expectations #2.
I forgot my book and the way back from the dentist is long.
Last night, my mom asked me about Akorn's bbq at dinner. I told her who was there and she asked me why Chris wasn't. I said because Akorn isn't particularly fond of him. He's still on that, she asked me, and I said, he'll talk to him but he's not going to go out of his way to invite him over.
Then, she asked me, why didn't I say something? I looked at her, perplexed. What was I supposed to say? I asked her. She said, to tell him something like, you know, we all have this big group of friends and it would be nice if we could all hang out.
I told her, a bit harshly, that there hasn't been a big group since freshman year and never will be. There are too many issues, and people are too different in how they deal with things for it to ever be the same again. Though Chris thinks it's possible.
My mom asked why Akorn didn't really like him, and my dad said I thought everyone liked Chris. I said I don't really know, but not everyone likes how he acts sometimes. It was something like that, and my mom told me that he's only 23, not everyone is all mature and serious at that age.
He doesn't have a father around and such, he has family problems. To which, I replied, I don't think that's an excuse for anyone at our age. She countered with me, saying she thinks it is. I told her there's time enough for that and I don't think its okay to continuously let people slide on that excuse. There's a time you need to stop that.
My dad said, "Yea, take responsibility for your own actions." Yea, pretty much.
I didn't get her saying that, she rarely excuses people for things. And here she was telling me what to expect, and not to, while I sat there in a mindset I felt mirrored hers. She would die if someone came up to her and told her to get over her issues so we could all hang out at our house. Smh, mom.
I was telling Kim about it, and she somehow interjected, "Make something of yourself!"
I think I'm just going to yell that at people now. Lool.
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Last night, my mom asked me about Akorn's bbq at dinner. I told her who was there and she asked me why Chris wasn't. I said because Akorn isn't particularly fond of him. He's still on that, she asked me, and I said, he'll talk to him but he's not going to go out of his way to invite him over.
Then, she asked me, why didn't I say something? I looked at her, perplexed. What was I supposed to say? I asked her. She said, to tell him something like, you know, we all have this big group of friends and it would be nice if we could all hang out.
I told her, a bit harshly, that there hasn't been a big group since freshman year and never will be. There are too many issues, and people are too different in how they deal with things for it to ever be the same again. Though Chris thinks it's possible.
My mom asked why Akorn didn't really like him, and my dad said I thought everyone liked Chris. I said I don't really know, but not everyone likes how he acts sometimes. It was something like that, and my mom told me that he's only 23, not everyone is all mature and serious at that age.
He doesn't have a father around and such, he has family problems. To which, I replied, I don't think that's an excuse for anyone at our age. She countered with me, saying she thinks it is. I told her there's time enough for that and I don't think its okay to continuously let people slide on that excuse. There's a time you need to stop that.
My dad said, "Yea, take responsibility for your own actions." Yea, pretty much.
I didn't get her saying that, she rarely excuses people for things. And here she was telling me what to expect, and not to, while I sat there in a mindset I felt mirrored hers. She would die if someone came up to her and told her to get over her issues so we could all hang out at our house. Smh, mom.
I was telling Kim about it, and she somehow interjected, "Make something of yourself!"
I think I'm just going to yell that at people now. Lool.
Posted via LjBeetle