I Will Be Myself And Not What Others Want Me To Be
Everybody is different from everyone else. I am too, and my brothers don't understand me.
I love my siblings. But my one brother constantly gets on my nerves. He first couldn't understand why I didn't get married(I couldn't find anyone who wanted to,or even interested in). Now, if I raise my voice on the phone, he interrupts me and tells we to "Not give me any lip" and to "lower your voice or I'll hang up on you." Just the other night, he was talking about my having to move out because the landlord wasn't renewing my lease (and I don't know why, so don't ask). I don't know how we got into the subject, but he suddenly said, "...and you don't GO anywhere!"
I was stunned. I have plenty to do at home and more besides. Why should HE care, more or less, what I do or don't do all day and half the night? He is younger than I (by ten months) and thinks he knows it all on every subject. I told my youngest brother about the conversation later, when I could talk about it, and all he could say was, in a disapproving voice, "He shouldn't have said that." I know it, but I get the same thing from my one friend who is constantly after me to "go out to dinner" or "lunch".
If I am by myself, I can manage just fine, thanks. If I need your help, I will ask you for it. If you can't help out, I will figure it out for myself.
He wants to put me in a housing facility in Franklin Park. The pluses are a good option (fully equipped kitchen, sizeable bedroom and living room, ample closet space) but at the same time, you have to go on a waiting list and they may not take me before people who need protection or disabled personnel or my remaining time on the lease will/would run out.
I will be who I want to be - as long as I have somewhere to eat and sleep.
I love my siblings. But my one brother constantly gets on my nerves. He first couldn't understand why I didn't get married(I couldn't find anyone who wanted to,or even interested in). Now, if I raise my voice on the phone, he interrupts me and tells we to "Not give me any lip" and to "lower your voice or I'll hang up on you." Just the other night, he was talking about my having to move out because the landlord wasn't renewing my lease (and I don't know why, so don't ask). I don't know how we got into the subject, but he suddenly said, "...and you don't GO anywhere!"
I was stunned. I have plenty to do at home and more besides. Why should HE care, more or less, what I do or don't do all day and half the night? He is younger than I (by ten months) and thinks he knows it all on every subject. I told my youngest brother about the conversation later, when I could talk about it, and all he could say was, in a disapproving voice, "He shouldn't have said that." I know it, but I get the same thing from my one friend who is constantly after me to "go out to dinner" or "lunch".
If I am by myself, I can manage just fine, thanks. If I need your help, I will ask you for it. If you can't help out, I will figure it out for myself.
He wants to put me in a housing facility in Franklin Park. The pluses are a good option (fully equipped kitchen, sizeable bedroom and living room, ample closet space) but at the same time, you have to go on a waiting list and they may not take me before people who need protection or disabled personnel or my remaining time on the lease will/would run out.
I will be who I want to be - as long as I have somewhere to eat and sleep.
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