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Oct. 20th, 2004 11:43 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
elucrehOkay, so, if you have not been up on teh drama at home, this is the update, so you might want to give it a miss.
First of all--I toured the house I'd be living in. And it's wonderful. A tiny bedroom with a great view, washer and dryer, two girls of exactly the kind I'd like for housemates. Plus, you know, HP fans, which is a huge bonus in and of itself.
I let it slip to my sister that I was planning this, and she's been badgering me. She did manage to make a tiny crack in my conscience, though, which I'm actually grateful for. She and Liz (a fellow teacher I've been talking to about this a bit) said that I really should tell my parents before I left.
And tonight, I told my mom.
She took it okay, actually. Asked a lot of questions, looking for my weakness, but luckily I really have thought all this out and had the answers she wanted. And then she broke down and said she didn't want to be shut out of my life. She was crying. And all of a sudden I was grateful for the women I occasionally have sense enough to listen to. And for Tyler, who I actually listen to more often than either of them, and he said that I should talk to her too.
Still have to tell my dad, but my mother will probably talk him down, so it will probably all be well.
Also, I need to start going through my stuff and deciding what can be thrown out/sold. I'll go through my books and I really will, this time, sell or toss everything I don't need a copy of. Books are heavy and require a lot of packing.
First of all--I toured the house I'd be living in. And it's wonderful. A tiny bedroom with a great view, washer and dryer, two girls of exactly the kind I'd like for housemates. Plus, you know, HP fans, which is a huge bonus in and of itself.
I let it slip to my sister that I was planning this, and she's been badgering me. She did manage to make a tiny crack in my conscience, though, which I'm actually grateful for. She and Liz (a fellow teacher I've been talking to about this a bit) said that I really should tell my parents before I left.
And tonight, I told my mom.
She took it okay, actually. Asked a lot of questions, looking for my weakness, but luckily I really have thought all this out and had the answers she wanted. And then she broke down and said she didn't want to be shut out of my life. She was crying. And all of a sudden I was grateful for the women I occasionally have sense enough to listen to. And for Tyler, who I actually listen to more often than either of them, and he said that I should talk to her too.
Still have to tell my dad, but my mother will probably talk him down, so it will probably all be well.
Also, I need to start going through my stuff and deciding what can be thrown out/sold. I'll go through my books and I really will, this time, sell or toss everything I don't need a copy of. Books are heavy and require a lot of packing.
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Date: 2004-10-21 06:09 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2004-10-21 07:53 am (UTC)Mind if I look through the books you don't want? Will be ever so happy to see you this weekend.
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Date: 2004-10-21 04:21 pm (UTC)Actually, I wouldn't be surprised if you became closer to her without having her around constantly.
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Date: 2004-10-21 06:38 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2004-10-21 11:08 pm (UTC)And starrysummer has a point. I've heard plenty of people say that they only became really close to their parents after they moved out.
I wish, wish, WISH I could be there right now to help in any way possible. Just know that I'm behind you 100% in all you do provided it doesn't involve the ritual sacrafice of anything living (so chocolate is okay).
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Date: 2004-10-22 05:37 am (UTC)(no subject)
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