anwserman
Aug 5, 2004, 02:25 AM
A rant about parents, yes another one.
Don't you hate it when they get all "We feel guilty for leaving you at home?" and then act less then full-blown emo on you?
Today was the perfect example. I knew from last week that my parents were going out of town today, and they knew two weeks ago that I was going to Duluth, MN tomorrow. No big deal, except that my plans weren't finalized until after they left.
So, I was reading the newspaper on the couch and my mom sits down next to me and gives me a big hug and asks me if I want to go down to Green Bay with them.
"Jeff, do you want to go down to Green Bay with us?"
"No, not really."
"Are you sure?"
"Yes."
"Well, you know you could meet up with Mitch or something."
That caught my attention that she'd bring that into the conversation, and I just said "No."
"Really."
"I'm sure mother. I'm going to Duluth tomorrow with Kelli, remember?"
"Well yes, but she hasn't called yet so you could call the trip off and go with us."
"I work Friday during the day at 11, remember?"
"Oh yes."
"I'll be fine. Trust me."
"OK."
She hugs me, and says she could fall asleep in my arms. She gives me a goodbye hug (so, two hugs now) and then gets up and leaves and says that she loves me. OK, thats typical mothery crap. Then, my dad comes up to me, gives me a hug and then kisses me on the forehead.
What... the... FUCK.
The last time my dad kissed me on the forehead was like three years ago!
Grrr.
What is more interesting about this whole little thing that happened here, is that an hour or so earlier my mom asked me if I wanted to go down to Green Bay with them, and I said no and that I worked on Friday at 11. She even said then that it wouldn't make sense for me to make such a trip in a short time frame.
Why are parents so stupid sometimes? I'm 19 years old, I made plans to go to Duluth tomorrow, and guess what? Three hours after they left, at 7 PM, Kelli called and confirmed our trip tomorrow.
Geez.
Don't you hate it when they get all "We feel guilty for leaving you at home?" and then act less then full-blown emo on you?
Today was the perfect example. I knew from last week that my parents were going out of town today, and they knew two weeks ago that I was going to Duluth, MN tomorrow. No big deal, except that my plans weren't finalized until after they left.
So, I was reading the newspaper on the couch and my mom sits down next to me and gives me a big hug and asks me if I want to go down to Green Bay with them.
"Jeff, do you want to go down to Green Bay with us?"
"No, not really."
"Are you sure?"
"Yes."
"Well, you know you could meet up with Mitch or something."
That caught my attention that she'd bring that into the conversation, and I just said "No."
"Really."
"I'm sure mother. I'm going to Duluth tomorrow with Kelli, remember?"
"Well yes, but she hasn't called yet so you could call the trip off and go with us."
"I work Friday during the day at 11, remember?"
"Oh yes."
"I'll be fine. Trust me."
"OK."
She hugs me, and says she could fall asleep in my arms. She gives me a goodbye hug (so, two hugs now) and then gets up and leaves and says that she loves me. OK, thats typical mothery crap. Then, my dad comes up to me, gives me a hug and then kisses me on the forehead.
What... the... FUCK.
The last time my dad kissed me on the forehead was like three years ago!
Grrr.
What is more interesting about this whole little thing that happened here, is that an hour or so earlier my mom asked me if I wanted to go down to Green Bay with them, and I said no and that I worked on Friday at 11. She even said then that it wouldn't make sense for me to make such a trip in a short time frame.
Why are parents so stupid sometimes? I'm 19 years old, I made plans to go to Duluth tomorrow, and guess what? Three hours after they left, at 7 PM, Kelli called and confirmed our trip tomorrow.
Geez.