So Justin's mom's boyfriend's dad passed away the other day. We were told the funeral would be Monday at 11AM, so we decided that we would go. Neither of us knew this man but thought it would be good to go and support his mom and be there for anything she needed. I talked with my mom and dad and told them I would be going and they said ok but I knew it wasn't really something they would agree with. My mom and I got into a huge discussion about my decisions and the fact that I would need to make decisions on my own that my parents or other people will not always agree with. I felt awful that my mom didn't agree with my decision of going to Lincoln NE for the funeral, but at the same time I knew that my decision wasn't hurting anything or anyone so I was proud of making my own decision.
Today while sitting in class I started thinking to myself why are we going? Neither of us really know the man who passed, nor do either of us really want to miss class / work, and neither of us want to waste the gas to go down there. I asked Justin about it and he said he was going because he thought I wanted to go and he thought it would be nice to see his mom but it wasn't worth the gas waste to go just for that when he wouldn't really see his mom. I explained that I would prefer to not miss class, Chi Omega, or things of that nature. It turns out that it was a huge miscommunication!
So...after this long ordeal I realized...parent's do know best. Why is that? Why do they have to know everything that is right? It's so nice to know that I have parents who care and I guess the guilty feeling in my stomach was me knowing that they were right but I wanted to be an adult. I guess being an adult means making the right decisions for myself. Growing pains are very hard. I have had many of them, but it always seems to turn out that my gut instinct is correct (which is what my parents taught me). I guess it's good to know that my parents have taught me to be a good person and to make the right decisions.
Thanks mom and dad! I love you!!
My apologies go out to Patty and Mark.
Gotta get some homework done on a Friday :)
*~*Aubrey*~*
Boo!
15 years ago
1 comment:
You are such a sweetheart and parents aren't always right--that's what makes things hard. All your life you have hated growing pains--we have laughed about them and cried about them--but always got through them. You are a smart, responsible young lady and we are proud of you.
Love--Mom
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