At Tango class last night, Karen said to me, "You make me mad sometimes."

I said to her, "Get in line."

Thought you might like this article, which sounds like my dance classes and reminded me of my first girlfriend's mother, whom I admired, both the mother and the girlfriend.

From Dear Abby on November 2, 2011 written by Jeanne Phillips.

Dear Abby:

I am a 15-year-old girl who has never been in trouble, but my mom treats me like a criminal. She make me go to church every Sunday. She makes me go to Catholic school, and I have to wear an ugly uniform. She will not help with my homework. She says, "I already did 10th grade." I can not wear halter tops, short shorts, a bikini or much makeup. If I tell her it is the style, she say, "Modesty is always in style."

When I go out with my friends, she wants to know where I am going, who I will be with, what we will be doing, when we will be back and their phone numbers. If I have a date with a new boy, she makes him come into the house and tell her what school he goes to. Then she makes him show her his driver's license and car regitsration.

I can't keep my computer in my room. I have to set the table even if we don't have company and sit down and have dinner with her every night.

If I can't afford something, she tells me to save up or budget better. She won't let me drive until I can pay for my own insurance. It's not like my mom's poor. We go to Hawaii and Lake Tahoe, and we have been to Europe and on crusises. But she will not even pay for cable TV. She says it is an idiot box and I should read a book instead.

She also makes me do my own laundry and keep my bathroom clean.

She makes me visit Dad every week, and if I complain about anything, she says, "You can always choose to live with your dad."

She told me as long as I live under her roof, I have to abide by her rules even if I am older than 18. And I have to go to college, and if I do not, I will have to get a job and support myself.

Have you ever heard of a mother so unreasonbale?
Emotionally Abused in California

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Dear Emotionally Abused:

Wow! Your letter should be posted on every refrigerator in the coutnry. Rarel do I hear about a parent who tries as hard as your mother does to do a diligent job. One day you will look back and thank her.

P.S. And if by chance this letter was written by your mother - conratulations for a job well-done.

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