Jeez. Just jeez.
So my mother forbid me to buy Kingdom Hearts II today.
She told me that I should ideally have no free time when I get to college, being too busy with school, friends, clubs, and other such things. To that end, I am not to buy KHII and really shouldn't be taking any video games, books, or any other form of non-group entertainment.
Shoot me.
First of all, without free time I'd die. I need time to do something by myself every once in a while. Hell is other people, no matter how well you get along.
Secondly, why wouldn't I read or play video games every once in a while? My mom is afraid I'll get addicted and not make any friends or anything. What she doesn't seem to understand is that I play video games less often than either of my brothers, and that it's actually hard for me to do things like that for more than an hour or two at a time. As much as I hate to say it, you can only do so much before it just gets boring. (Unless I'm with a friend, but that would alleviate all of my mom's worries, now wouldn't it?)
My mom also says I have an addictive personality, using the example that I'm addicted to reading. For starters, most parents would die to have their kids read one book a month. I tend to go through around two a week. (Like I said in my last entry, the Inheritance trilogy is that amazing.) Secondly, I read when I have nothing else to do.
To make her point, my mom asked me what I'd do if she told me I couldn't read for three days. I told her I'd watch TV, knit, and finish Kingdom Hearts II.
Which, come to think of it, may not have been the smartest thing to do...but hey, it was the truth. I'd totally finish it.
She also thinks I spend too much time on the internet and wants me to stop that too. Well, let's see..no video games, no reading...what do you think I'm going to do? Seriously, that's just unrealistic.
So my mom worries about my social life and my not spending time with my friends, while at the same time shooting down multiple attempts on my part to get together with them.
...is there something wrong with this picture, or is it just me?
Pardon me while I go off and read. And play KHII. And go do all that horrible anti-social stuff that my mother seems to think I will no longer need in about a week. I was going to go out with one of my friends tonight, but my mom says I can't.
Story of my life, folks. >>
EDIT: THIS SUCKS.
My mom told me I couldn't go out to dinner with my friends tonight under the excuse that we would eat dinner together, and "you don't have very much time left with your family." Yeah, well, I DON'T HAVE VERY MUCH TIME LEFT WITH MY FRIENDS EITHER.
So then what happens? I'm left at home with a to-do list while the rest of my family goes off to the mall to worry about cell phones for my brothers. I'm supposed to work and have a nice family dinner with me, myself, I, and leftovers.
Thanks, mom. Pardon me while do most of the list and spend the rest of the night PLAYING VIDEO GAMES. AND READING. AND WATCHING TV. AND GENERALLY BEING ANTI-SOCIAL BECAUSE THERE ARE NO OTHER AVENUES LEFT OPEN TO ME.
See you in a couple of hours.
She told me that I should ideally have no free time when I get to college, being too busy with school, friends, clubs, and other such things. To that end, I am not to buy KHII and really shouldn't be taking any video games, books, or any other form of non-group entertainment.
Shoot me.
First of all, without free time I'd die. I need time to do something by myself every once in a while. Hell is other people, no matter how well you get along.
Secondly, why wouldn't I read or play video games every once in a while? My mom is afraid I'll get addicted and not make any friends or anything. What she doesn't seem to understand is that I play video games less often than either of my brothers, and that it's actually hard for me to do things like that for more than an hour or two at a time. As much as I hate to say it, you can only do so much before it just gets boring. (Unless I'm with a friend, but that would alleviate all of my mom's worries, now wouldn't it?)
My mom also says I have an addictive personality, using the example that I'm addicted to reading. For starters, most parents would die to have their kids read one book a month. I tend to go through around two a week. (Like I said in my last entry, the Inheritance trilogy is that amazing.) Secondly, I read when I have nothing else to do.
To make her point, my mom asked me what I'd do if she told me I couldn't read for three days. I told her I'd watch TV, knit, and finish Kingdom Hearts II.
Which, come to think of it, may not have been the smartest thing to do...but hey, it was the truth. I'd totally finish it.
She also thinks I spend too much time on the internet and wants me to stop that too. Well, let's see..no video games, no reading...what do you think I'm going to do? Seriously, that's just unrealistic.
So my mom worries about my social life and my not spending time with my friends, while at the same time shooting down multiple attempts on my part to get together with them.
...is there something wrong with this picture, or is it just me?
Pardon me while I go off and read. And play KHII. And go do all that horrible anti-social stuff that my mother seems to think I will no longer need in about a week. I was going to go out with one of my friends tonight, but my mom says I can't.
Story of my life, folks. >>
EDIT: THIS SUCKS.
My mom told me I couldn't go out to dinner with my friends tonight under the excuse that we would eat dinner together, and "you don't have very much time left with your family." Yeah, well, I DON'T HAVE VERY MUCH TIME LEFT WITH MY FRIENDS EITHER.
So then what happens? I'm left at home with a to-do list while the rest of my family goes off to the mall to worry about cell phones for my brothers. I'm supposed to work and have a nice family dinner with me, myself, I, and leftovers.
Thanks, mom. Pardon me while do most of the list and spend the rest of the night PLAYING VIDEO GAMES. AND READING. AND WATCHING TV. AND GENERALLY BEING ANTI-SOCIAL BECAUSE THERE ARE NO OTHER AVENUES LEFT OPEN TO ME.
See you in a couple of hours.