18 year old mom for a week?
First, I’m going to start off by saying this is a vent/rant post. So if you are reading this I’m sorry and I applaud you for reading this post. Also I apologize for any cussing. I’m just a little bit stressed and sometimes that means I cuss more than usual. I’ll try to not cuss too much.
So this week I have been babysitting two of my cousins, Frankie (16 years old) and Belle (9 years old). Their mom and stepdad are out of town on their honeymoon and they asked me to babysit for the week. And I just have to say, What the f*** were they thinking?!?! It is the first week of school for Belle and Frankie and where are their parents? Out on a roadtrip for their honeymoon and they are in the middle of nowhere and they have almost no cell phone signal and if the girls have questions aout school they can’t talk to their parents. it’s ridiculous!! Oh and did I mention that this is my last full week in Memphis because I leave for college next Thursday? Yea I need to be home packing right now, but no. I’m babysitting all day, every day, all week. But on a positive note, it’s kinda like a nonstop sleepover which is really fun except for the parts where they don’t listen. But I’m doing the best I can with what I’ve got and I think (i hope) I’m doing a good, or at least, decent job.
My Aunt Lara (the girls’ mom) SAID that she bought 300 dollars worth of groceries for us. and what do I find when I come here? A rotten bowl of fruit, a box of hostess cupcakes, a box of baby bags of chips, three boxes of totino’s pizza, half a bag of pizza rolls, three cans of spaghettio’s or however you spell that, and groundbeef that expired in APRIL. How the hell does she consider that to be 300 dollars worth of food?! and how does she expect two teenagers and a nine year old to survive for a week on that?? Thankfully my Meme bought us enough food for the week.
Ok I’m gonna interupt myself for a minute. I love Frankie and Annabelle so very much. Frankie is my best friend and I have known Annabelle since she was first adopted when she was barely a year old. They mean sooooo much to me. And I know I’m majoring in Child care and development. But I am 18 years old and I’m taking care of a 16 year old and a 9 year old for an entire week. I’m pretty sure this is a little bit different than child care and development. I’m taking the position of mom for the week and I still have the position of best friend and cousin. I’m doing things their own mom doesn’t do like cooking dinner, making lunches, and getting up in the mornings with them and making sure they get off to school on time. But I do love Frankie and Belle with all my heart and I am more than happy to be here for them when they need me. Now back to my ranting.
Frankie is 16 years old and has been forced to take on the roll of mother and take care of Annabelle Because their mom didn’t from a young age. It’s hard for her to let anybody else to take over take charge. And it’s also hard to get your best friend who is only two years younger than you to listen to you as authority figure and not just friend. And Belle has the worst attitude. She disobeys me constantly and talk backs to me with everything that I say. I tell her she can go outside and play when her chores are done, she lies about finishing them. I come get her to come back inside and she whines and complains and tells me she’s going back outside (which I don’t let her do). She asks for a brownie and I say no because she’s already had enough junk food, and she refuses to stop asking about the brownie. It’s a fucking brownie. It’s not like I’m telling her she can’t eat or drink water for the rest of the night! And I’m sorry but I’m tired of trying to take care of two kids that refuse to be taken care of. It’s stressful and exhausting. And I know it’s only for a week. I’m getting paid. Blah blah blah. But my aunt never once spoke to me about this. She told my mom and Meme everything and they told me. If I wanted to talk to her I had to call, leave a voicemail, and wait for her to call back. She has been so selfish and irresponsible and thoughtless. And it’s not just been this week. She is ALWAYS like this. She doesn’t take care of her kids. She expects them to do absolutely everything by themselves. And I know kids need do take care of themselves, but they aren’t supposed to do everything. Parents are supposed to be there and take care of their children, not go out all night after work because they’ve had a long day and abandon their kids at home.
There’s so much more that I haven’t even put in this post. But you know what? I’m glad I wrote this post. I really needed to vent and now I feel a little better and less stressed. If you read this whole thing, know that I think you’re amazing! Moral of the story: teenagers don’t need to be parents. They just need to be teenagers, because these years won’t last forever and in a couple years we won’t be teenagers anymore. So we need to enjoy it while we can.
