Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Didn't I Say Soap Opera?

I know I shouldnt be making any sort of public anything while I'm upset, but I kind of wanted to prove a point. in my about me section I stated that my life frequently resembles a soap opera, today I realized how true that is. If you'll notice, my earlier post has a very happy, excited "nothing could possibly go wrong" tone to it. That's how my day started and carried on until I got home from school tonight. before I get to that let me just say that this morning when I called my mother (at work) and told her our brilliant plan she was very supportive and even helped me look up cheap flights to PA, this is pretty much how she's always been about this whole plan of ours.
That said, tonight when I got home from class, I went to my mother's room to say hi and goodnight (we don't see each other at all on days she works) and she decides that is a perfect time to tell me that she's having second thoughts about Kitten moving in with us, that she thinks we're doing this too fast. She also seems to have decided that this move will somehow cause me to not finish school, and that things haven't been thought through enough and we're making a mistake.
The thing is, I'm determined to finish school so I can give Kitten and Myself a better life than what we've got right now, so I can support us when we're all the way on our own. If this move will do anything, it will make my drive to get my licence even stronger, without her I really have no motivation to do anything with my life because I know that mom will put me up for as long as I need (yes I know I sound like a spoiled brat, I wouldn't actually live with my mom for the rest of my life, but the point here is that she will continue to support me until I can do it myself). You might want to say here something like "well why not just wait a little longer?" but it's really not an option for either of us. If she doesn't get out of her current situation now then it will likely never happen, and If I go much longer being a solitary recluse with no motivation other than a face on the other end of the computer screen I'm going to flat out loose my mind, not to mention my drive to finish school and in effect,  my future.
I'm not saying my mom has no right to worry, or to be concerned or protective or what have you, I'm sure there's some good reasons behind some of her insecurities. As much as I hate to say it, there's always a risk of a relationship going badly and things blowing up in your face - I am well aware of this fact. But all I'm trying to say is that I have come to rely on my mother's support through this planning and decision making process and her sudden turnaround really struck me. It's one thing when a friend cautions you about possibly making a mistake, but when your own mother acts like you're throwing your whole life away and she has no confidence in you, it hurts.
I apologize if I seem like a whiny emo brat, I just needed to vent a little I guess. I actually do feel a bit better now. :)

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