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Child Parent by A. V., Old Orchard Beach, ME<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve become a 17-year-old mother of two boys. I didn\u2019t give birth to them or supply them with names yet now they\u2019re mine, and I have no choice whether I want them or not. I worry when they cram their mouths with junk food. I gripe at them when they watch tasteless shows like Ricki Lake. I complain when they wrestle in the living room, pretending that they\u2019re ninja warriors. I\u2019ve become overly protective of my brothers, half in love, half in obligation.<\/p>\n

Being the oldest, I\u2019ve been thrust into the spot of \u201cauthority figure with a teenage attitude.\u201d I\u2019ve lost my interest in causing trouble and experimenting with my own freedom. I\u2019m the scowling older sister who yells and interferes when she has no such right.<\/p>\n

I can\u2019t raise children. I don\u2019t want that parental responsibility.<\/p>\n

I watch my actions, maintain maturity and stifle my urge to go crazy, hoping that my examples will be noticed. Jordan sees me as a bossy jerk. Joey sees me as entertainment when I tickle him in his armpits and spider walk him across the kitchen, but he can\u2019t understand why I scowl at him when he\u2019s watching Power Rangers at 6 a.m. He doesn\u2019t know that I only want to keep his fragile brain from being scattered and distorted.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m choking my brothers with an urgency to save them from being hurt. It is quite evident that I am not happy with their obnoxious actions, but in caring for them, I am anxious and nervous. Parenting is too intense for me.<\/p>\n

Saturday night \u201carrives.\u201d Jordan is at the dance, Joey is in bed, Mom, reading in her room with the music up loud, tells me to go out and do something for awhile. I know where they are and feel no need to worry. I let myself break away, going out to a friend\u2019s house for a little excitement.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s 1: 30 and the party is breaking down. Everyone is slowly letting themselves slip into the dead unconsciousness following a rowdy night of brain-cell killing. I\u2019m sitting there, ice-cold sober, wondering how they\u2019re all feeling, thinking What am I doing here? I laugh at their silliness, slurred mumbling, and woozy cavorting. Now they\u2019re filled with unnatural substances, falling asleep like logs on the carpet. They had fun.<\/p>\n

I can\u2019t let go of my obligation. I like to come home and look Mom in the eye, knowing that she has nothing to hang over my head. My friends can\u2019t gossip about my embarrassing displays at last week\u2019s party because there weren\u2019t any.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m too responsible. I\u2019m so moral that I\u2019m probably abnormal. I know that there is nothing wrong with this seemingly unprecedented behavior, but \u2026 balance, damnit! I feel like a moron, purposely scheduling screw-off time. Doesn\u2019t that happen naturally?<\/p>\n

This sudden change from teenager to adult has put me in turmoil. With Dad gone, the man of the house is missing. The father figure, husband, and security is gone. Now Mom and I share the household responsibility, but at different levels. She has been where I\u2019ve been. I\u2019ve never been in her place to see life\u2019s unfolding trials.<\/p>\n

I want to be a child. I want to experience these years with curiosity and hope. I\u2019m too young to be a mom. I\u2019m too old to be innocent. I can\u2019t close my eyes to what lies ahead. I have emotionally adapted to life\u2019s changes and I feel that I am stable enough to meet those tough challenges in these metamorphic years. I will not be shocked and disorientated when life throws me a curve ball. I feel that I am ready to overcome the harshness of growing up. The child parent within me is ready. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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