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Lise Veronicas
notes (continued):
I didn't want to spend the afternoon at home, especially not when dad came home, so I called Margrethe and Karoline from school to go hang out somewhere, but they were both busy at work... or so they said, so we couldn't.. so.. it's not that I don't have friends, they're just sometimes occupied with other things.. which meant that I got to spend the time playing video games with mom. From this I learnt that having tv priveleges removed by my dad meant that I could still play video games as long as he wasn't there.. and I also learnt from what Thomas told mom that I wasn't the only one having issues with going to school..
..and that mom
would probably be just as relentless with him as dad was with me..
still happy dad was at work and not at home! Yeah, that school bus..
it's such a wonderful thing, taking these kids to school making sure
that they learn the most important things in life.. oh no, I'm not
being sarcastic at all, don't you worry...
Just to keep my
mom happy, because it might come in handy, I let her do one of those
dorky trivia tests on me.... and believe it or not, I actually nailed
it and got it right on every question, though I'll admit she almost
had me when she started talking about those bugs.. anyway, since I
did so great, I think this just proves that I don't really need to go
to school every day, because I'll be just fine.. or maybe it
means I'm just another dork like mom and dad.. well, I hope
not!
Then dad came
home from work... well, I wasn't watching tv, so he couldn't say
anything about that, and I was lucky he didn't bring up how I skipped
school earlier today, but I could tell he was still grumpy about it
as he told me to take out the trash.. it's not like dad to be this
commanding, usually that would be moms job...
Though I didn't like having to take out the trash, this was the perfect time to just.. get out of there.. so I called a taxi to head up to Kristinas house. I wasn't sure if she was home, but her parents were always so nice, though sometimes a little weird, so I was sure they would let me stay for a while. Well, I forgive them, they're parents. It's to be expected.. I suppose... I really look forward to the day when I can move out and live with my pets... and Kristina.. and no parents...
Kristina warned me about her little sister Emmy, that I might find her near constant crying for everything annoying, but come on.. it's not like I have a younger brother, and besides Emmy is just the cutest. How can you not love her? Kristina didn't need to worry, I know how to handle toddlers, no problem!
Monicas notes:
After I had
helped him with his homework, Thomas had gone upstairs to use the
shower before bedtime. When he was finished I heard him calling for
me, saying it broke so I went up there to check it out. Now, I know
that Ivar has already had a conversation with Lise Veronica about
this floor and how he had told her it was mostly hers. I'm not to
sure if I would agree with that, but I let it slide. However, I'm not
quite buying into her explanation about moving her furniture out in
the hallway to make room for her friends having a sleepover in her
room, so I thought I would check it out a little further. You know,
now that I was up here in the first place.
I just had to help Thomas fix the shower first.
Well, she had even placed the reward she got for her class's field trip to the science centre out there.. along with the stereo she got for her birthday and her prom queen crown.. well, I gotta check this out..
That was what I was thinking, but of course.. she had locked the door to her room so there was no getting in there. Where was she, by the way? She went out to throw the trash, and she's been out for several hours.. She never said she was going anywhere and its almost time for supper, she should be home by now.. I think I'll have Ivar send her a message while I prepare the food.. just to be on the safe side...
Ivars notes:
Lise Veronica
wasn't grounded, and when she took the trash out I watched her get
into a taxi I saw which way the taxi was heading, so I assumed she
was going up the hill to her girlfriend. That being said, Monica was
right. She didn't let us know where she was going, and it was time
for supper, so it was probably for the better I sent her a message
asking where she is, and that its probably time to go home. And for
good measure, I also threw in a few words saying I wasn't mad, just
to make sure. The removal of her tv privileges would not be revoked,
though.
Lise
Veronicas notes:
I was napping on the couch when I woke up from my dad sending me a message saying he wanted me to come home for supper and insisting he wasn't mad at me. I didn't really feel like going home though, and told him that I was gonna spend the night sleeping over at Kristinas house. He had probably figured out I was here, I saw the curtains move when I left.
Ivars notes:
I should have known she would say
something like that. Of course she would, so maybe if she wouldn't
listen to me she would listen to Kristinas mom.. or get furious with
me. Either way, it was time to go home and we had not said she could
sleep over.. Now she might have, if she had asked.. and gone to
school right away in the morning, like she should...
Well, actually.. the 'giving Kristinas mother a
call part' was Monicas idea, but I thought it was a good one.. or
worth a shot. Supper was already finished and we were about to
eat..
Iselins notes:
Huh, and here I was thinking she
had already cleared everything with her parents and then I get a
phone call from her dad saying she should be home for supper. I'll be
darned.. well, I suppose they're not teenagers for nothin', so I
guess I just had to get on with it and tell her.
Lise Veronicas notes:
I heard Iselin talking on the phone in
the hallway, and I knew excactly what that meant. She would come over
and tell me my parents were on the phone and that I should go home..
and just when I thought my plan had worked... Typical. This also
meant I owed Kristina an apology now that I had made her look forward
to our sleepover.. I don't think I should ask mom and dad about it
for a while, but I'm hoping she can instead come sleep over at my
place.. some other time..
Atleast Iselin was nice and told me I would be welcome at any time even for a sleep over, but that I should probably also let my parents know next time.
Well, anyway.. I had only one choice
now and that was to leave and go back home to mom and dad.. this was
such a let down.. it didn't help to much that Iselin told me dad
didn't sound to mad about it, and that he was mostly concerned and
just wanted me home for supper.. I believed her, but still.. there
would probably be some concequence for this one way or
another..
I'm surprised my dad actually didn't
say a word, but mom appeared to be a little disappointed.. She didn't
say to much either, but I could tell she wasn't happy about it as she
strictly told me that after I had finished eating, and brushing my
teeth, it was straight to bed. Treating me like a child... I almost
asked her if she wasn't gonna read me a bedtime story too, but it was
probably best not to... besides, I saw the book she picked to read
for Thomas.. even if I was a child, I would not be happy about
a bedtime story being read from "Odes to science". Give me
a break..
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..and then came the punishment. When dad finally said something, it wasn't a good night, sleep well message.. I was told to clean up the entire room before going to bed. Neat freak.. but well, there was only one thing to do.. and of course, 'don't forget to brush your teeth'.... ugh...
I even had to pick up Thomas' toys that he had left all over the place, mommas little golden boy... don't make me sick..
Monicas notes:
After I was done reading a little for
Thomas from my favourite poetry book, Ivar came in to his room to
give me a warm hug. He seemed surprised about how I had kept my cool
about Lise Veronica not saying she went out and for not wanting to
come home right away, but honestly we've all been there.. being young
that is, I know I have, so I just didn't think yelling at her right
away would be the best idea...
It would probably just do more harm
than good. I'm willing to let her be a teenage girl for a while –
as long as she doesn't get into any trouble. Visiting her girlfriend
– even if she didn't tell us and even if she refused to come home
for supper – it's not the worst thing she could do... I told him
she was gonna be just fine and there was no need for him to worry.
Ivars notes:
I'm just that obvious aren't I? Even if I said nothing about her skipping school earlier, Monica clearly understood I was concerned for our daughter. I think my reasoning for not informing her about the truancy is well justified – I know what her reaction would have been. With the emphasis that she puts on education and science – and I do not necessarily disagree – she would throw a fit, even if she just told me otherwise; that shouting and yelling would do more harm than good.. sometimes that probably is the case, and I do feel ever so slightly ridden by guilt for shouting at her outside the school earlier.. Lise Veronica already got her punishment once, there's no need to let her have it twice...
They say raising a child is hard work
– and perhaps in particular once that child begins to come of age
and enter their teenage years – and yet here I was, contemplating
the thought of having another.. Not a thought I was willing to share
right away, I can assure you, it wasn't that urgent, and maybe this
is a little devious of me, but to achieve said goal I would first
need to get my wife in the mood bit by bit, before seemingly casually
circling in on the topic.. With todays happenings, I concluded that
tonight was not the night for the latter, and I would be better off
just trying to set the mood...
Which strangely enough reminded me
that I should run downstairs to check if Lise Veronica had left
everything squeaky clean – which of course she hadn't – and I was
left to finish the job...
Well, maybe another time we can work some science in the bedroom... good night.
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