7/17/2020
She just sits there with this indignant ass smirk on her face. It makes me want to slap her. We had been going back and forth all week about whether or not I should go out of town with my friends because she "doesn't trust them". I could never understand how, seeing that all of my friends in the circle have at least one parent that has a position in our PTA. But that's always been my mom; never wanting me to do anything or go anywhere. "But you know Los and Nita's parents! All of y'all planned and hosted the End of Finals cook out last year!" "You know I don't allow you to go anywhere unless I've already spoken to them anyway, and you just sprang this up on me like you didn't have to get permission first." "But--" "The answer is no." I didn't even bother to say anything else because I don't like to argue with her. It drains me, diminishes my brain cells, and all-around makes me feel small. ...