okay, this is a rant journal. If you don't want to read random stupid crap about my life (today specifically) then don't bother. I'll see ya later.

This morning, my dad drove me to the train station to see my boyfriend. I was dropped off with the understanding on MY part that I may have to ride my bike home if no one was ABLE to come get me. My bike had been left at the station a few nights before, so it was already there. The parents told me to get home in time to ride my bike back before it got dark (a half hour trip minimum, almost entirely uphill). I decided if I called them with enough advance notice that they would be ABLE to come get me and my bike. So, since Cody (the boyfriend) worked at 7, he said he'd drive me to the train on his way. It gets dark at 6 around here, in the winter. But again, figuring someone would be able to come get me, I decided this was a good plan. I called the house on the way and was told dad was already out and maybe he'd come get me, but mom was cooking. Called dad's cell, no answer. Left a message, figured I'd get in touch with him by the time it was time for him to come get me. In the half hour drive to the train, nothing. So I called again at the station. Still nothing. I call the house and am told he's already home, but left his cell phone there, and oh, no one feels like coming to get me. So pretty much, "We don't feel like making the ten minute drive, why don't you just ride your bike in the freezing cold for half an hour uphill on the probable ice so that we're not inconvenienced?" Oh, and of course they find a way to blame Cody too. Did I mention they hate him? They said it was his fault for not wanting to cough up the gas money to drive me to the train before it got dark instead of just on his way to work. Well, sorry, parents, not everyone has as much money as you. Some people are stuck in crappy jobs because of this economy and really can't afford a half hour drive on a whim! But you, no, you COULD, but you can't be troubled to make a FREAKING TEN MINUTE DRIVE TO GET YOUR DAUGHTER OUT OF THE FREEZING A$$ COLD!!!!! You know what would solve this? Why don't you buy me a car? You bought TWO new cars for yourselves (granted, yours did break) within a week, with cash, not credit. Don't even TRY saying you can't afford to buy me one. And I've got a job, I can afford to take care of a car, so don't try that excuse either. If you're so sick of going out of your way for me, then fix the real problem.
In the end, I called my good friend and he gave me and my bike a ride home, a good 20 minutes away from his house. Thanks for being a real friend.
I got home, had another argument with the parents about it, and finally said "I don't want to argue with you. I'm going to my room." and left, listening to my mom yell at my back as my door shut. I was just trying to stop the fight before it got worse...But things always end up like this around here. Always. Ah, my old motto.

For every happiness, four times misery.

I've got to get out of here.