My brother Tyler and I were having a debate and I lost when he said “You don’t live here anymore so why should you get to have a say?” I realized yesterday that he was right and it hit me like a ton of bricks. Let me start from the beginning and how this whole thing got started. Mutley is our outside dog and he is so great and by that I mean loyal and smells bad and sheds terribly. He showed up a few years ago out of nowhere so we took him in and got him healthy. The backyard at my parent’s house is wide open to the street and there is no fence so Tanner installed an electric fence for Mutley. He isn’t a hyper dog but a loving dog he doesn’t leave the yard ever and he helps my mom to feel safer in the house when my dad is out of town which is all the time. The past 3 weeks animal control kept stopping by to take him away because some neighbor complained that because there was no fence they were concerned. I understand if Mutley had a reputation for this kind of behavior but he doesn’t. Saturday my dad went to Louisiana for work and decided Mutley had to go. He said he would be happier there and have more room to run and play with plenty of people to love and care for him. I wasn’t really sad for myself but for Tyler who loves him to no end and for my mom who feels less safe. Last night my dad called and said he was coming home Tuesday night and he would bring Mutley and he could be an inside dog. EWWWWW!!!!!!! No that’s gross! I love him and all but I feel like it would be the equivalent of letting a dirty homeless person roam all over your newly remodeled home. I’m sorry if that seems harsh but its how I feel. I made sure to voice this opinion with Tyler and my mom last night in the kitchen and that’s when Tyler looked over and said that powerful sentence. I was really upset about this because he’s right. I haven’t lived at home for almost 5 years and it just now sunk in. I left the house that night sad to go back to my empty apartment and when I got there I started to wonder why this bothered me. I came up with one explanation which is that I am growing up and now that my mom and I are finally close I don’t have any memories of that relationship when I lived there. Now that I know why Tyler’s words stung I can move past it and feel like I might be on the road to adulthood. I can start to make the memories with my mom when I am there visiting and not worry so much about the ones we missed out on when I lived at home years ago.
posted by Taylor at 8:47 AM
7 Comments:
I think it would be nice if you would remove the word "homeless" from your description. You have probably encountered a few people who you don't even know are homeless — because they are certainly not all "dirty." Just think, in Wichita, KS, there are more than 1,000 homeless school children (see article here). What if even one of them listens to KKITM and reads your blog and reads your description of homeless people. How would that make you feel? Remember how hurtful Kidd's braces comment was to you?
why don't you shut up! she can write whatever she pleases. if you don't like it, don't read it
I liked your blog it makes me think twice about fighting with my mom all the time. whenever we fight she always says i should not keep fighting with her becuase when i get older i hate myself for every second that i fought with her. She says she knows becuase thats the way she felt when she did the same thing. well i love reading your blogs i read them almost every day. look forward to reading tomarrows!
A blog is not an editorial or a congressional report, she can say pretty much whatever she wants, if you don't like it, you now know her style and now you can stop reading and critiqing HER blog.
so people should be able to say whatever they want, regardless of how it might hurt other people? if you believe that, i think that is a sad commentary on of our society today.
I think this blog shows just how shallow Taylor is...forget her mom's perceived safety or her brothers unconditional love, its all about keeping a clean, perfect house! Beauty doesn't last forever Taylor, think of someone other than yourself!!!
Taylor how profound. You have truly discovered a vital part of life. I too did not have the closest relationship with my mother when I lived at home. I was so excited when I moved out. Now out of the house 20+ years, I too accomplished that close relationship with my mother. Unfortunately, Ovarian Cancer took her from me last November, but not BEFORE I moved her in to MY home so we could have that closness I missed when I was under her roof. And guess what? My daddy now lives with me and my family and it is the best. WHO SAYS YOU CAN'T GO BACK???? CHERISH ALL the time you have with your FAMILY.. Friends are nice, but it is FAMILY that is most important. They WILL ALWAYS be there when other's aren't. best wishes to you! NO REGRETS! CW
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