I think the sports is too much. I'm onboard with the rest. You could use your iPod, phone, and computer to plan more outtings with your friends.
I'd have gone *much* easier on you if you had been honest. Parents really want to be able to trust their kids. That they can't trust you is probably a crushing blow.
You should understand that you probably hurt them badly. Work hard to regain your parents' trust. The pot is a mistake that knuckle-head teenagers make.
I think your real offense was lying to your parents.
I got caught at 16 in my room over the summer. Baaad idea. I was grounded for a month, and wasn't allowed to hang out with that friend again.
My parents felt disrespected because I brought illegal drugs into my house. Another time in October when I was still 16, I stayed out past my 10 o'clock curfew, shut my phone off so my mom would stop calling me, came home high, and she came into my room searched my purse and she found a bowl. She ended up bringing me to a probation officer, and he put me on Pre-PINS.
Basically, I was a "Person In Need of Supervision" (PINS). I had weekly meetings to make sure I wasn't doing any drugs or drinking, I was required to obey my parents and follow my curfew or else I would be arrested, and I was mandated to drug & alcohol counseling. I felt like my mother hated me.
I hated everyone at that point. But going through all that made me realize smoking is what got me there, and I don't want that ever again. Trust me, you're young and weed destroys brain cells, and you don't get those back.
Don't f*** up your life already... just straighten up and listen to your parents. Your punishment is NOTHING compared to probation.
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