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Who are you most proud of (family)?
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dreaming neon darkspot
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are you asking if the ulcer is making it hard for me to go down on a chick?
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dreaming neon darkspot
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dreaming neon darkspot
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i haven't attempted to (since i got the ulcer, anyway) so i couldn't tell you.
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I'm proud of my parents the most I guess. Both of them equally. Considering our family's living situation 5 years ago and all the crap they went through to get us where we are now, they've done pretty well. Five years ago I never would have thought my family would be living as comfortably as we are. I'm not talking about having money, but just a decent liveable place to call home.
Let's see. Five years ago my mom, two brothers, and myself still lived in our tiny old two bedroom house. My mom and I slept in the living room. We had a few cats but not enough to be a burden of any kind. The house was falling apart more and more all the time and my parents just didn't have the money to get it fixed. My grandma lived next door with my dad, her house in the same situation. And yeah this was my mother's mother, but my dad stayed over there with her to help her take care of her animals. She had wayyyy too many cats. She owned both houses, both properties.
My two brothers, now 32 and 28, have never done anything. The 32 year old went to college for a little while after high school and once worked a Christmas season at a music store, but since then, nothing. My other brother has never gone to college or had a job of any kind. I eventually went out and started looking for a job myself. Hot Topic (I was desperate) was about to hire me but then Derick came to visit. You know what happens from there
Soooo then about a month after I left home with Derick, my grandma died. She told me before I left, that if I left, it would kill her. I guess it did and I still feel guilty about that. But as long as she was living she would not have agreed to sell her property and try to find a better home (she had stated she wouldn't leave). With her death my parents got the opportunity to trade in all that property with a builder, and got a new home from this builder for next to nothing (the house we live in now). We did inherit too many cats from my grandma, but a lot of those were reeeally old and have since died. We have about 8 in the house now, and it's not too bad.
To make it simpler this is what my parents had to deal with: living in a run-down house with too many people and no hope for repair, grandmother next door that refused to sell the properties in exchange for good living conditions, bum kids, me running away with Derick all of a sudden (I only left a note), then my grandmother's death right after that. At first her death only brought out more hardship (taxes she hadn't paid in forever, funeral costs) but luckily her sister helped out with that.
Then my parents made the deal with the builder and my family moved in here. Soon after that I had to come home from Maryland to get my leg checked out, which would eventually turn out to be bursitis. I didn't even know about the house until the night I came home. They had me thinking I was coming home to the nasty house, I knew nothing of the deal with the builder. So that was quite the surprise
I probably shouldn't still be living at home at my age now, but, at least I take care of myself otherwise.
So, yeah I am proud of my parents, even though they should have kicked my brothers to the curb years ago.
Let's see. Five years ago my mom, two brothers, and myself still lived in our tiny old two bedroom house. My mom and I slept in the living room. We had a few cats but not enough to be a burden of any kind. The house was falling apart more and more all the time and my parents just didn't have the money to get it fixed. My grandma lived next door with my dad, her house in the same situation. And yeah this was my mother's mother, but my dad stayed over there with her to help her take care of her animals. She had wayyyy too many cats. She owned both houses, both properties.
My two brothers, now 32 and 28, have never done anything. The 32 year old went to college for a little while after high school and once worked a Christmas season at a music store, but since then, nothing. My other brother has never gone to college or had a job of any kind. I eventually went out and started looking for a job myself. Hot Topic (I was desperate) was about to hire me but then Derick came to visit. You know what happens from there
Soooo then about a month after I left home with Derick, my grandma died. She told me before I left, that if I left, it would kill her. I guess it did and I still feel guilty about that. But as long as she was living she would not have agreed to sell her property and try to find a better home (she had stated she wouldn't leave). With her death my parents got the opportunity to trade in all that property with a builder, and got a new home from this builder for next to nothing (the house we live in now). We did inherit too many cats from my grandma, but a lot of those were reeeally old and have since died. We have about 8 in the house now, and it's not too bad.
To make it simpler this is what my parents had to deal with: living in a run-down house with too many people and no hope for repair, grandmother next door that refused to sell the properties in exchange for good living conditions, bum kids, me running away with Derick all of a sudden (I only left a note), then my grandmother's death right after that. At first her death only brought out more hardship (taxes she hadn't paid in forever, funeral costs) but luckily her sister helped out with that.
Then my parents made the deal with the builder and my family moved in here. Soon after that I had to come home from Maryland to get my leg checked out, which would eventually turn out to be bursitis. I didn't even know about the house until the night I came home. They had me thinking I was coming home to the nasty house, I knew nothing of the deal with the builder. So that was quite the surprise
I probably shouldn't still be living at home at my age now, but, at least I take care of myself otherwise.
So, yeah I am proud of my parents, even though they should have kicked my brothers to the curb years ago.
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As long as you're making well for yourself, or at least trying to, your being at home shouldn't be that big of an issue. You're far ahead of your brothers, and for that alone you deserve respect.
Hell it wouldn't be an issue (to them) even if I had my parents hand-feeding me. My mother IS crazy. All my life I've heard her say that she'd be happy if we all lived at home under her support forever. My dad just doesn't give a shit, as long as he has a bed to lay down in after work.
My brothers really shouldn't have taken up that offer though. In a way my mother is to blame for the way they are, because she never encouraged any of us to get out and do anything for ourselves. Somehow I just did it anyway...
My brothers really shouldn't have taken up that offer though. In a way my mother is to blame for the way they are, because she never encouraged any of us to get out and do anything for ourselves. Somehow I just did it anyway...
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*nods* And all the more highly we look upon you for it. You're not the butt of any jokes involving plastic media on which films are stamped, which is also good.
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Mother, I want a Dvdeee.
-Well how much is it?
How much do you haaave?
-No, how much IS it?
Well how much do you haaaave?
-Patrick how much is the DVD?
Well how much do you haaaave?
-Just tell me how much it is!
Forget it mother, it's too late now.
-No, the store is still open! Just tell me how much you need!
I said it's too late! *slams door*
-Well how much is it?
How much do you haaave?
-No, how much IS it?
Well how much do you haaaave?
-Patrick how much is the DVD?
Well how much do you haaaave?
-Just tell me how much it is!
Forget it mother, it's too late now.
-No, the store is still open! Just tell me how much you need!
I said it's too late! *slams door*
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My brother Phil (the 32 year old, non-DVD obsessed brother) does at least help out around the house. He cleans the house every day and doesn't really ask for much from my parents. And he's pleasant to be around, completely unlike the brother in the script posted above.
So, I got Phil a new guitar for Christmas. He's ridiculously good but hasn't had a guitar of his own in years. At least he can waste his time a little better once he has it, and won't have to ask me or Derick if he can borrow ours.
Patrick gets a Barnes & Noble gift card, and that's it
So, I got Phil a new guitar for Christmas. He's ridiculously good but hasn't had a guitar of his own in years. At least he can waste his time a little better once he has it, and won't have to ask me or Derick if he can borrow ours.
Patrick gets a Barnes & Noble gift card, and that's it
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It's this Squier pack. It's pretty much the cheapest guitar they make, but it's better than nothing and surely better than those that Target and Wal-Mart sell. I've read good and bad reviews alike so we shall see. Should be arriving tomorrow. I'm anxious to find out if it's playable!
I first learned on a cheap Squier Strat and it played fine. I actually kinda miss it, but had to give it back to Lane eventually
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Those are infinitely better than the crap at Wal-Mart. Well he'll be happy to have his own then.
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