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Zanzae
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I know that some of my friends who hop trains and hitch are in contact with their families, and some are not. For the most part, I live with my parents, and try to keep them somewhere near the truth.
My cousin just called, and asked me how I was getting to om:festival. I told her hitch-hiking.
"Are you fucking insane!? That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard. That's not very adult of you. I thought you were smarter than that! You're getting to get raped and killed! People don't do that anymore. It's too dangerous. Do you have any idea how stupid that is?"
"I'll tell my dad you called"
"Take a bus! For god's sake, not before your dad's wedding. If you have no respect for yourself, then respect the fact that your dad is getting married, and if you died right before he got married....if you still want to be that stupid, do it another time. You could get raped and beaten. People don't just recover from that you know? It changes them for life!"
"...I'll tell him you called then."
"I hope you think about that, really. It's very dangerous."
"ok, bye then"
My parents themselves aren't fond of it, but they're getting a little more used to the idea. My cousin might just scare the shit out of my parents now..hmm..
Does anyone else have to deal with these sorts of reactions from family and/or others who you care about? I'm not fond of lying to people...so I attempted to tell her the truth...but now I almost regret it. How does it go for you?
My cousin just called, and asked me how I was getting to om:festival. I told her hitch-hiking.
"Are you fucking insane!? That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard. That's not very adult of you. I thought you were smarter than that! You're getting to get raped and killed! People don't do that anymore. It's too dangerous. Do you have any idea how stupid that is?"
"I'll tell my dad you called"
"Take a bus! For god's sake, not before your dad's wedding. If you have no respect for yourself, then respect the fact that your dad is getting married, and if you died right before he got married....if you still want to be that stupid, do it another time. You could get raped and beaten. People don't just recover from that you know? It changes them for life!"
"...I'll tell him you called then."
"I hope you think about that, really. It's very dangerous."
"ok, bye then"
My parents themselves aren't fond of it, but they're getting a little more used to the idea. My cousin might just scare the shit out of my parents now..hmm..
Does anyone else have to deal with these sorts of reactions from family and/or others who you care about? I'm not fond of lying to people...so I attempted to tell her the truth...but now I almost regret it. How does it go for you?