Yesterday being my mother's birthday I made her cupcakes. Her, my dad, and I also went and saw a movie. (John Carter of Mars if you must ask. It was actually not bad.) However, this isn't about celebrating my mother's birthday. It's about promises.
I love my mother dearly. We don't see eye to eye on practically anything it seems but she wants soo soo bad for me to share her ideas. But I just can't. Religion, politics, day to day things that aren't important at all...
Last week she made me promise to go to church with her for her birthday. It's not just that! She's made me promise all sorts of things that I cannot keep. Like moving far away or calling everyday when I'm gone. I go long distances for work and I'm often very very busy. I try to call when I can but it's very difficult when everyone is demanding your focus. Often times I just don't have anything to say except, "Hi mom, I love you! this day was not terribly exciting. How are you?" She always expects more...and I don't have anything to say past that. I'm sure to eventually move far because my work demands travel. It's something I enjoy and I can certainly do better than a small town in the midwest.
Religion is a troublesome one. I'm agnostic and she's rather conservative. Recently the arguments are increasing. I have decent reasons for my ideas that she can't seem to understand. We're fortunately over the speed bump of homosexuality.
Ah, this blog isn't well organized.
Here's a video to make up for it: Video fun times.
Life sucks when you're the baby. My mom is similar with wanting to be involved with my little bro., but he also got away with practically everything short of burning the house down. Not that my bro. is a bad kid, but he sure likes to experiment with boundaries...and things that lodge into his skull. Too bad you didn't get the upside of getting away with stuff, with the down. Hopefully your parents can get on with themselves enough to let you live your own life too.
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