Drama of a different sort...Maybe.
I’ll never quite understand why some people view the world in such a naive, idealistic way; it’s simply beyond my ability to comprehend, and no amount of trying on my part thus far has managed to provide me with a satisfactory answer. Such a way of thinking couldn’t possibly be further along the spectrum from my own pessimistic, cynical, realistic views of the world and life in general, so it’s no wonder that people such as my family and I fail to find anything even remotely resembling common ground.
Take my cousin Kimel’s circumstances for example. Manny returned to his father’s place a few weeks ago, and his younger sister Kimel almost immediately took his place. She had been living with my rather…uh…psycho aunt Celia for nearly a year, but it was no secret to any of us that she was being both verbally and physically abused on a regular basis. However, there was nothing we could do until then, because my aunt had soul custody, which she took great pleasure in flaunting in the face of anyone who would listen-and even to those who wouldn’t. An incident with another aunt of mine (of which there are many) provided her with a perfect opportunity to seek an alternative place of residents, thus leading her here.
Now, we get to my current quandary. Kimel has an appointment with her father’s lawyer this afternoon, and my family has managed to fool themselves into thinking that said meeting and the possible repercussions thereafter can be avoided by my cousin’s simple declaration of her desire for ‘peace’. My mother has surmised that since Kimel’s father has made it clear that he wants ‘peace’ as well, things should magically work themselves out-pesamists be damned. There is at least one major flaw in her logic however-or lack there of, and one which I will detail as follows.
Kimel’s mother sent a letter to m aunt Celia, which detailed a few major instances of abuse that my cousin received while she was under her care. Said letter ended up in the hands of my uncle’s lawyer, but my mother (and completely clueless, ‘I-repeate-everything-that-everyone-says-in-an-attempt-to-sound-even-remotely-smart’) seem to think that by saying that she ‘doesn’t want any problems’, the letter will suddenly be dismissed. I’m sure that common sense can tell most of us that the law (or at least those who enforce it)-however impossible and unjust-seeming it may appear at times-does not simply let things of that nature-especially evidence as solid as a written document by the mother of the abused-simply ‘disappear’ from its records at the pleadings of a mere teenager. There are many reasons for this of course, but the most obvious one is the possibility that someone has been influencing the child, which could be a possible threat depending on the nature of the person’s intentions.
When I attempted to voice my legitimate concerns, I was told that I ‘mustn’t always look at the worst possible scenario’, and when I attempted to further state my case by explaining that not doing so leaves one vulnerable to unwanted surprises, my aunt decided to intervene where she was not wanted by letting me know-in no uncertain terms-that she ‘never does that’. She’s the good Christian of course, and ‘good Christians’ would never do something as unappreciative and forbidden as looking at the worst possible outcome to well…anything-especially life, which is such a beautiful, precious gif, which we all lose in the end by dying anyway.
I finally grew tired of hearing about their idealistic notions and naive ‘we’ll-wait-and-see-while-hoping-for-the-best’ outlook on the situation at hand, and departed, while saying something along the lines of ‘I’ll never understand how you can possibly be so naive and idealistic’.
I hope that this was at least somewhat entertaining; I’ll be sure to post a more in-depth update in regards to the goings on in my day-to-day life later on today or tomorrow, but for now I just needed to express my utter dismay at my families inability to understand me-yet again.
--Ellie
Take my cousin Kimel’s circumstances for example. Manny returned to his father’s place a few weeks ago, and his younger sister Kimel almost immediately took his place. She had been living with my rather…uh…psycho aunt Celia for nearly a year, but it was no secret to any of us that she was being both verbally and physically abused on a regular basis. However, there was nothing we could do until then, because my aunt had soul custody, which she took great pleasure in flaunting in the face of anyone who would listen-and even to those who wouldn’t. An incident with another aunt of mine (of which there are many) provided her with a perfect opportunity to seek an alternative place of residents, thus leading her here.
Now, we get to my current quandary. Kimel has an appointment with her father’s lawyer this afternoon, and my family has managed to fool themselves into thinking that said meeting and the possible repercussions thereafter can be avoided by my cousin’s simple declaration of her desire for ‘peace’. My mother has surmised that since Kimel’s father has made it clear that he wants ‘peace’ as well, things should magically work themselves out-pesamists be damned. There is at least one major flaw in her logic however-or lack there of, and one which I will detail as follows.
Kimel’s mother sent a letter to m aunt Celia, which detailed a few major instances of abuse that my cousin received while she was under her care. Said letter ended up in the hands of my uncle’s lawyer, but my mother (and completely clueless, ‘I-repeate-everything-that-everyone-says-in-an-attempt-to-sound-even-remotely-smart’) seem to think that by saying that she ‘doesn’t want any problems’, the letter will suddenly be dismissed. I’m sure that common sense can tell most of us that the law (or at least those who enforce it)-however impossible and unjust-seeming it may appear at times-does not simply let things of that nature-especially evidence as solid as a written document by the mother of the abused-simply ‘disappear’ from its records at the pleadings of a mere teenager. There are many reasons for this of course, but the most obvious one is the possibility that someone has been influencing the child, which could be a possible threat depending on the nature of the person’s intentions.
When I attempted to voice my legitimate concerns, I was told that I ‘mustn’t always look at the worst possible scenario’, and when I attempted to further state my case by explaining that not doing so leaves one vulnerable to unwanted surprises, my aunt decided to intervene where she was not wanted by letting me know-in no uncertain terms-that she ‘never does that’. She’s the good Christian of course, and ‘good Christians’ would never do something as unappreciative and forbidden as looking at the worst possible outcome to well…anything-especially life, which is such a beautiful, precious gif, which we all lose in the end by dying anyway.
I finally grew tired of hearing about their idealistic notions and naive ‘we’ll-wait-and-see-while-hoping-for-the-best’ outlook on the situation at hand, and departed, while saying something along the lines of ‘I’ll never understand how you can possibly be so naive and idealistic’.
I hope that this was at least somewhat entertaining; I’ll be sure to post a more in-depth update in regards to the goings on in my day-to-day life later on today or tomorrow, but for now I just needed to express my utter dismay at my families inability to understand me-yet again.
--Ellie