Root of all evil

[somethingmoo]

So, I'm taking this space to rant, because I'm so angry right now that I cannot see. Literally. Seeing red. For the past two hours, I've listened to my parents and my best friends' parents bad talk her, and bitch, and whine, and moan about a situation that has nothing to do with them. When someone grows up, it's naturally that they want to move, especially when their parents are overbearing and paranoid, and just entirely disgusting. Only, they're making themselves out to be the victims, and being entirely melodramatic. "She drove a dagger through my heart; We've failed as parents" etc. No, you don't fail as parents because your daughter has masterfully handled her finances and at a very young age can afford to move out of her house, and be on her own. You haven't failed because you have a daughter who is capable of making her own well thought out decisions. You do not fail because you have a daughter who is intelligent, a good judge of character, and an overall good person. Do you know why YOU FAIL? Because you have double standards for men and women. Because you've done nothing but guilt, put down, and berate her since she's made her decision. You FAIL because you're doing nothing but putting her down, and further threatening to isolate her. YOU FAIL because you refuse to be someone that she can talk to as an equal, and instead, continue to address her as an inferior. YOU FAIL because you refuse to leave your old, cultural mindset, and embrace the ideals and expectations of a new society in which you pretend to be so assimilated to, but in reality, refuse to address.

I'm so entirely pissed off right now, I could throw up, or yell, or perhaps cry. Maybe some combination of all three. And really, if I have to hear about this any more, I'm going to stand up, close my computer, and walk out of the house.