too little too late (ode to a dead family + a child never young)
By anathema
Some Background-
I've been trying to get my GED, go to college, take my SATS, eat on a daily
basis, get to the doctor to see if i have cervical cancer, juggle two jobs,
and prepare to move to CA.
For my SAT test, I needed to know my parents' income for last year. My
father refused to tell me. These are the ims... and my poetic response.
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Kittygrrlbast: ok, dad, let me put it this way.
Kittygrrlbast: if i don't fill it out
Kittygrrlbast: and i get this whole damn thing sent back, and can't take
my SAT because it's not filled out
Kittygrrlbast: because YOU won't tell me this one thing
Kittygrrlbast: i expect you to pay for any fees that need to be paid so
i can still do my SAT Dec 6.
Just1nF: I don't see why they need that information so you can take a
test
Kittygrrlbast: well
Kittygrrlbast: you better hope they don't.
Kittygrrlbast: cause if they won't let me take it
Kittygrrlbast: cause you won't help me
Kittygrrlbast: then i expect, quite fairly i think, that you take responsibility
for that.
Just1nF: I suspect they collect that info for marketing purposes
Kittygrrlbast: let's hope.
Kittygrrlbast: but will you take that responsibility if that isn't the
case?
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Kittygrrlbast: i'll take your silence as a "yes Katy,
that's fine, and i'm proud you're taking all this initiative."
Just1nF: I am pleased that you are taking this initiative
Just1nF: I don't like the pressure
Kittygrrlbast: well y'know, it's fucking hard to when all i seem to get
is struggle.
Kittygrrlbast: i'm working damn hard on this.
Kittygrrlbast: like i did my GED.
Just1nF: that's good
Kittygrrlbast: and i feel like i deserve a little more encouragement
from you
Kittygrrlbast: you're my family, just to remind you.
Kittygrrlbast: it'd be swell if you seemed proud i was doing this on
my own
Kittygrrlbast: and working hard on my own
Kittygrrlbast: and applying for college
Kittygrrlbast: did i mention on my own?
Just1nF: we are proud that you are doing this
Just1nF: a few times
Kittygrrlbast: plus
Kittygrrlbast: you wanna talk pressure?
Kittygrrlbast: i might have cancer.
Kittygrrlbast: ok?
Kittygrrlbast: you want pressure? i'm moving in two months
Kittygrrlbast: and taking my SATS
Kittygrrlbast: and applying for college
Kittygrrlbast: and juggling two jobs.
Kittygrrlbast: AND entertaining someone from Scotland
Just1nF: did you call about the colposcopy yet?
Kittygrrlbast: i have an appt, yes.
Just1nF: good
Kittygrrlbast: and you're totally missing the point.
Kittygrrlbast: do you possibly begin to see why i might feel like NOTHING
i ever do is good enough for you? why no matter howhard i work it's just
not enough? why i might feel overwhelmed?
Just1nF: OK, Mom found out - that question is optional, you can leave
it blank
Kittygrrlbast: ::shakes head:: forget it. great, glad you protected your
privacy and your money.
Just1nF: I was very pleased when you took the GED
Kittygrrlbast: i honestly don't want to hear it.
Kittygrrlbast: too little too late.
Just1nF: OK
Kittygrrlbast: good night.
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never enough
whatever the fuck i do
i swear
it's never enough for you
or her
and i wonder
as i always wondered when you were in my life
what it would take
for you to quit being self absorbed asses
and start being parents
and you
you dare to tell others
that i live in a fantasy world
fantasy?
is it fantasy
to live in welfare?
my dream
to have to barter and beg
for food every day
and go hungry most nights?
some hope of mine
to cry each night
and wonder if i can make it to tomorrow?
what the fuck are you thinking???
i have an imagination
if i was going to fantasize
it'd be a HELL of a lot better than this
i'd be able to see the stars
and smell the ocean
i'd be able to relax
i'd be able
to live my life
imperfect
and ok with that
i'd be able
to just be
but you
you
shatter my glass ceilings
just so the shards
will make me bleed
i have to question
are you doing this to be cruel?
or are you really that blind
that you think reaching a hand to someone drowning
only makes them weak?
i love the hypocrisy that spews from your lips
like how great it is
to work for what you have
yeah
like you ever had to
you went to Cornell at 17
and Mommy bought you a car
and clothes
and food
you had everything you wanted
handed to you
you say you understand
sure you do
i bet you've slept with people for money
or spent all day savoring a ramen
yeah
it's tough, isn't it?
being upper middle class?
having two cars and a paid for house?
i bet it really stresses you out
and that it's hard for you to pinch those pennies
so you can buy thousands of dollars worth
of jewelry equipment
that'll gather dust downstairs....
i cry for you
really
i do
you fucking cunts
i can't wait
to shut you up
in institutions
and old folks homes
cause i don't want to have to deal with you
much like you did
all my teenage years
with sterile hospitals
that raped me
left me dry
and empty
you robbed me
of childhood
so fuck you
and fuck your sympathy
shove it up your ass
i'm not your child
you sent away to court
to make sure i wasn't your problem
or responsibility
left me
to live on the street
so i have one finger
and two words
for you now-
piss
off
Comments on "too little too late (ode to a dead family + a child never young)"
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A former member wrote:
I got chills and I just wanted to reach out and give you a hug. Thank you so much for sharing :)
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On Sunday, October 17, 2004, A Broken Soul
(81) wrote:
wow... i'm a little choked up from this. i love it... especially the ending... ^autumn^
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On Friday, October 24, 2003, Cinn
(152) wrote:
holy shit wow, i mean really wow, that's like gettin hit by a frate train, all that comin at u at once, really wow
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A former member wrote:
ditto!!!!! ~B.C.
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A former member wrote:
Kitty, you've lived a life that I can't even imagine. And you know that if you need anything...I'm just a dpmail away. And that's not in a *oh I feel bad so I'll say this now* sense. You deserve better than all of this.
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A former member wrote:
And I think you have the strength (yes I used strength again :) ) to come out on top. And then show those ignorant parents just how good you really are. *hugs*
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On Thursday, October 23, 2003, cre
(411) wrote:
I'm sorry they are such losers kitty.
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On Thursday, October 23, 2003, SilentStalker
(1066) wrote:
...ouch...nothing quite like exposing the bitter reality to everyone around you...but it looks like he'll be deserving every bit of glowering he gets from now on...*saves IM username*...yeah, we got him...
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On Thursday, October 23, 2003, anathema
(50) wrote:
this doesn't happen often like this... so yeah. :)
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A former member wrote:
Wow... so sincere and raw. Great write. *n*a*
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On Thursday, October 23, 2003, Crystal Passion
(221) wrote:
My mind is going to explode from all this raw emotion being shoved into it. Wow Kitty you are such a strong lady. Trek on, you are destined for greatness. XXkRYzXX
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A former member wrote:
Once upon a time I liked your parents... this is raw, Kitty... sharp... truth hurts, doesn't it?