I just got a letter saying I've been accepted to start college in the spring. I was pretty darn excited. So I told my mom and her response was "That's cool" no I didnt forget to add the !. No congratulations, nothing, she didn't even smile. Then she starts complaining about how I need to clean, I never do anything etc etc. I've been working 50 hour weeks, with 1.5 hour commute each day. I have Sundays off and that's it. I havent even had the energy to eat breakfast or dinner for a week!
I asked her why she wasnt excited and she went on about how she hates it in Maine and doesnt want to live here and all this which I feel bad for but she doesnt have to stay here!
I guess I felt like it was a big deal, first person in my family to go to college, prospect of having a career, all that.
I guess I'm just being selfish, I should be feeling bad for her and trying to help but all I feel is sad and angry that she's not happy for me. She's probably feeling the same way.
I asked her why she wasnt excited and she went on about how she hates it in Maine and doesnt want to live here and all this which I feel bad for but she doesnt have to stay here!
I guess I felt like it was a big deal, first person in my family to go to college, prospect of having a career, all that.
I guess I'm just being selfish, I should be feeling bad for her and trying to help but all I feel is sad and angry that she's not happy for me. She's probably feeling the same way.