Joshua and Mum

JoshuaJoshua is furious, very furious. He picked his bags from the room and dropped them in the living room. He started collecting his laptop and CDs from the dining table.
“What do you think you are doing?” Asks his mum.
As if you care at all about me, he thought to himself as he continued shaking in anger. He can’t wait to get out of this house. He has been feeling like he doesn’t belong here anymore. He can’t stand the curfews, the restrictions on his listening to music, the intrusion into his life. He can’t bear it any longer. And then today, his mum simply went beyond the limits. Treating him as if he is a child.
Mum has taken to embarrassing him in public, disrespecting him and treating him like a child, but today was terrible. Even Dad and Sam were shocked. Imagine, saying all these embarrassing stories about his childhood – in front of Tina and her friends. Doesn’t she know Tina is his life? And now the story will be spread among all his friends. Why? why? why?
Mum I am leaving.
“Why? To where?” Asked his mum
Unbelievable! She is asking what happened, as if she didn’t know what she did. Is anger is getting worse now.
He is afraid his voice would show it and he carefully said, “Am old enough to stop living off you and Dad.”
“And where are you going to if I may ask my little Josh?” she enquired.
He could sense the sarcasm and disbelieve in her voice. Just wait and see. I ‘ll never ever come back, will never call. In fact I will move to the farthest part from town and I will not call. Then you ‘d know.
He replied, “To a friend’s house, anywhere. Anywhere is better than this house. I ‘d rather live on the streets than stay in this house. Why, am sure that without me, this house will be perfect like you had always wanted it to be if not for my presence”
Thinking to himself, after all, every day she has ensured that she hurts his feelings, and belittled him.

Thinking about his freedom made Joshua’s resolve even stronger, and he thought of how he can sleep when he likes, wake up when he likes, eat and drink anything at any time without the watchful eyes and remarks from his mother. Oh, pure heaven, he thought. His anger went down in anticipation of his freedom.

Joshua’s mother

She looked at Joshua, and could tell that he is very upset. His voice sounded angry and shrill. She is used to his tantrums these days, after all they had gone through similar experiences with his elder brother, their first Son, Sam when he was a teenager. She tried to look him in the eyes, but he turned and looked away, and something about the way he tensed his shoulders. She stood still wondering what the problem is this time. Yesterday, it was her complaining about his loud music disturbing the whole neighbourhood.
“You seem upset, Little Jossie, what is this big problem that will make you want to pack out of the house?”
So this is his new idea now? Joshua’s mother thought. How do I handle this? Call his bluff and allow him to go and learn his lessons? Try to understand, and plead with him? That would risk getting him even angrier perhaps
She is sure he doesn’t have any money with him, and that, coupled with the fact that he had never slept away from home in his life She and began to wonder how long she can
It seems they upset each other every day these days. He is sensitive to whatever she says. I am either complaining, or too strict or impossible (what exactly does that mean?). And when I try to be positive, he reacts that am treating him like a child. Don’t understand children these days. It’s like they don’t want to appreciate anything from parents. I wonder why.