So, I got my mother to pick me up from work today. It's something that's happened maybe three times since I moved out, so it's still fairly new to me. I mean, she always picked me up from school or after-school events, but that seemed different. That was something she had to do — motherly responsibilities, I suppose — so I'm still pretty thankful when she takes time out to come rescue me from the land of fast-food.

Except today I had a real reason for needing her to come get me. I could've always taken the bus, as I usually do after work. But today, I needed to talk to her.

I decided to bring up the subject of moving away from here with her. And I totally was expecting her to pull a parent, and tell me that no such thing was going to happen as far as she was concerned, and I was expecting there to be a furious arguement in the twenty minutes or so it takes to drive from my job to my house. Well, in all honesty, I had no idea what to expect. But I was prepared for some war to explode in her tiny, maroon car.

Thus, I was extremely surprised when my mom said to me, "Well, you're an adult now. Maybe not legally, but as far as I'm concerned. And I won't stop you from making decisions about your life now."

I hadn't expected that reaction. I only expected the negative to go happen. I guess that's because I'm still conditioned to how things were back last year. I forget that all of us have had time to grow up since then.

So she has to talk to my father about all of this, but I guess it went well, because he didn't call my house and leave me angry phone messages after she got home. Maybe they're prepared to be rational for once.

Sydney's gonna come spend the night over here this weekend. It'll be the first time in a long time that I've gotten to see her for an extended amount of time. My brother is difficult to be around at best, but I enjoy the time I spend with Sydney. I've really missed her a lot, and I'm looking forward to this.

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