Priorities

So I've dug my self another hole, mostly by procrastinating every paper I am assigned to do. I would be doing that right now but agian the I just don't have it with me, the assignment. My dads pissing me off but I'm in that stage of life. He knows that somethings wrong or I should be doing some homework, whether it how I'm acting or he has been e-mailing my teacher back-and-forth. I honestly don't mind it because it keeps me accountable for the stuff I do. Anywho my dad believes that my priorities are off track, when I told him I was going to help my mom's friend Jimmy who is not capable of helping himself. I don't understand. Why can't I help myself?