27th December, 2007
This Is The Aunt Post
I was kind of hijacked today. Okay, not really. I was just given a thirty minutes heads up that my aunt was coming over to spend time with me. I was also not told that she was expecting me to stay over so when I met her in the car, she looked a little puzzled. Plus, I didn’t want to spend the night because I feel weird staying in relatives’ places.
She and I spent a lot of time talking. Well, it was mostly her, but I tried to explain my side as much as I could so at least someone else could understand. By the end of it all, she basically told me to suck it up. Not in such a crude manner, but she basically said that I could be independent and free some other time.
As much as I appreciate her trying to talk to me, I don’t know how to let people understand that the time is now. I know that I can be independent and free later, but I am asking for it now because I need it now in order to feel more confident about myself. I want to pick myself up. I don’t want help. Yes, I’m a bit stubbornly proud like that.
Yes, Jess, my parents tried to compromise, but they still left the part that is non-negotiable: the staying at home part. See, I don’t mind visiting on the weekends, but living and visiting are two completely different things.
Anyway, I’m just sitting here waiting now. I’m supposed to spend time with my friends, but knowing them, I won’t see them for another two hours.
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