| | I think that today goes down in history as the best birthday to date.
I was trying to be sort of modest but it was like my parents wouldn't accept my declination. First, my dad wakes me up at 7:30 am to open my presents. He got me three cards and a sapphire and diamond white gold pendant to match the ring he bought me on our cruise. My mom bought me the chain to go with it, and also a light up tiara with a '16' on it (tacky but fun).
Then, my dad and I went out to breakfast. After that we went to the mall, where he bought me three shirts, a pair of shorts, and two pairs of flip flops at Old Navy (I was willing to pay for it, I had money with me). He would ahve gotten me new converses too, but it was getting late and he had to get home and get ready for his part time job at a country club.
So, at this point, I was already blown away. When my mom came home, she drove to Bob's house to pick him up, and we three went to Ground Round for an early birthday supper. After that we went to Cold Stone to order my ice cream cake for my birthday party next week. Then we came back to my house and Bob and I chilled. He called his brother to see if we could go swimming, and his wife told us yes, but in an hour. So we wait, and call to confirm that we can still go swimming. Apparently his brother wasn't going to be home (unbeknownst to his wife) so we didn't end up going swimming.
I know this sounds really selfish and shallow, and I'm not saying you're wrong, but I realized how I was acting and how immature it was. I was really upset and pouty, but I knew I'd get over it after a while. My mom was mad that I was pouty so she was like "Do you wanna go to the movies? We can rent something for you two to watch, let's go now". She was very adamant about all of this, even though I told her I was fine and just to let me chill cause I'd be over it soon. Yet she continued on and I relented, allowing her to bring us to the movie store. There wasn't really anything I wanted, which irritated her. So I just ended up getting a Japanese horror movie that looked pretty good.
THEN, after all that, Bob's parents came and I ended up going to his house. I helped him set up a cable modem and then we hung out for a half hour until I was picked up at 9:30. And here I am now, 12 hours into my 16th year.
I thought that by trying to be gracious and humble, it was a good thing. It seems like whenever I really want things, my parents don't want to give them to me. Yet when I try to save them money by offering to pay for my own things, paying for them, or declining what I don't really need/want, they seem disappointed and want to give me those things. What, is this reverse psychology??? I mean sometimes they ever get mad when I say no. I try to keep an even voice and temperment because I'm whiny and overdramatic, but when I told my mom I didn't really want anything at the video store she was angry! So I got mad because she was turning this whole thing into something that was my fault, something that I had whined and bitched for all to no avail. What's up with that...
For some reason, the first half of my birthday was better. Maybe it was the pool thing. I dunno, but I was left with a strange, almost empty feeling. I don't know how to describe it, it wasn't bad or good. It was just...there. |
| | Posted 7/2/2005 11:40 PM - 5 Views - 6 eProps - 3 comments
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