Monday 23 February 2009

Parental separation anxiety?

My dad freaks out when my brothers walk home. We live a 15 minute walk away from the school. It's ridiculous. It's not like they're going to get stabbed on the way home or something.

It's the same with uni stuff. Already, he is trying to stop me from going to stuff that, while aren't compulsory, would be social suicide if I do not attend. Like the O-Week party, or the Law Camp. And from financing myself through university (not so much uni, but my social life). He tried to hint to me that I should quit my job to concentrate on studying. Which I don't want to do. I like having money to spend. I like having control over the places I go.* I like having a place to go that isn't home or school, where I get paid to do something I enjoy.

He freaks out when I drive.**

He freaks out when I go out.

If you've heard of separation anxiety, you'll know that it's usually associated with young children and small animals. When the primary caregiver of said child/pet is absent, the child/pet will experience mild to extreme symptoms of anxiety. Parental separation anxiety is the reverse, where when the child/pet is absent, they will instead feel symptoms of anxiety.

It's quite bizarre.

I'd like to learn more about it (and how to get rid of it.)

*Speaking of going out, sometimes I go out with friends while telling my parents that I'm working, or going to uni.

**Driving is FRICKING scary. I have nightmares about it. They always involve me having to drive in an emergency, with someone dying in the end. I've had 7 hours of driving experience so far, and while dad says I can't be a perfect driver after only a few hours of driving, his comments while I'm driving are the opposite. E.g. ZOMG you're driving too close to the kerb, why can't you control the car? and/or ZOMG I can't believe you didn't slow down before that hump, are you blind? You're so careless... etc

Anyway, Uni tomorrow. First lecture, and unfortunately, I don't know anyone in my STAT171 class yet =/ Grargh.

Saturday 7 February 2009

it's so hot!!! milk was a bad choice!!!

hmm....

1) summer... brain melting heat = not fun
2) crushedbyingsoc.blogspot.com crashing = not fun
3) meeting awesome dude's (only he calls himself that hahaha) primary school friend + spud's friends = fun
4) seeing how much older the people at uni seem = daunting
5) seeing other friendship groups falling apart = scary
6) fighting (not much of a struggle yet) to keep our group together = an interesting challenge
7) learning cute little korean dances in sweltering heat = fun, but stupid