When I was a teenager
we used to live about 12 miles away from the nearest town where I went to school and 25 miles away from the nearest big town, where most of my friends lived and went out, etc. I used to want to go out quite a lot, but there weren't any buses so I relied on my mum to drive me around.

I remember once she had refused to let me go out one evening because I'd already been out earlier in the week. I had a blazing row with her and I said "you're just trying to stop me from having a social life because you're jealous that you don't have any friends". I made her cry.

It was over a decade ago, but to this day I still feel really guilty about it because my dad was away at sea and we lived in the countryside far away from anything so it was probably quite lonely once my sister and I grew up and started wanting to go out more than stay in.

I remember feeling bad the day I moved out, mostly because that meant she was left with my sister, who was* a moody cowbag.

*is
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Thu 13 May 2010, 15:33, 1 reply, 16 years ago)

I found out recently that I made my mum cry loads when I was shitty teenager, I had no idea
I feel like a right twat now.
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 13 May 2010, 15:39, Reply)

Yeah I think you forget when you're a kid that they have feelings too
and when I see kids being horrible to their mums I want to tell them off for being jerks.

My sister made her cry loads more, I remember once mum rang me at work because she was so upset at what my sister had said to her, that went on for about 3 years after I'd moved out. She's alright now but she still gets really stroppy and has a nasty streak.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Thu 13 May 2010, 15:52, Reply)

that is true
I'm closer to my parents now than ever before I think. It helps that my dad has chilled out by a factor of several million since retiring. He's actually pleasant company now he doesn't have to deal with cunts every day.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 13 May 2010, 16:03, Reply)

I still get the feeling that I'm the favourite, at least with my mum
because my sister has such a nasty temper on her. Also, I get into quite lively debates about things like politics and literature with them, whereas my sister isn't really interested in things like that.

She can just be really nasty as well for no reason, she recently told me my corsets were a rip off because you could get them from China for less, my dad went apeshit at her.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Thu 13 May 2010, 16:11, Reply)

nastiness for no reason is shitty
particularly as your corsets seem to be shockingly good value. I'm still trying to persuade the mrs that she needs one in her life.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 13 May 2010, 16:17, Reply)

haha keep trying!
it was kind of hurtful because I put a lot of time and effort into making them, so although my materials aren't that expensive, I'm not even paying myself minimum wage for the time I spend, so it was a bit mean. She's an accountant though and I'm an artist *sighs dramatically*
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Thu 13 May 2010, 16:32, Reply)

I offered to pay for it, said she could choose the material and stuff
and she actually said "when would I wear it?"

arty stuff like that is a bummer costwise. My mum is a potter (makes pots and clay sculpture and stuff) and she is very good, but you just can't charge enough to make up for the time
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 13 May 2010, 17:07, Reply)