Over the past few years I've had to wonder what really constitutes as a single-parent home. Obviously there's the general case where a family only has one parent around.
But is there any other type of family (yes, "type") that can be considered a "single-parent family?"
For years my mother has been disabled and she's slowly been getting worse over the past couple of years. At times it's like I'm living with a younger sibling. Sometimes she reminds me of a sulky teenager... Specifically a sulky teenage *GIRL.* Often my mother doesn't act like a mother. I mean, she washes dishes and whatnot, but that's about all I'm getting out of this at times. When she does tell me to do something it's usually so ridiculous that I don't even listen. We have fights over the stupidest things. No, really. But what family doesn't?
More often than not I feel like I'm actually the mother of the house and that my life is just somehow screwed up.
I have to wonder if what I'm living would be considered a single-parent household. Since my dad can't be home 24/7 to make sure nothing happens to her she stays at a... I don't know what you call it. Retirement facility? Care home? It's something along those lines. And if we can work it out with my family, sometimes one of my aunts will fly out here for a bit and then fly back with my mother so she can stay with my grandmother because he has to do something for work. Then I'm at home by myself for a month, maybe longer. He can't just up and leave his job to take care of my mother because if he did there wouldn't *be* a job and therefore no income...
I've just been thinking about this lately. Last night we had our Honors Night at my school at a lot of scholarships were awarded to kids. *Other* kids, ones who played sports, had hours and hours of community service, and were involved in all sorts of things. It hasn't escaped my notice that I was only able to really start getting into extracurricular activities once I got my learner's permit (and now liscense). Even then there's only so much I have been able to do.
Maybe I've just been thinking about this too much.
Or maybe I'm being selfish? Spoiled being the baby of the family?
So I'm not in a single-parent home. Not really. I guess one would usually called it living with a disabled parent. But sometimes it truly does feel like I'm in a single parent home and, when my mother's home, no longer the baby of the family.
Maybe I'm thinking single-parent homes with more than one child and only one is old enough to do much.
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Or maybe I should just go take a nap.
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So thanks for the mini lesson, nothing says 'constructive critism' like finding the flaws and looking only at the surface of my ranting thoughts got to be quite honest not the reaction that I was searching or even hoping to find, but hey watdayou going to go? (Now now did I forget the basics of English class, how silly of me?) I mean: well I respect your negative evaluation of my thoughts and hope to learn from them in the future...But in the mean time......
Is this good for you can you read it better now that I have used the enter button....
Try to do something worthwhile this weekend.
"Shake up the Night"
Hmm... I tried to look at more than the surface but your grammar got in my way a bit. You will find that occasionally that will happen when you read things. I'm sorry I didn't comment on what you wanted me to, but I couldn't get to it. Some of the more dedicated, talented, openminded bloggers (not necessarily me, hahaha) will tell you this in the future if your blogs gain their attention.
My weekends are filld with variety, thank you very much. This just happens to be something that I enjoy putting thought into.
Next time please send me a private message instead of commenting completely off-topic on my blog.
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