I refuse to blame myself for the mess created 20 years of my life. It wasn't my fault. I DIDN'T RAISE MYSELF UP now, did i? There are so many conditions that shape me for who I am today. The partial good side of me, and the bad side are consequences of your upbringing. Culture shapes you, haven't you heard?
You cannot blame me for having two 'mothers' just because you didn't want to take full care of me when I was younger. You went out working. It's natural to bond with people when you see them 24/7 you know? I never blamed you, because what you did, you gave me people to love, people who love me in return.
But what I blame you for is the fact that you accuse me, time and time again that I take sides. I remember crying to sleep one night, brooding over your random question of who would I choose, you or her? I was eight. Alone, and scared of the possibilities of a wrong choice. As I grew up, I realized that I don't have to choose. I can have both, but no, you don't accept that possibility, do you? If anyone is to blame for my obstinateness, that'd be you. Trust me, I got it directly from you. I'm scared of the possibility of growing up to be exactly like you.
Don't you ever think that whatever I say to you might be objective? Like something that would actually solve the matter? Yes, I don't deny the fact that she's like my financial aid (hell, she's OUR financial aid) but at least she understands when she bad-mouthed you and I take a stand, & tells her the positivity of the situation, she never accuses me of taking sides. She knew that I was being objective & that's what I do. I don't take sides, I mediate. But no, you don't see that, do you? You live in this tight, narrow alley where only your arguments are infallible, others are merely bullshit. You cannot take suggestions, can you?
Have you ever thought of the world I'd live in if she's not there? This laptop I'm typing on would have been the school's property or perhaps my phone, oh wait, would I even have a phone? Let's see what else. Because of her, I just had to work hard enough. You can blame her for making me materialistic but don't blame her for motivating me to study. Study I did, didn't I?
But, nevertheless, love cannot be bought with money, have you ever thought about that? But why blame me, when you can blame yourself? You blame me for generation gap, you blame me for not talking to you. You tell the whole world that our relationship is full of flaws, but have you ever thought that maybe, maybe I tried to make it better, it's just you and your obstinateness refuse to accept it? You know, one day, all the financial aid I received my entire life, I'll have to repay back somehow. She gives me money because she loves me, & never because in time of crisis, she wants me to take her sides. You know how I know this? I can read people, no matter how meager. I can read you, and I don't like what I read sometimes. But I swallow them in, because I thought that maybe if I ignore certain things, they'd go away like nightmares. But no, it's not like split ends where you can just cut them off.
One more thing, I flared up in arguments (which I try as much to shut myself up to prevent any lengthy ones occurring, if you notice, but you didn't, did you?) because you refuse to listen to me, no matter how gentle I control my voice to be.
Because mother, if you actually listen to what I say, I never meant harm. All I want to do is make everything better. If only you take one minute to listen and never try to argue. I hate answering back to you because I know it's rude & it makes you unhappy. I hate to make you unhappy. But all I wanted you to do was listen and take time to think of what I have to say, for once.
You know mother, I believe that everyone shows love in myriad of forms. I'm the physical type. I like hugs. What's yours, mother?
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