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IMDB rating: 5.10 Plot: In a world where the holidays are run by the efficient Bureau of Yuletide Affairs, a bitter and burned-out Ghost of Christmas Past decides to go AWOL while on a “mission” and leave his “target” stranded in 1965. |
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Actors: Arnold Tom,Jordan Leslie,Clarke Robert,Ayres Ben,Dallas Keith,Dubois Casey,Ludwig Zak,Paunovic Aleks,Rees Jed,Soriano Marco,Velis Juan Carlos,Wong Nelson,Comedy,
I don't understand what's going on. My mom's being stupid…Does this make any sense to you?
I’m going to college in Arizona at the moment. She and my sister live in California, where I lived previously. My Winter Break lasts exactly one month. I haven’t seen them yet since I moved into the dorms.
My mom had left a voice message on my phone last night, stating she found a good deal on Christmas tickets and to call her as soon as I could. She sounded happy. I called her back and she says she found some great tickets to Medford, Oregon. I asked why she got them for Medford; if she planned on driving up to pick me up and bring me back. She said I would stay with my grandparents. I told her I was not interested in spending my winter break with my grandparents and that I wanted to be there with them in California. She said it was too late and that she had already gotten the ticket. I was upset. I didn’t yell at her, but rather asked her to please cancel the ticket. She’s a very stubborn person and continually said that no, she would not…if she were to cancel it, she would not guarantee that I would come down to California to be with them.
I reminded her that I’d had an appointment to get my wisdom teeth pulled this winter break(I had had an appointment last winter but she didn’t find the time and moved it to this summer but again, did not find the time). She said she’d move it to spring. She hung up on me several times last night to which I’d call back and ask her to cancel the ticket.
Today, I looked online at United Airlines and found that the tickets to San Francisco were the same price…about $250. I looked up the shuttle I would use and what time I’d need to leave. I called her and told her. She still did not want to cancel the ticket. She said she’d thought I wanted to spend time with my grandparents. I said I wanted to spend time with them in Cali. She says, "you’ll see us at Christmas". She did not come up with a reason for me not to go to California. At the end of each call, she says, "I am tired and I have things to do. I do not want to listen to this" and she hangs up. She emailed me sometime today and said that she did not want us fighting at Thanksgiving and asked if we could just enjoy the holidays together. I don’t understand; I was fighting so that I’d be able to be with them this winter break. I finally start to convince her to cancel the ticket, still no guarantee I’ll be able to come home(I’m still not sure why). She says, "then what is it you want? You want us to come to Arizona for Christmas?" and I say, "No, I want to come to California." I don’t know why she’s making it so difficult.
She’s making me feel as if she doesn’t want to be with me this winter. I already have a problem with loneliness and went to a counselor for it. I don’t see why I cannot come home and why she is turning to every other option.
My mom and I used to have problems; she used to hit me a lot, take out her anger on me, etc and she never once touched my sister. Ex. she chased me around the house for half an hour and gave me a bloody nose when I was 11 once for saying, "I told you a million times."…when I was 9, I was crying and screaming after she gave me a spanking, so she put her hand over my face to quiet me down. I couldn’t breathe and blood shot all over from beneath her hand…she pulled me up the stairs by my hair numerous times when I was 13-14 for little things such as that…lots of bloody noses and a black eye. I lived with family for a while and when I came back, she’d stopped doing those things. But we still do not always have the best relationship.
Does it make sense to you at all?
Oh. And in the last call, she kept saying, "You never appreciate what I do. You’re never happy." …..She could have easily gone with the option that made me happy.
No, my mom couldn’t take a month off of work. The most she ever gets is one week. And my sister has school.
Ms. E: My mom has been to classes at Kaiser. She gets stressed too easily and is easily angered. She then does not know how to control her anger. Such a b*tch thing of you to say that I deserved any abuse…you don’t know the least about me. Why is it that people like you always turn to the conclusion that it is always the child’s fault? You believe there cannot be a faulty parent?
And sorry for wanting to spend more time at home this winter. Especially since I haven’t been there in months.
Your mom is stubborn and childish. I know this is hard–but the bottom line is, if she really wanted you home, she would have made it happen, and you tix would be for Cali and not Oregon. You know how they say the truth is always there, right in front of us, it’s just for us to see it? Well this is one of those times. I don’t know how your social life is, and if you’ve made many friends, but I would opt to stay on campus, plenty of students do, and do your own thing. But she does not want you home for a reason, so I’d let it be. You might go home and stumble upon or find out some things that you were better off not knowing. How bad are grandma and grandpa? This might be one of those situations where you just have to make the best of it.But I would definitely stop calling Mom and asking about this. Forget her!
amanda t | Nov 15, 2009
Not to be rude, ut this makes no sense to me.
Cheerios | Nov 15, 2009
your mom needs to grow up
leather and jeans | Nov 15, 2009
You could have said this without the essay.
dff67 | Nov 15, 2009
SEE IF YOUR PARENTS ARE DIVORCED OR IF YOUR MOM IS ON DRUGS OR SOMETHING.
Mike | Nov 15, 2009
maybe she’s going to oregon too and wants to surprise you
Jaden_Live | Nov 15, 2009
yOU SHOULD JUST GO VISIT YOUR GRANDPARENTS. i MEAN THEY AREN’T GOING TO BE THERE FOR EVER. (Sorry for the capitals)
ella | Nov 15, 2009
I’m not really sure. But maybe your mother might be surprising you by going to Medford.
Not really sure.
But good luck.
RoseyLi | Nov 15, 2009
This is a sensitive topic so I don’t really want to assume things.
But maybe she’s stressed out about something at the moment which is leading her to feel angry. You say she used to take her anger out on you so maybe she realises she will only hurt you again if you’re around her. So she wants to keep you safe while she has time to calm down?
Love Babyshambles | Nov 15, 2009
Maybe your making things hard for her? why don’t you go to your grandparents and maybe next time she will do things you want to do. Tell her you did things her way once then to do it your way next. Me and my mom use to be like this and now we’re getting along more.
T-loc 87 | Nov 15, 2009
(keep in mind trying to make as much sense of this as possible, still doesn’t make much sense though) your mom wants you to spend some time with family, whoever that is. Her reasoning behind that may be because your grandparents are complaining about not seeing you, or they dnt have much longer.
it doesn’t make sense though, your mom has some ulterior motive. she is obviously not telling you something, but why?
if she has a history with violence, then maybe she’s either going through stress and doesn’t want the commotion of you being there, or something is up with your sister and your mom.
If i were you, i’d go down there anyways. see whats going on. she obviously wont tell you.
B | Nov 15, 2009
whoa, this is very detailed. I know it’s important to you that you spend you break with your mom, but she obviously doesn’t see it this way. We all have our problems and your mom must have a problem with understanding how you feel and is somewhat self-centered. You however can rise above her behavior. You should act as though her behavior does not bother you until it in fact DOESN’T bother you. Don’t let your grandparents know that you don’t want to stay with them.
You should definitely make your own plans to have your wisdom teeth removed some other time and then carry out the plans on your own. Don’t let her get to you.
kadeyp | Nov 15, 2009
first off, if someone bought me a ticket that i didnt pay for to visit my grandparents for the holiday, why wouldnt you want to go? that sounds like you are being selfish. second, eveyrthing your mom did to you, you probably deserved. sometimes when youre younger, things feel and look worse then what they are.
lighten up. sounds like your mom is trying to make an attempt to do something nice for you, and all youre doing is rejecting her. if i went out of the way and bought a plane ticket for someone and they were being a spoiled brat and told me to cancel it, id slap the shit out of you too!!!
Ms. E | Nov 15, 2009
One, how old are you know? and if you are like 17 or 18 you should make your own decisions, therefor, no your mom is not making any real sense at all and im so sorry for her abusing you, i thought my life was rough
ladiesguy1111 | Nov 15, 2009
Why don’t you visit your grandparents? It sounds like your mom has other plans or does not want you around during your winter break. So why force the issue with her? Me personally, I would do what the heck I wanted to. The ticket to grandmas is paid for…so enjoy it and them!
Think of it this way: you will have time with your grandparents. Did they beat you?
No?…and I bet they will just love having you in their home.
Sugar | Nov 15, 2009
It’s not right to hit your child in the face, but it sounds like you’re the kind of girl who can’t take a hint, and only gets WORSE after being told "no," and that’s probably why you got it so badly when you were growing up. Yeesh. Crying is one thing when someone hits you, but SCREAMING is a rebellious behavior. So is calling over and over when someone hangs up on you. There is obviously something your mom’s not telling you: maybe she doesn’t want you there, maybe your sister doesn’t want you there. Maybe your mother has a new man in her life and doesn’t want him to see her loose it. It’s very odd that your mother just made this plan for you, without giving you an explanation, then plays dumb about it, pretending like it’s your idea. It’s also odd that your mother did what she probably knew would rile you, then asked that you not fight. Sounds like you two have a cycle. Although she’s being questionably difficult, resist contacting her for now. Take time to calm yourself and think, then call your sister and find out what’s going on. Whatever it is, try to handle it calmly, because it sounds like your mom likes to upset you and please learn to STOP when you should. Stop whatever it is that you need to stop when other people would. Stop near a point where your sister would stop. Family and individual counseling should be helpful. Make sure your individual counselor and your family counselor communicate with each other.
Lovey | Nov 15, 2009
just talk to here
awommack | Nov 17, 2009