*bashes head into wall*

[kaydeefalls]

My mother's birthday was yesterday. Guess who forgot to call her? Guess who's being completely reamed out by both parents for it?

Yeah, I know, it was really dumb of me. But I've been out of it with strep and pain meds all week. I couldn't tell you today's date if you stuck a calendar in front of me and told me to point at it. And this is literally the first time in my life I've missed a single birthday, or mother's day, or father's day, or random other parent-calling holiday. And I'm sorry, I am, because yes, me stupid, I get it, and I've ordered her something from amazon.com that obviously hasn't gotten there yet, but for fuck's sake. Just cut me some slack here, please?

Fuck. I am never going to hear the end of this. Maybe I just won't go home ever again. I can't afford the plane tickets anyway.

Comments

[msilverstar]

Oh sweetie. I think they worry that you don't love them any more (not that they'd say or even think it like that). Sigh. They're certainly not treating you like an independent adult who is also their dear child. *hugs*

[trivetmonger.livejournal.com]

While we're on the theme of "parents just don't understand," my mother informed me this Sunday morning as I was departing for church that "[my] alcoholism is ruining my life."

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So, logically, I said the only thing I could think of that would maybe express my frustration at two solid months of being told at great length that I have a drinking problem.

Sunday morning, at ten until nine, I said, "Fuck you," to my mother, and left for church.

She hasn't quite forgiven me yet. But I'm a lot closer to home than you are (in it, in fact) and so she had ample opportunity to be unpleasant to me all afternoon on Sunday.

[kaydeefalls.livejournal.com]

Yeah. I know I don't really help things along -- when they treat me like a child, I tend to respond like one, it's unpleasant. But fortunately the books I'd bought her got there on Monday, so she no longer acts slighted.

[kaydeefalls.livejournal.com]

Yay, parents.