this is cRAP
I sent my mom and dad a text message to ask about how my brother was doing in his regatta. my mom calls back to say, "They're racing a little later", but then says, "Hey - our dog hasn't been out all day, can you go over and let him out?" [fact1: i live about 20-30 minutes away] [fact2: she calls at 5, and i have plans to meet someone at 5:45, and told her this]. she asks if i'll call one of my cousins who just got back from school and is around to see if he could go and let the dog out. i said i would go and call him.
i call said cousin. he's at work, and cannot leave.
i send my mom a text back saying "Hey - said cousin is at work. have you tried his mom, or my sister?" and then i lay down for a while, and don't hear back, assuming she got the text.
I decide to call back 10 minutes later when i haven't had any response. My mom says, "No - I haven't looked at the text because the race is RIGHT NOW". I tell her about the cousin, and she immediately jumps again to, "Can you do it?" And I say again, "I told you...I'm meeting someone in a half hour!" And she follows up with, "Great. Thanks, Maggie." and hangs UP.
Is this serious? You've got to be kidding? Why am I always the one that gets called on to do stuff for my parents because they don't plan ahead? Is it because my plans aren't as "important" as anyone elses? What would they do if I lived even further away? If I still lived in the NC and had no plans for the day? Would they say, "PLEASE MAGGIE - DO THIS FOR US"? No, that would be ridiculous. Am I not allowed to have a social life?
*sigh* What makes this all worse is that tomorrow is Mother's day, because now I feel like I'm being mean on purpose to my mom, and I don't want to be mean...I just want to be allowed to have my own life and do the things I plan to do when I plan to do them, the way that grownups DO. :(
i call said cousin. he's at work, and cannot leave.
i send my mom a text back saying "Hey - said cousin is at work. have you tried his mom, or my sister?" and then i lay down for a while, and don't hear back, assuming she got the text.
I decide to call back 10 minutes later when i haven't had any response. My mom says, "No - I haven't looked at the text because the race is RIGHT NOW". I tell her about the cousin, and she immediately jumps again to, "Can you do it?" And I say again, "I told you...I'm meeting someone in a half hour!" And she follows up with, "Great. Thanks, Maggie." and hangs UP.
Is this serious? You've got to be kidding? Why am I always the one that gets called on to do stuff for my parents because they don't plan ahead? Is it because my plans aren't as "important" as anyone elses? What would they do if I lived even further away? If I still lived in the NC and had no plans for the day? Would they say, "PLEASE MAGGIE - DO THIS FOR US"? No, that would be ridiculous. Am I not allowed to have a social life?
*sigh* What makes this all worse is that tomorrow is Mother's day, because now I feel like I'm being mean on purpose to my mom, and I don't want to be mean...I just want to be allowed to have my own life and do the things I plan to do when I plan to do them, the way that grownups DO. :(