One little girl's turmoil
I know of this bright young woman who is burdened with too much adult-type stuff. It is weighing on her terribly. She doesn't complain, but neither do people understand that they way she acts is directly related to the carrying of this burden. And I alone am able to see how she strains to keep everything under control, even to the point of letting her own life slip to the back of the priority lists. Simply, she loves too much.For example, this young woman is blessed with parents who while not "rich" are extremely comfortable. Extremely. And yet, circumstances being what they are, she feels the need to have a job to make money for the family. Not for herself. Why? Because her mother complains of financial matters so often that the young lady is convinced that circumstances are dire. Did I mention that her parents are in extremely comfortable circumstances? She hears the complaints and seeks to address them personally.
Exhibit B: this young woman lives in a rocky home environment. "Extremely comfortable" does not necessarily equate to "blissfully happy." The problem, if one is honest, rests firmly on the shoulders of the adults in the household. Perhaps substance abuse is to blame and not the teenager? But she is such an easy target for all of the adults. And it is a real shame. Because she loves them and is trying to fix the problems herself, despite her youth. She is searching for a new home for herself and her parent - IN HER FREE TIME. Not being young, not being a teenager, not driving with the windows down and the music up loud, but checking out real estate websites. Freakin' Wrong.
Exhibit C: this woman's other parent recently lost his girlfriend to an unfortunate illness. This young lady is giving up her weekend to spend time with this parent. Helping the parent through the pain.
Does she sound like a troublemaker to you? Or, is she perhaps overburdened with adult-type issues because the adults in her immediate life suck?
She won't rage against it, so I do it for her. Her childhood died too long ago, prematurely, was never mourned, and it is a parental crime.
And that's all I have to say about that!
