know how :/ And I don't know if they'll accept it. I cry at night because of how stupid I am. I don't know why I couldn't have been the way I am now before. Thanks in advance!~

Oh and btw I'm 15.

[Judi]

First off, good for you! And they're your parents, so it takes a lot to completely break the trust. Tell them exactly how you feel, like how you did here.

[pushkarshah]

I feel you should tell them and show how much you have improved..... maybe even they are noticing how much you have improved. assure them you wouldnt lose your focus again n they would give your privileges back to you..... best of luck!!

[Barbara]

I'm very sorry to hear of your situation. Our creator and designer gave us a tool (the bible) to deal with these situations. You might be surprised to find there's a relatively simple way to go about gaining your parents trust. 6 months has passed and on your own you have already displayed some self control and desire to gain back their approval. And I commend you for that! I'm sure you'd agree with the apostle Paul's inspired words at Hebrews 13:18 which says : "We wish to conduct ourselves honestly in all things." Look at these great suggestions in this article (in the link) that I'm sure your parents would no doubt appreciate you considering. These are universal principals that absolutely work when used. This may be just what you need to mend this relationship and move forward.