I hate forks in the road of life.

[gleeker13]

Well my life just took a freaking turn for the worse.

Ok, so, my mom got out of prison this year, and yeah, there's been tension between her and the rest of my family. Do you guys remember when I ranted about my uncle? Yeah well, he had been talking to us and she came and stopped him, crying. That got apparently everyone in the house besides us kids

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[albatrossities]

How much longer do you have at the school? I'm guessing two more years. Retrospectively that's not a lot of time, and it's a good thing for you since it's what makes you happiest and feel safest. Your life is going through a major upheaval right now and you need that support network that school provides for you. I'm sure your mom will understand that this is temporary and that, while you love her and want to live with her this is what is best for you right now. And who knows; maybe now that you've got your mom back you'll try to stay with your aunt and uncle but it just won't feel as good, and school will suddenly become less important

[gleeker13]

Thank you so much for the comment :) Yeah, for right now my constant is the internet (which, you know, isn't really all that constant but whatever) and all the lovely people I know on here. I really wish I could explain that to my family, but they don't know about fandom and I'm afraid that if I tell them that I talk to people online they'll get all suspicious. I very purposefully avoid posting stuff that is too specific about where I live, though.

Anyways, yeah, I'll probably beg to have them try and fix up my computer with a wireless connection. The internet had already become too much a part of me to just get cut off like that.

[albatrossities]

You're welcome. :3 And I totes understand the not telling the family I talk to people on the internet. I'm not all that careful about hiding who I am, though. :/ Hmm...maybe I should work on that...

Seriously, use the school argument. Because one, it's usually true and a call to the school can validate that, and two, it is an awesome way to guilt parents into letting you have stuff you want. "I need these art pencils, I have to build up my portfolio for school!" *fistpump*

[unstoppablei]

You know what? I think you express yourself really well here. With a few tweaks this could be a really good letter describing your emotions that you could show your mom. Sometimes having something written is a good way to say how you feel, because you're not all emotional and stumbling and having your words come out wrong.

Plus, school is VERY important. It's a good reason to stay. Your friends, your comfort zone, 75% of your life is at school. And if your life is going through an upheaval, you're gonna need that kind of sanctuary, or else you'll feel more adrift than you already do.

I'm so sorry life is sucky, bb. :-( I hope everything works itself out. That's a lot to put on one person's shoulders.

[gleeker13]

It's funny, it IS a lot, and right now I feel it but I'm the kind of person who adjusts and keeps moving forward, more or less not looking back. I kind of think that maybe I shouldn't, but already I ran to read fic and I'm smiling and my headache is starting to go away.

[finnickodair]

Oh bb. *holds*

Family is always tricky, more so when you have to choose between them. I had a similar issue with my Dad my last year of high school, where he wanted me to move to Australia and live with him. There were some key differences but - if you need to talk to someone with a bit of experience in the field, or if you just want to rant at someone or well anything at all bb, just let me know. I'm here whenever I'm not sleeping, so just whenever/if ever you feel the need let me know.

*snuggles you lots*

[gleeker13]

Thank you so much :) Unfortunately I'm used to it, if you can get used to it. It isn't half as bad as when I used to live with my dad and only visited my mom on weekends. I remember one time he tried pressuring me to stay instead of going with my mom....yeah, that was hard. I literally stood inbetween the house and where my mom was parked crying and not knowing what to do.

Maybe it's because of memories like that that I'm convinced my dad is an asshole...

*snuggles back*

[gleeker13]

Thanks for the comment :) Wow, did that really happen just this morning? Haha.

Um...yeah, it's hard to be serious when you're watching Taxicab Confessions. This one prostitute just told the cab driver that she almost got killed...yikes ._.

[gleeker13]

They literally bugged taxis with small cameras and film people. They have to get their permission to actually air the videos, but yeah. The last one was was a transgendered woman and she seemed really awesome :)