YIKES!!
Wednesday, January 10, 2007

Wow!! I just talked to my mom about us moving up to Chico, and she acted like I was doing this to ruin her life and take her grandchildren further away from her. Right now she lives an hour away, and when we're in Chico, we'll be about 3 hours away. She doesn't come visit us that often anyway, and when she does, she drinks herself into a haze.
I just was NOT expecting that kind of response. I am doing this to better my family and get my kids to a town where I can feel comfortable sending them outside to play....and where I'm comfortable walking down the street for that matter.
When we had to move from Chico because we had no other choice, my mom went into a mental hospital and ended up getting electro-shock therapy. It totally took her memory for months. I'm afraid the same thing is going to happen when we move to Chico. She's going to blame me, and in one way or another, I'll feel extremely responsible and guilty.
But I will NOT stay in the bay just to make someone else happy. This is MY life, and I'm 24. It's time to start living for myself and my family (meaning my husband and kids.)

posted by Melissa Bracewell @ 2:20 PM,