Welcome to the first episode of the Series of Unfortunate Teen Events. In this series, I'll be narrating all kinds of unfortunate problems and situations I face as a teen, melodramatic style. Which means, some parts of it may be exaggerated, but the message and feelings are true. So let's get right to it, shall we?
The Series of Teen Misfortunes - Episode 1: Treat Me Like a Teen!
Now as all of you probably remember, I was mostly dreading my 13th birthday. I didn't really want to become a teenager, and say good-bye to my precious childhood.
However, on the morning of my 13th birthday, as I clambered out of bed, I realised that I had this suppressed happiness within me. I knew that once I became a teenager, my family and relatives wouldn't treat me like a child anymore. I would be treated with respect, like a grown-up. It was the dawn of a new era in my life.
"Moooooooorning, sweetie! Happy happy birthday! Ooooh my little girl is growing up, isn't she! Who's a big girl!" My mom gushed as I drowsily flopped down at the breakfast table. My dad wasn't any better, beaming at me like I had just learned to walk and talking to me with a toothy grin. Being treated like a proper teenager was going to be harder than I thought. But I had to keep my hopes up. Perhaps mom and dad were the only ones who was going to act like this way...
"Your grandmother got you a gift, birthday girl!" My dad chirped as he arrived home from work, a huge plastic bag in hand. I eagerly took the bag and opened it up, expecting to find a new bag, or clothes.
I screamed. My gift was staring at me. With big, haunting, glassy eyes. It was a... a....
A HIDEOUS STUFFED SQUIRREL!
I couldn't believe my eyes. Surely I wouldn't have minded this present had I been 9 years younger. But how, just HOW, could someone give a teenager a stuffed animal, complete with huge freaky eyes? All was lost. My dreams of being treated like a teenager, as I rightfully should be, were shattered.
As I calmed down, I decided not to despair. This was, after all, just the first day of my teenagehood. My family & relatives were just going through a stage, a stage where they haven't quite grasped the concept of me being a teenager. Now, 5 months later, the situation hasn't improved much. How much longer they will take to get out of this stage, I do not know...
Note: Remember, this series is in a melodramatic style. I'm not actually the drama queen I seem to be when I write this series. (:
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3 comments:
woah seriously your mom did all that? My mom wished my happy birthdya at 6. But she NEVER syas all that ooh my little girl is growing up. LOL that would never happen. My grandma forgot it was my birthday and my other grandmother scolded me on my birthday because she called and i was 2 busy to answer her !! (I was having TUTION!!)The end of the exams have put us all in lousy moods for some reason...
your mom actually gushes over you?
lucky.
she kiiiinda gushed because she was so excited. and the 'little girl' part was part of the melodramatic effect, so she didn't exactly say that, but something along those lines. :)
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