Once upon a time there was a stupid girl...

 

 

Once upon a time there was a stupid 18 year old girl who got herself pregnant by an idiot boy. Back then there wasn't text messaging so she had to tell her parent's face to face, all by herself. The idiot boy with Peter Pan syndrome who never wanted (or did) grow up was almost immediately of the picture. The girl had a BEAUTIFUL little baby girl who ended up looking and acting a lot like that idiot boy. Regardless, the mom loved her baby...

 

 

  

As she grew older the mom realized more and more when people say they understand WHY animals eat their young... HOLY SHIT did that kid drive her up the fucken wall!!! Regardless, she was determined to be the best mom as possible. Yes the thought crossed her mind on occasion to just slap a post it note on her forehead and drop her off at grandma's house, but she figured that might be "frowned upon"....

Years, a husband and 3 kids later the mom was a hot mess... She had 3 daughters who couldn't be any more different from eachother and tested her nerves on a daily basis. She also had a son that made her WANT to be an alcoholic but unfortunately she couldn't really afford it... Well, she COULD but she thought the husband might "frown upon" her feeding the kids Kool-Aid and Top Ramen week after week... whatever...

One day the oldest daughter turned 18. The mom was nervous but greatful that she didn't have a boyfriend. Though she was the best thing that ever happened to her at that age, the mom did NOT want her daughter to have the same fate. I mean, she had enough trouble remembering to put away the dishes in the dishwasher, how could she ever tend to a kid! One day the kid decided she wanted to join the military. And- she was going to leave in 4 months...

HOLY SHIT!!! 4 months just didn't seem like that much time! As proud as the parent's were, the mom was in panic mode!!! HOW THE HELL COULD SHE LEAVE!!!??? AFTER ALL THE SHIT SHE EVER DID FOR HER, HOW CAN SHE JUST LEAVE!!?? Okay, so she's doing it for all the right reasons and she's "legally" an adult- although her frame of mind can be something i'd question.

Just as usual, the girl pissed off the mom and dad here and there to the point where the mom wanted to beat the living shit out of her sometimes. Sometimes she would even think OMG WHY CAN'T SHE LEAVE NOW SO THEY CAN TEACH HER SOME GAWDAMN RESPECT!? But in the end, her heart hurt thinking that once she leaves, it mean that she will only see her a few times a year at most. GAWDAMNIT!!!

All the headaches, all the heartaches, all the back talking, all the times the kid would hurt her feelings, all the times the kid would do whatever she wanted, all the times the mom wanted to slap that disrespectful little shit but held back, all the times she was frustrated as all hell that all she could do was cry is now strangely "cherished"... it makes her smile remembering how not too long ago she wanted to beat her 18 year old self-righteous ass, only to feel empty inside when she knew she was no longer HERE....