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The original was posted on /r/maliciouscompliance by /u/natalia_fernandez_82 on 2023-07-06 08:07:14+00:00.

When I was a kid, probably 7-12, I’d routinely wake up at 5-6 in the morning with no alarm, perfectly rested, and decide I’d just go play some RuneScape before school. I was homeschooled at the time, so I had a good couple hours before I was supposed to start.

For some reason my mom had a problem with this. She had a lot of problems with a lot of things but that’s another rant for my therapist. So naturally she decides to tell me that I can’t wake up at 6 anymore. So I thought as you probably do that she was being stupid, but of course not being brave enough to tell her so, went into my bedroom, and set my alarm for 6:01 instead.

When she woke up the next day and found me on the computer she of course started screaming at me. I waited patiently for her to stop, and then proudly announced that I had not disobeyed her, I had woken up at 6:01 instead. My victory was shortlived, as I then got my ass beat and was grounded. I never was allowed to wake up early again, and of course am now a lazy adult who would rather sleep as much as possible.

Edit: thanks to u/caufield88uk for pointing out I didn’t clarify: I woke up without an alarm when I was really little, but then started sleeping more and set an alarm because I genuinely enjoyed waking up early. I made it sound weird.

Also: it wasn’t because I played video games. It was solely the waking up part. Never had issues with school because of it, was never tired. Wasn’t loud in the morning, didn’t wake her up. She was just a narcissistic pos…