#text:mom

TINA: Mom and Dad,

You both know that tomorrow is my birthday and not just any other birthday, my twenty-first birthday. As you always keep on reminding me, I am not your little girl anymore, I'm not the Teeny that sits on the counter and tells you things like you want. You have this idea of who I am and what you /think/ I am doing, but Dad is right like he always is, you have no idea what I am doing, nor will you possibly ever know what I am doing. Like I said I'm not that little girl that tells you everything that you would like to hear, giving you all the details like I use too.

Honestly, there is a lot of "use toos" between the three of us. The family that we use to be...isn't the family that we are now. Can we even call ourselves a family when things are starting to fall the way that they are? They say that distance makes the heart grown founder and thought that would be something that applies to coming home, but again the place I /use/ to call home doesn't feel like home, now anymore anyway. Home is meant to be a place you go too, to feel safe no matter what is happening in the world. That isn't something that I get back in the apartment, maybe that is why coming to visit has been more and more difficult. That place is not somewhere I belong- not anymore.

I need my space. I need my distance. I don't want you coming to NYADA just as much as you don't want me to be here, you might that quite clear at New Years. Again, you aren't the ones who make the choices for me now. Now is about me and how I want to live my life.

I said it before and I mean it.I'm not your little girl anymore.

Please don't come tomorrow.

Jeff: Happy Women's Day, mom!!

Jeff: Thank you for being the most important woman in my life. Without you I literally would not exist, and I wouldn't be the man I am today. You've taught me so many great lessons, that when I screw up because I didn't follow them, you're always still by my side supporting me and showing me how I can be a better man.

Jeff: Thank you for existing and for being you.

Jeff: I'm going to meet my daughter soon and I hope I'll be able to raise a woman as strong, gentle, caring, smart, as you.

MOM: Tina, Thanksgiving has passed now, can we at least spend the holidays together? They are a time for family sweetie. We miss you.

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MOM: I miss you. Please tell me you are coming home, even if it is just to pick up your presents. Maybe even bring your laundry over, most college students tend to bring that home. I don't mind doing it.

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MOM: What about your tradition with your father? You've never missed a year with him even when it seemed 'uncool', you always went with him. Please don't ruin the one thing that made you his little girl for that little longer.

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MOM: Even texting me a no would mean something sweetie. Please, any communication is fine with me.

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Tina: So I got drunk for the first time! Hahah please don't tell dad because we both know he will still try to ground me and take away my phone or something. Or even worse hunt down who I got it from. Like I went to a frat boy party. FRAT BOY PARTY. Dad would flip. He would. flip out so much.

But that would be the least you both would need to worry about. I met a fan at the party. I have a fan, but oops you can't know about that. Like you can't know about a lot of things. It was the reason I called you at stupid o'clock in the morning. Please don't be worrying about it. I'm sorry.

I hurt myself too...there were these shadow selves like you know that video game I played. It's messed with me a little but I'm powering through. Can't say much about my powers.

This kinda helps...vent texting.

TINA: Happy Thanksgiving Mom

Tina: Hey mom, are you ready to talk about everything? It's nearly been a month now. Please get back to me. I love you, mom x

MOM: Three days Teeny! My baby girl is going to be 21 years old. Gosh you aren't a baby anymore, are you? Twentyone. I can not believe it, you are growing up. My baby.

MOM: I know our last conversation wasn't well, what you expected but your dad and I still want to celebrate your birthday in same shape or form. How about we come and visit our not-so-little-girl at college?

MOM: Thanksgiving is never complete without a pumpkin pie! As much as dad I love the one that you left last year, it would be nice if we could have our daughter there to enjoy it with us!

TINA: [MARKED AS READ]

MOM: Tina I know you have read our messages, I read it on the google! Please reply sweetie.

TINA: [MARKED AS READ]

MOM: Is this your rebellious phase? About time sweetie. But still make sure you have time for your parents.

TINA: [MARKED AS READ]