The Lesser of Two Evils

Half my friends laughing, the other half following quickly behind to see what’s going on. In between hanging up the phone with my mom and making it to the bathroom with no one behind me anymore, I realized, wow I’m a spoiled brat who got handed everything and reality came and bit my butt hard. I didn’t really need that sweater. Or the necklace I had bought earlier or even those to die for shoes I was drooling over. With this new sense of maturity, I went and returned all those things I didn’t need. When I got home I walk right into my mom’s room handed her the $250 I had just got back, from all the things I “needed” so badly, and told her,” You know mom, what you said was kind of mean but thanks.” She refused to accept my mom so when she wasn’t looking I put it in her purse later that

I had lacrosse practice on the hottest day of summer. The best day was going to jump off a cliff and die. Practice was done and I was hungry for food. I got in my mom’s car and asked my mom to go somewhere and get some food. We went to Taco Bell. I finished and was ready to go home and get a shower. We were going down the road and suddenly my mom got a phone call from my aunt. As soon as my mom started to talk to my aunt she started to cry and break down. She

“After the shopping trip fiasco, my mom decided she wanted to learn to paint and ended up trying to purchase an entire art supply store over the phone. When my dad forced her to hang up, she went into a rage so fierce she pulled a knife on him. She kicked and screamed and yelled at him, called him the worst names I had ever heard, until she was crying on the floor again. Dad put her into the hospital after that.”

When I was twelve years old my best friend’s family decided to try snowboarding and skiing for the first time, that’s when I learned my lesson. My best friend at the time was 14, he lived right down the road from my house and his family was my second family for a long time. His name was John, he invited me on the trip as well. We went to my house to ask my parents about the trip five day snowboarding trip. I asked them separately and got two different answers. My dad was all for it, he even offered to pay for everything. My mom on the other hand was worried because it was all the way in Pennsylvania and it was five days away from me . The fact that I had never been on a snowboard or skis in my life didn’t help my argument either. So as the day approached I still hadn't received a direct answer from my mom. So Tim, my friend’s dad went to my house and reassured her that I was in good hands and all that good stuff. When he arrived back at his house he said through my friend’s door “ Get packed we are leaving in two days” and the arrangements were made. On the day of the trip, my dad gave Tim the money for my equipment and such. He also turned to me and handed me my very first 100 dollar bill for whatever I wanted or needed on the trip. My mom handed me a prepaid cell phone and she told me to call her twice a day. I went

    My dad eventually comes upstairs, and mom tells me to tell him what i said to her.He looked at her and just said I think we all need to talk about some stuff.As we all transtion into my parents room you caould just feel the tensition and worriness between my mother and father.As we sit

I was 14 and my family and I were going to Washington DC for a surprise party for my aunt. She was turning 50. My friend, Chloe, had always wanted to go to DC, it was on the top of her bucket list. When I told my parents that, they laughed and told me I could bring her with us. I was super excited to bring her along with us and I couldn’t wait to tell her. I was very facetious about asking her if she wanted to come with us. I told her that I could bring a friend and that I might bring someone else and just kept messing with her. When I finally asked her if she

It did not take long until I got exasperated, just by thinking about the ramifications of my careless actions. I had lost my appetite and sleep trying to muster up the will to convey the truth to my mom. As the days passed by the camping trip came to its conclusion, during those days I felt sick to my stomach regarding this situation. I finally conjured up every bit of strength inside myself to tell my mom of what had transpired. She was mildly mad at first, taking into account of how sorry I felt, she forgave me the next day.

My mom burst through the door telling me to wake up.(sv) I pick up my phone and see that it's 5:30 in the morning, I get up. I gather my belongings while listening to music. My mom hurries me, telling me that we need to go. I ask my mother where we're going & she says Oklahoma.I got in the car by 6 a.m. I put My seatbelt on and went straight to sleep (svv). Of course, My mom had her music all the way up so I didn’t get enough sleep. Our first stop was at a gas station to go to the restroom, I woke up and wasn’t feeling good at all, my nose was stuffed, my eyes were watery, my voice was kind of going away, and my face just looks terrible. My mom comes back into the car and says:

It was on a Tuesday and we were in the car alone as he was the one driving. He asked me about school and before he had finished talking, I rolled my eyes and responded: “it’s none of your business”. I continued without looking at him “you don’t always have to ask me about my day, you’re just my dad”. It was terrifying, but I did it. It was the most horrifying thing I have ever done, in fact, I almost chickened out. I did the same thing to my mom an hour later. I was only able to do this because my mom had no idea of what had happened, my dad had just dropped me off and went to work. I was kind of nervous and scared about doing it again because of how my dad had reacted. She said hi to me and chatted for a while. She told me to go freshen and come help her clean. I Interrupted and told her no and as she was about to speak again, I rolled my eyes and went upstairs. She was shook and didn’t react until a minute

You don’t know how much I love my mom. She’s always been there for me at times when I don’t feel good. She helps me go through rough times, I just don’t know how to thank her. She is a one of a kind mother who is very unique inside and very special to me. Okay now i’m going to tell you a something that was going on in 2nd grade. So I was like around seven or eight years old and these two girls were bullying me just because I was the first one in line, anyways they both send me at the end of the line and my mom immediately went to both of Sherry’s and Melissa’s parents to let them know what was going on. My mom went up to them told them to leave me alone because I never did anything wrong and that I don’t deserve to be treated

One fall day my boyfriend and I were out on a ride on the four wheelers to Lake Linden to visit his family and enjoy the colors as the leaves were beginning to change. I was leading the way and I accidently took the wrong turn and we decided to call my mom to come find us. After an hour of sitting around we decided to get ourselves out of the situation, so we started driving. My boyfriend seen a mud-hole and decided to hit it. He decided to slowly ease into it and then slowly gave it more gas. Next thing we knew we were stuck in a mud-hole that was almost waist deep. Finally my mom found us down one four wheeler, once she found out why we were down a four wheeler she laughed and told us we have to get out of that mess ourselves, and left to

My day starts with a quick look at my phone, it is 5:00 in the morning my back is cramping and I need to be turned on my side. I knock on the wall to get my mom’s attention. This wakes up my mom, and then she slowly makes her way to my room to help me turn on my side. Mom asks me, “Connor do you need to be turned?” I sleepily reply, “Yeah.” It is now 9:00 am and I need a shower. Suddenly my mom appears in my room and asks, “Do you want to take a shower?” I get a little agitated by that question. I snap back, “Of course I do!” I should not get upset because I know she is just trying to help. However, she still helps me in my shower chair and rolls me into the shower. When I am done with the

One day my mom took me Walmart to get food for dinner and I saw the brand new Mawi hook I asked mom can I please get that toy! Mom said no then I told her please she said fine but you are paying the 20$ and I will pay the 30$ I said ok.

Growing up was rough without a father in my life. As well, my mother was either at school or working half the time. I would be stuck with my grandparents, and I was the first grandson in both sides of my families so they never knew how to manage but buy me toys which I never really used. In some ways they spoiled me rotten. Right until my little sister Olivia and my cousin Roger were born. Then, I wasn’t getting spoiled anymore and was forgotten. However, this brings me to a time when I just reached third grade I was 8 years and my grandmother Sandra Simmons my mom’s mother. Decided it was time for me to give up my toys and become a big boy. So, I began to throw a tantrum and ask what the reason was. Well little, did I know my grandmother did a lot of missionaries to El Salvador way

Joyce rushed to come and get us because she could hear the distress in my voice, but she did not know why until I told her. My mother would be livid if she knew where I was and she would be even more ticked if she knew that I lost the keys to my truck; I could not win for losing. Well, Joyce and I dropped Aaron and Josh; we thought it would be best if we drove around for a while to make it look like we were practicing golf, and so that we could debate on whether or not to go ahead and tell my mother the truth. I finally decided to go ahead and tell my mother before she started asking