Yet another day in the nut house
Starting off quite peaceful
With not a sound to be heard
Then she awakes
She begins to scream and yell
Putting her daughter through hell
She orders her to do this and that
Or else she won't be seeing the light of day today
Everything must be spotless before she can go anywhere
Or mother dearest will throw a fit
"God please make her go away," She cries into her pillow at night
She just wants to be free
She's only 16
Taking care of a 6 year old
And her mother
She even has to clean her mother's room
And put her brother in a bath
To clean him
Her mother constantly yelling at her
This isn't good enough
I guess you won't be going out today
Once it's all done
Her mother acts as if nothing happened
And let's her go
Becoming a happy cheerful person
Until she comes back home
Then it starts all over again
I wonder how long she'll last
In the nut house.
Author notes
Personal about someone I know and her mother's mood swings.
In a list
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- MOOD SWINGS by piccola.
450 points, ended January 27, 2007, 8 entries
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Comments
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That has to absolutely suck... I would hate living in the house she does! I can barely stand my house and it's not this bad! Great write! Rock On Darlin! xoxo Meg
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This was great. It comes from the other point of view; the one who has to deal with the mood swings. I never thought of it being a child...and being emotional abuse.
good job, though kind of frightening. I hope it isn't from real experience...hope it's just a muse talking.
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