Christmas in the middle
This year has been an odd one, indeed. I find myself, oddly enough, planning for a rapid escape from my parents’ houses.
It seems to me (and this is just my observation, which I’m told is actually pretty good) that my mom straight up lied to my sister last night.
My sister had a falling out with our uncle around Thanksgiving. She asked my mom if he would be here Christmas Morning (this is what I remember hearing). My mom said it would be just us kids, our grandparents, and our mom.
I had a ReallyBadFeeling™ about this from the time it happened. I had heard that everyone was coming up for Christmas dinner, so it didn’t make sense. This afternoon, I asked my mom who all would be here Christmas day, and sure enough, everyone, including this Uncle would be here.
So, either I completely misunderstood my sister’s question, or my mom lied through her teeth to manipulate my sister into being home for Christmas.
Either way, I am preparing myself to duck and run.
I’ve been advised by sage people to pre-confer with my sister, come up with some “code word” we can speak to each other that means “GetMeTheFuckOutaHere.” I think this is good advice.
I’ve been feeling, lately, that my mom dumps a healthy fuck-ton of guilt on us kids for not doing things the way she wants them done. These two things also happen to be some of my pet peeves… guilt, and telling me how to do things that i’m perfectly capable of figuring out on my own… thanks.
Impromptu backpacking trip, anyone?
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on December 24th, 2007 at 6:09 pm
Man I know how that felt. Just had an argument with my mom yesterday, considered various ingenious ways to stealthy move my luggage to my car and drive off while she was in the shower. I wish you two the best…parents do forget that we’re not easily manipulated anymore.
on December 24th, 2007 at 9:28 pm
wow, i can’t even imagine how that must be for you.. Holidays are meant to be about quality family time, and this has now changed for you dramatically. I am so sorry you are going through this… and I truly hope that you are able to enjoy your vacation… backpacking may be just what you need
can’t we all just get along???