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honest start
talk about new york
productive home contract
until...
until.
the question.
is yelling at you
the only consequence you receive?
mostly.
what else?
dishes
floors
bathroom...
alone.
i answered your question
but not with what you wanted to hear
"you do it alone willingly"
no i dont. you tell me to.
"no we dont"
dad you've said it to me on multiple occasions correct?
"well..."
it was the well
it was the telling me not to lie
but gaslighting me.
it was the validation of your emotions
and your tone
but not mine.
why?
because you're an adult
and i'm just a child.
another responsibility
another mistake
a carbon copy of someones
f**ked up past
every action has a reaction
bullsh*t
the real way to say it is...
everything you say or do
i am allowed to react to it
and that is valid however i react,
but,
if you react
any way to the sh*t that
i do
no matter how you feel
if you react...
you're going to get grounded.
floors...alone
dishes...alone
and you can willingly walk to
and clean the bathroom
after we tell you to...
alone.
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What inspired me to write this poem is that my parents don't like to take accountability for the things that they do, and sometimes it gets to the point where they don't even take credit for their oh-so "creative disciplinary actions."