Adulthood.
I can’t remember when it happened. The day I came to the realization I was no longer a kid but an adult. Maybe it happened when I found myself lusting over one of those “cool” steam mops, or the day that I bought disinfectant wipes with my own money, or perhaps was when I went to Falabella and I thought the clothes in the teenager section were horrid.
I can’t remember when it happened. When I was a kid I thought that adulthood came to you like the Holy Spirit, you know, like one day I would woke up with boobs and hair in strange places and feel like a grown woman. And I would leave my parents’ house and live in a cool apartment in Manhattan (I know, I was ridiculous). In a certain way, Adulthood was like the Promised Land to me. All my problems would come to an end; and by problems I refer to going to school and having to socialize with my …show more content…
My mother and I are diametrically different. She is sensitive and I am sensible, she loves to talk and tell jokes that are not especially funny (that’s her specialty) and on the other hand I've always been more reserved and very much in my head. This resulted in multiple fights and discussions, which contributed to damage our relationship. Hearing the words: “I don’t know if I consider you my daughter anymore” was an inflection point in my life. It was terrible for me, and after digging a bit in the past I realized all the mistakes that I had committed, how much I hurt my mother. I realized that I did not want to lose her although she was putting resistance due to all the bitterness she was keeping inside. Thank God I’m quite optimistic (I told you, I’m the polar opposite of my mum) and I believe that the future can be better. As one of my favorites quotes says: “The past is always tense, the future perfect”. Fortunately, the relationship with my mother has been
I can’t remember when it happened. The day I came to the realization I was no longer a kid but an adult. Maybe it happened when I found myself lusting over one of those “cool” steam mops, or the day that I bought disinfectant wipes with my own money, or perhaps was when I went to Falabella and I thought the clothes in the teenager section were horrid.
I can’t remember when it happened. When I was a kid I thought that adulthood came to you like the Holy Spirit, you know, like one day I would woke up with boobs and hair in strange places and feel like a grown woman. And I would leave my parents’ house and live in a cool apartment in Manhattan (I know, I was ridiculous). In a certain way, Adulthood was like the Promised Land to me. All my problems would come to an end; and by problems I refer to going to school and having to socialize with my …show more content…
My mother and I are diametrically different. She is sensitive and I am sensible, she loves to talk and tell jokes that are not especially funny (that’s her specialty) and on the other hand I've always been more reserved and very much in my head. This resulted in multiple fights and discussions, which contributed to damage our relationship. Hearing the words: “I don’t know if I consider you my daughter anymore” was an inflection point in my life. It was terrible for me, and after digging a bit in the past I realized all the mistakes that I had committed, how much I hurt my mother. I realized that I did not want to lose her although she was putting resistance due to all the bitterness she was keeping inside. Thank God I’m quite optimistic (I told you, I’m the polar opposite of my mum) and I believe that the future can be better. As one of my favorites quotes says: “The past is always tense, the future perfect”. Fortunately, the relationship with my mother has been