How do I not miss half a dnd campaign? /u/ThAt_AnImE_GuY_UwU DnD: Roll for Initiative!

I’m really sorry of this is badly written or explained. I just kinda wanted to vent and maybe get help cause idk what to do.

So basically Ive been playing a campaign with a group of friends (they’re mutual friends, I know the DM and he knows the rest) and we’ve usually played weekly with one session in person and the next online. Because it’s been Christmas we’ve been free to play pretty much whenever. But now Christmas is over I’ve kinda run into a problem

Nobody told me what was happening with DnD last week so I assumed it wasn’t on because if it was in person they would’ve told me so I could’ve asked my parents. I just got told the day of the session they’re doing it in person 5-10pm from now on and I can’t make that time (Even though I’m almost 18 I’ve got kinda strict parents and they don’t like me staying out til like 8 or 9 usually because they have to drive me around. They wouldn’t let me get a bus or taxi at 10 either cause they don’t want me getting kidnapped or harrassed or smth). I didn’t get asked about it but I know there’s basically no other time we can do due to people working and college. I tried asking the party to do it online but half of them really want to do it in person (I mean I do too but like yea) but I didn’t really get a definite response from the people who want to do it in person. As an alternative I was given the choice of missing half the sessions and being told what happen later or sitting on call with one of them and doing it like that. I said that the options were bad but kinda just went along with it.

Last week I did try calling them to see what it was like. Basically it was shit. The mic quality was bad and everyone spoke over each other so I couldn’t hear what was happening half the time. I just kinda felt ignored and this wouldn’t happen if it was anyone else in the group. I spoke to the DM about this and he said how he understood why it was shit but he didn’t know how else to help or what else to do (he was also the one who told me to ask if we could do it online and to tell the party how I felt. He knows I’m bad at communicating and standing up for myself and stuff. He’s actually been helpful)

I really don’t know what to do because it’s fun playing but only when I’m not sat alone on call while everyone else is actually having fun together. I really do wanna keep playing cause I enjoy my character and the story and the interactions we’ve had. I’d feel really bad for trying to persuade the group to do it online because I don’t wanna make a fuss like “It’s shit and I’m not happy and unless you do what I want, I’ll quit” but I know it wouldn’t be fun for me. What do I dooooo? ;-;

I’m really sorry of this is badly written or explained. I just kinda wanted to vent and maybe get help cause idk what to do.

So basically Ive been playing a campaign with a group of friends (they’re mutual friends, I know the DM and he knows the rest) and we’ve usually played weekly with one session in person and the next online. Because it’s been Christmas we’ve been free to play pretty much whenever. But now Christmas is over I’ve kinda run into a problem

Nobody told me what was happening with DnD last week so I assumed it wasn’t on because if it was in person they would’ve told me so I could’ve asked my parents. I just got told the day of the session they’re doing it in person 5-10pm from now on and I can’t make that time (Even though I’m almost 18 I’ve got kinda strict parents and they don’t like me staying out til like 8 or 9 usually because they have to drive me around. They wouldn’t let me get a bus or taxi at 10 either cause they don’t want me getting kidnapped or harrassed or smth). I didn’t get asked about it but I know there’s basically no other time we can do due to people working and college. I tried asking the party to do it online but half of them really want to do it in person (I mean I do too but like yea) but I didn’t really get a definite response from the people who want to do it in person. As an alternative I was given the choice of missing half the sessions and being told what happen later or sitting on call with one of them and doing it like that. I said that the options were bad but kinda just went along with it.

Last week I did try calling them to see what it was like. Basically it was shit. The mic quality was bad and everyone spoke over each other so I couldn’t hear what was happening half the time. I just kinda felt ignored and this wouldn’t happen if it was anyone else in the group. I spoke to the DM about this and he said how he understood why it was shit but he didn’t know how else to help or what else to do (he was also the one who told me to ask if we could do it online and to tell the party how I felt. He knows I’m bad at communicating and standing up for myself and stuff. He’s actually been helpful)

I really don’t know what to do because it’s fun playing but only when I’m not sat alone on call while everyone else is actually having fun together. I really do wanna keep playing cause I enjoy my character and the story and the interactions we’ve had. I’d feel really bad for trying to persuade the group to do it online because I don’t wanna make a fuss like “It’s shit and I’m not happy and unless you do what I want, I’ll quit” but I know it wouldn’t be fun for me. What do I dooooo? ;-;