I went to see my Mama tonight and we watched a couple of movies and had a drink together.
It was so good to see her..until..she turned to me and smiled and said, “I am so happy you don’t live here anymore! Now me and your Daddy can walk around naked, everything swinging in the breeze!”
~raises eyebrows~
I mean…I’m glad she’s happy but…she ain’t got to be THAT happy! Dang…
~shakes head~
We watched a movie called Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins, or something like that. Martin Lawrence was the star and it was sooo funny!
The only thing was…it made me feel kind of bad as I checked my motives for wanting the type of success that I want. Am I like RJ, who is running away from his past trying to prove something to himself and his family?
I don’t know.
All I know is..I’ve always had these extremely high expectations for myself and I had no idea that it would take this long for my dreams to come true. I also had no idea that I would be going through so many obstacles and still trying to believe that I AM WHO I ALWAYS THOUGHT I WAS.
Crazy, huh?
~sigh~
I guess Forrest Gump was right…Life is like….