Personally, I feel the same way now too. But even if someone you WANT to make you happy isn't doing that, someone else you least expect might be trying.
Isn't it a shame? I don't fully understand how parents can act that way, because I'm but a Junior in high school and my mom has never been overly protective of me because she trusts me. But maybe once, in 2 years, when I'm on my own and hopefully moving in my boyfriend she will start to panic. I hope she doesn't put me on lockdown like parents sometimes do, but I'm pretty sure it won't be easy for her. But she will understand. Probably be upset, but she will understand.
I do wish you the best of luck with your mom. This, I think, is one of the harder parts of life: leaving on your own, and I guess your mom is scared for your whereabouts. Take it as affection, but be firm with her if it's driving you insane. Let her know you'll be fine, and you take pretty good care of yourself, and just reassure her. Sometimes that's all they need to hear.
Well let me begin by saying I just wrote a huge thesis paper on teen suicide for school and I completely understand why you would feel that way, given the terms of your living arrangements
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I constantly feel like I've done nothing all day, even when I've been really busy. I'm feeling less and less accomplished with things in my life as time goes by. It's like time is going by without me and I'm still me, and still the same.
Don't know if everyone around me has noticed yet, but I feel like I'm stuck in some sort of time warp where nothing changes and nothing happens.
I feel this way sometimes too, and you'd be surprised how many of us feel this way. And how little others notice.
I'd recommend doing something completely out of the blue. Something fun. Maybe go see a movie with someone you haven't hung around with in a while, at a time you usually never go, either early or late at night. Take a break from those normal/average busy activities you do, either housework, or business-wise.
Or treat yourself out somewhere, maybe for icecream or shopping. Always works for me.
And if someone, anyone, just so happens to ask you: "What do YOU want to do today?" Say the first thing that comes to mind. As selfish as it is. :] Do it.
:] I think you write beautifully and this surely made me smile.
My boyfriend always tells me that people should be able to find a peace within themselves, alone, before they can build a peace with someone else, or share that peace. Because what I may think is beautiful can be something completely different from what HE thinks is beautiful, and what makes us happy can be different too. So we should all have ONE thing that we keep to ourselves. A secret, like you described.
I wish I could be happy with myself like you seem to be with yourself. It would make me very happy, but I can't seem to do it alone.
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But even if someone you WANT to make you happy isn't doing that,
someone else you least expect might be trying.
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He wants things done his way, i hate having to be home at 9:30 when i'm 20.
My dad has never met my sisters boyfriend, they've been dating for 4 years.
I'm afraid this will happen to me too.
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I don't fully understand how parents can act that way, because I'm but a Junior in high school and my mom has never been overly protective of me because she trusts me. But maybe once, in 2 years, when I'm on my own and hopefully moving in my boyfriend she will start to panic. I hope she doesn't put me on lockdown like parents sometimes do, but I'm pretty sure it won't be easy for her. But she will understand. Probably be upset, but she will understand.
I do wish you the best of luck with your mom. This, I think, is one of the harder parts of life: leaving on your own, and I guess your mom is scared for your whereabouts. Take it as affection, but be firm with her if it's driving you insane. Let her know you'll be fine, and you take pretty good care of yourself, and just reassure her. Sometimes that's all they need to hear.
Thanks for your comment, by the way.
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Don't know if everyone around me has noticed yet, but I feel like I'm stuck in some sort of time warp where nothing changes and nothing happens.
All I want right now is excitement.
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I'd recommend doing something completely out of the blue. Something fun. Maybe go see a movie with someone you haven't hung around with in a while, at a time you usually never go, either early or late at night. Take a break from those normal/average busy activities you do, either housework, or business-wise.
Or treat yourself out somewhere, maybe for icecream or shopping. Always works for me.
And if someone, anyone, just so happens to ask you: "What do YOU want to do today?"
Say the first thing that comes to mind. As selfish as it is. :]
Do it.
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My boyfriend always tells me that people should be able to find a peace within themselves, alone, before they can build a peace with someone else, or share that peace. Because what I may think is beautiful can be something completely different from what HE thinks is beautiful, and what makes us happy can be different too. So we should all have ONE thing that we keep to ourselves. A secret, like you described.
I wish I could be happy with myself like you seem to be with yourself.
It would make me very happy, but I can't seem to do it alone.
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