Tag: parents

  • The Ranch

    I watched as he pointed toward home and desperately hoped he would come back and get me.  That he wasn’t angry enough to leave me out here.  After all, it hadn’t entirely been my fault.  Sam promised me he had known the way.  Promised he could get us home before anyone noticed we were gone.  But now…

  • Rome

    I always hated when my parents told me “Rome wasn’t built in a day, you know.” Clearly. All I wanted was to be able to live my life without them hovering over my shoulder with every decision I made. All I wanted to do was to go on a vacation by myself. All I wanted…

  • The Dishwasher

    The dishwasher had been broken for months before anyone noticed. I didn’t want to tell my family because I knew what they would do. I knew I would have to pay for the damage even though I hadn’t been the one to break the dishwasher. I was the scapegoat – the black sheep – of…

  • The Sting

    I never knew what to do with an aching heart. My parents had never expressed their feelings openly and I wondered what it would be like to be able to talk about anything and everything. I wanted to scream and dance and not worry about what they would say. How they would act. Would they…

  • Another Life

    My mom’s favorite line to spout of at any given time was “Maybe in another life.” I, for one, hated it because we only had one life. I only had this one chance to get what I wanted. To do what I wanted. I wasn’t about to wait for another life to live my best…

  • Finding Andre

    I knew I would never drink alcohol because I knew exactly what it did to people. I watched my family break, then heal, only to break into pieces again. Which why it was so confusing for me to find Andre. Andre was the first person I met the first day I walked onto my college…

  • Spring Races

    Spring was always my favorite time of year.  There were so many new possibilities as the weather started to warm up.  The leaves and the flowers finally started showing their true colors and I always felt like I was able to shed the extra layer of skin I grew over the long, dark winter.  I…

  • Nature

    Nature had always been my friend because my family wasn’t always. Not that I was necessarily neglected, but they didn’t always share my beliefs. My father worked all the time and didn’t necessarily believe in a solid work-life balance. His job and meetings were always more important than my plays and sporting events. He worked…

  • Breaking Rules

    I couldn’t believe what I was hearing.  I knew I shouldn’t be listening, but I couldn’t help myself.  If I stopped now, I knew the details would pass me by and I would never be able to recover.  What my teacher was saying about Amanda was shocking, but not unbelievable.  I knew she had a…

  • Accidental Phenomenon

    I started keeping a diary when I was about ten as a way to keep myself entertained.  If there ever was an award for couples who should not have kids, it would have been my parents.  Writing in a diary meant I at least had one sounding board who wouldn’t give me grief.  I searched…