no wonder they are worried of going away!
By 911Ricki
@911Ricki (13588)
Canada
June 25, 2012 9:15am CST
My parents will be going away the July long weekend. They refuse to let my younger brother stay home (more of what his stupid girlfriend would do). Last time they went away this girl stole my parents alcohol and had a party. My brother won't say no to this girl, he's in a dream world and eill bend over backwards for her. Such as when they skipped school this girl goes ill lie for you, and even put on a show for my parents making up lies (too bad I already had told my parents her plans). I will be working all weekend so coming and going the entire time I told them I wasn't babysitting them either so what happens isn't my problem. My sister may be home and they didn't want to go and leave the animals. She just let the dogs outside and left they were still sitting outside. So they told my sister not to come home on the weekend because she doesn't close the door, shut the oven off, and so on. I am in charge of feeding and caring for their cats while they are gone. I just think its sad they can't go away without worrying about their grown kids and what they will or won't do. My dad even said they know ill take care of the cats (I won't leave mine more then 24 hours alone) and I'm sort of paranoid about the doors not being shut, what they can get into. I wonder if they will grow out of these stupid behaviours or they always be this irresponsible.
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7 responses
@PointlessQuestions (15397)
• United States
27 Jun 12
I swear, your big sister seems like she might need a babysitter. Really! It seems you are the only one responsible out of the bunch. I think I would charge lessons on how to be responsible. You’d be rich in no time, Ricki! I mean, really! You are young and yet you are the adult in the family, so much so that your parents don’t trust the oldest child in the family.
@Jennib1 (62)
• South Africa
25 Jun 12
Your parents are very fortunate to have you as the responsible one they can rely on to look after their pets. We are very fussy who comes to look after our house and pets when we go away. There are only three people who we will trust our animals to. It is not that we don't trust our other friends or family members but we want our animals to be looked after as we look after them and it is not everyone that feels the same way as we feel about our pets.
To change the subject from pets to your brother's girlfriend, it sounds as if she is not a good influence on him. Maybe with time he will realize that she is not the girl for him. I don't know if you are the eldest child in the family but I think with time your siblings will start acting more responsibly.
@winterose (39887)
• Canada
25 Jun 12
Yes it is a darn shame when they can't count on the adult children to act like adults and be responsible.
@SomeCowgirl (32191)
• United States
25 Jun 12
It seems to me right now they have bf / gf who doesn't care about their idiocy, either that or doesn't notice so hey as long as they can play the irresponsible stupid game, why stop, right?
Well I'm surprised your parents told them both NOT to come home, but I wonder just how much they'll listen to that?
@innocents_lost (1026)
• Canada
25 Jun 12
My parents are going away for three weeks in august and have asked me to dog sit there little dog my brother will be home but he didn't like the little dog so they are afraid no one will feed her and she is on a special diet they have also asked that I stop by from time to time and make sure the big dog is being taken care of as well but they aren't as worried about him because he will bark if hungry and another my brother till he feeds him but it's sad as my brother is 22 and still they don't trust him compleatly alone at home
@LovingMyBabies (85288)
• Valdosta, Georgia
25 Jun 12
That is really sad that they can't go away when they have grown kids. That is crazy! I feel sorry for them. Maybe one day the others will grow up a little bit, but I wouldn't hold my breath for it if I were you. Lol. It could take a long time.
It's also unfair to you because your the only responsible one so it all falls back on you. They should have to do things too and do it the right way...
