Here's a little morning rant about my parents, because, well, just because I feel like it this morning.
So, I want to go see Markie tomorrow in Harrisburg. Yes, Harrisburg is about 2 1/2 hours away (although maybe not so much at the time I will be travelling) and yes, it will require me to take the turnpike (for the record, I have never driven on the turnpike, and tend to avoid highways in general). Now, my parents have known of my plans to go for a good amount of time now, oh, i'd say two weeks. I'd say that was plenty of time to voice an objection. But no, they waited until yesterday. And they didn't even come to me directly about it. Instead, they went through my sister. Apparently they never pay attention to where I am going, because they seem to hold the belief that I have actually never driven on a real highway or something. That just proves how little attention they pay to what I do and where I go, not that I mind it. However, I have driven on highways, but again, I just avoid it when not necessary. I was on 95 just last week when taking Max to the daycare that he will be going to tomorrow. I was on it when I went to Rutgers to see my friends last year. I had to go on a highway to get to Annie's house too, but I think they didn't like either. Just because I avoid something, does not mean I am incapable of doing it, or that I will be able to avoid it for my whole life. If the motivation is strong enough, it will be done, and it will be impossible to avoid forever. But, since my dad so objected, I tried to guilt him in to taking me by suggesting that if he did not trust that I could do it, then he should take me. That didn't work. I think now the effort to prevent me from going is that my mom agreed to work on Saturday, even though she had agreed previously that she would drop max off at the daycare. I'll have to see what time she plans to work at to see if that will conflict. Not that her working is my major objection, but it is that she does not in general work on Saturdays, and although I am not sure who she is working with, someone was calling yesterday trying to find her to ask her about working, and I know it is someone that she in general attempts to avoid. So, if it is with that person, I have no choice but to believe that this was solely to spite me (insert a bunch of angry words here).
And now I must stomp angrily off to class.