My mum is always on my case about needing to be on top of my priorities in life and save money. I’m young and you’re only young once, so all I wanted was to be able to live my young life in peace. I get the feeling she’s envious of my youth. It’s probably why she keeps trying to take my enjoyment away from me. What annoys me most is how much she adores my sisters. She’s always prepared to help them out when they need it, but as soon as I need help or money I apparently need to ‘learn a lesson’. Why can’t she give me the money I need and simply let me learn my lesson?
It doesn’t help that she tries to control my life. I wanted to book a plumber from Oakleigh to fix my recent plumbing issues. Apparently, this plumber was too far away and I had to go with her suggestion. I said no. Despite me saying no, she went ahead with her plan and decided to go ahead and book a blocked drains expert. Thornbury is two suburbs away and I think she said she knew a plumber we could use from around there. I asked if she’d be paying for this plumber and she said no. She believes that these drainage issues stem from me washing my dog in the bathtub and not sweeping the leaves at the front of my home. Why on earth would I bother sweeping leaves when they’d come right back?
Well, guess what. The plumber did arrive and he says he needs a drain repair. Melbourne has so many plumbers, of course my mum picked the one who found the problem first visit. I mean, he’s definitely great at his job but I was hoping he would say there was nothing wrong. Now I’m going to have to muster up some money to pay for the drain repair. I won’t lie, I’ve definitely learned a lesson about saving. I should’ve kept my money for a rainy day like today.