Family, BEDA Day 5

Never have I felt so attached to my family as I have today.

I feel sorry for the people that have awful home lives. They don't understand what it feels like to have a loving father, a mother who wants to give you the world, and siblings who pick on you but really love you deep down. I have all of that and I am completely grateful for it...although I wasn't this grateful until about the past year and a half.

I used to hate my mom. I remember my childish memories, thinking that mom knew nothing, that I was right, that nothing could make me feel better. Now, all I crave is my mommy's hug, the way she smiles at me when she's proud of something I've accomplished, and the feel of her braiding my hair when I'm sick and pitiful. My mom is the best thing I ever could have asked for, and I feel spoiled and lucky to have had such an amazing person to care for me all of my life.

Today was a day where I feel like I actually paid my mom back for a little bit of her love. She was disrespected and treated horribly, and I stood up for her. If anyone ever tries to mess with me or my family....oooo they had better watch out. I've always been a rebel from the family: believing things differently, being the 'crazy' kid of the bunch....but I've learned a lot. I might not be exactly who my parents hoped I would be, but I've made them proud. And now, when someone tries to threaten my mother, I will bring the smack down. You can't be rude to someone when they have done nothing rude to you. I just don't understand how someone MY AGE can talk to someone twice their age with such disrespect. Maybe it's the old-fashioned girl in me, but respect your effing elders. They've been through a lot.

So point blank: don't mess with my mom. I will not be nice.

Current song - Slipping Through My Fingers - Mamma Mia! movie soundtrack