Some examples of that wangsty material

My parents are friggin' ridiculous. Completely unempathetic. The only people I know who can manage to get in an argument over the minor things I got incorrect in Geometry tests. The worst about those minor things is how minor they really are--a point off on problems!

Dad is a complete ass when it comes to teaching, thank God that he isn't the one teaching me. He was supposed to go over my tests with me and explain what I did wrong. What did he actually do? He tested me on the problems I got wrong, to see if I could get them right, and then gave me long, drawn-out redundent lectures on the particular mistake I was making.

With him continuing to do that...over and over again...I exploded. I ended up pissed at both of my parents and primarily arguing with Dad for an hour. I think it's ended, but now I just feel drained, depressed, and kinda want to either crawl up in a ball and die or go over to a friend's to escape.

And...my mother...ugh.

"That frustration you feel?" she said after the argument ended, looking at me with her wide, self-pitying eyes. "Just multiply that by five hundred and you know what I go through all the time."

Nothing better to top off a shitty afternoon than being told by your own flesh and blood that your feelings are insignificent compared to theirs. I mean, it's not that I think what I go through is worse than hers, or my feelings are more important. But, damnit, couldn't she just say something like, "Oh, honey, I know," and hug me or something? Why is my mom so oblivious that she can't even do that one freaking thing right?

Oh, I even confirmed with Mom that that was what she meant. I even told her, "that's not very comforting."

Her initial response?

"What, that I have to go through all that horrible stuff on a daily basis?"

"No, that your frustration is apparently greater than mine." (I said something to that effect)

"Oh, well, I guess it did, because that's what I honestly meant."

So...yeah. There's no way I could even hope to write, feeling the way I do now.

I wish Josh and Tim were here.