November 18, 2005
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My parents are the most unsupportive people I have met in my entire
life. They will do anything for you if things go their way, but the
moment you want to do something that they do not agree with, all hell
breaks loose. Mom said no to me bringing the car down after
Thanksgiving. I don’t know why – Dad didn’t tell me. I wish they would
trust me. Six hours seems too far for them, wait until I’m nine – or
better yet, until I’m halfway across the world. I told Dad about
Anthony tonight, he got mad at me and yelled at me and signed offline.
He had the decency to ask me what “race” he was (he’s white, but in the long run – who cares?). How that pertains to
anything, I have no idea. I always knew my father was kind of a racist.
It hurts a little. Why are people so fucking judgmental about
everything? I never got it, and I probably never will.If my father can’t take the news of Anthony being 24, what is my mother
going to do? She flips over every little thing. I wish I had a million
dollars. I would move away. And take my sisters with me. I am so damn
sick of conforming to what they want me to be, they know I will never
fit that mold. My mom always says, “I don’t want you to make the
mistakes I did.” She never tells us those mistakes, so how can we know?I like Anthony a lot, nothing is going to change. I wish my parents
were more openminded to things, I wish they didn’t live in the little
bubble of the town they grew up in. And they wonder why I don’t want to
live there the rest of my life. I’m just… argh… sick of it. No
going home this summer, I need to break away.
– Kate
Comments (4)
Welcome to my world. My mother disowned me when I first told her about Louis (he’s 8 years older), but came around after I promised her grandkids right after we were married. CP is a little bubbletown. And our parents are the Mayors. My parents’ first questions are always: Race? Age? How did you meet? (In that order, too.) If you need support, I’m here for you. God knows I’m going through the same thing.
I’m sorry
Unsupportive parents suck. They’ll get over it eventually, though. I mean, deep down, they want you to be happy, right?
i hear ya… this whole army thing sucked a little for sometime because of my parents… just remember… it’s your life, live it how you want to. your parents don’t own you, as hard as that might seem. do what makes you happy!
You should like the way YOU want to Kate… Forget what everyone else thinks… In the words of a great person, “it’s time to trust your instincts… Close your eyes… And leap”. Well, the leaping part is metaphorical, obviously.
Don’t let ANYONE stand in the way of your happiness though. You are too good for that.
Love you,
Llama Tina