I'm Not Allowed To Feel This Way
I have not two parents, but four... that's a stepmum and a stepdad.
I have a widescreen TV in my room.
I have a PS3, laptop etc.
I have three adoring brothers.
I have pets.
I've always had a roof over my head.
I've always had food.
So I can't be unhappy.
So why am I?
I am regularly told I cannot be unhappy because even if they're aren't together I still have four parents.
Well, one is a manic-depressive alcoholic who cannot admit it, one is a man who would have left if it wasn't for my brothers, and I don't have the balls to move in with my father and stepmother not because I am concerned about my mother - although I care for my brothers like a lioness with her cubs - but because he will set strict rules. And I have a bit more freedom here. So selfish.
I have been bought and paid for all my life, yet it seems more like a 'we do this, so you must love us. You're so ungrateful'. I should be grateful. If I am in my room with my PlayStation 3, it means I am not downstairs hearing my name shrieked at me until it rings in my ears, a pair of sickly green eyes glaring me down until I'm five inches tall.
I almost ate an E when I was a toddler. I've grown up with my entire family smoking pot and taking pills, so when I express an interest in it, you allow me. But then switching around and telling me you disapprove? How dare you?!
You chose my A-Levels.
You chose my university subject.
You choose my clothing in your style, and get mad if I dislike it.
You make stupid rules, and expect me to live by them... I'm sixteen. Not six.
All four of you... I need my own space. I couldn't live with you.
I need somewhere to figure my own head out. And don't tell me I can't feel this way, because I have every right. You dictate everything else, but how I feel is under my control.
I have a widescreen TV in my room.
I have a PS3, laptop etc.
I have three adoring brothers.
I have pets.
I've always had a roof over my head.
I've always had food.
So I can't be unhappy.
So why am I?
I am regularly told I cannot be unhappy because even if they're aren't together I still have four parents.
Well, one is a manic-depressive alcoholic who cannot admit it, one is a man who would have left if it wasn't for my brothers, and I don't have the balls to move in with my father and stepmother not because I am concerned about my mother - although I care for my brothers like a lioness with her cubs - but because he will set strict rules. And I have a bit more freedom here. So selfish.
I have been bought and paid for all my life, yet it seems more like a 'we do this, so you must love us. You're so ungrateful'. I should be grateful. If I am in my room with my PlayStation 3, it means I am not downstairs hearing my name shrieked at me until it rings in my ears, a pair of sickly green eyes glaring me down until I'm five inches tall.
I almost ate an E when I was a toddler. I've grown up with my entire family smoking pot and taking pills, so when I express an interest in it, you allow me. But then switching around and telling me you disapprove? How dare you?!
You chose my A-Levels.
You chose my university subject.
You choose my clothing in your style, and get mad if I dislike it.
You make stupid rules, and expect me to live by them... I'm sixteen. Not six.
All four of you... I need my own space. I couldn't live with you.
I need somewhere to figure my own head out. And don't tell me I can't feel this way, because I have every right. You dictate everything else, but how I feel is under my control.




mmmm.... sorry....... :(
broken dreams blvd., July 8th, 2009 at 01:37:35am
that sucks, im sorry. :/
Skippy., July 1st, 2009 at 10:46:32am
Wow, this is really well written and explained. That must be so difficult and I can see exactly where you're coming from; I mean, in 2 years time you'll be an adult, 18 years old. You're a free spirit just as much as everyone else is and it's your life, you do what you want with it. The sliverlining in this, I guess, is that it'll make you stronger as a person when you're out of their reach i.e. when they can't control you anymore. I hope everything works out for you, if you ever want to talk, just leave me a PM or post on my profile and i'll get back to you as soon as I can. x
Trusty Chords., July 1st, 2009 at 09:58:04am