My daughter is a full-time job.

by JACKIE
(PENNA)

I'M A 54 YEAR OLD SINGLE (BY CHOICE) MOM. JUST ME AND MY DAUGHTER. I AM RETIRED FROM THE STATE / AS WELL AS AN ARMY VETERAN. MY DAUGHTER IS MY FULL TIME JOB! CONCEIVED AT 42 YEAR'S OLD, AND DELIVER'ED AT 43 YEAR'S OLD; PERMATURLY; FIRST AND ONLY AND 'LAST CHILD. MY DAUGHTER IS A 'MINI-ME'; HOWEVER I GOT 'NOTHING ON HER! YES SHE HAS TAKEN ME FROM EXCEEDINGLY HIGH....WITH, YET MORE TO COME I KNOW; THEN EXTREMELY LOW.

SHE LOST HER FATHER 03/2012, THEY WERE 'EXTREMELY' CLOSE....I REALIZE I'M ALL OVER THE PLACE HERE....THIS IS WHAT I DEAL WITH DAY IN; DAY OUT. I TRY AND KEEP HER BUSY WITH AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM'S LIKE; 'GOTR; GIRL'S ON THE RUN' AS WELL AS 'BOY'S AND GIRL'S CLUB', BECAUSE MOMMY DOES NOT LEAVE HOUSE UNLESS 'ABSOLUTELY, POSTIVELY' ETC. HOW EVER THIS CHILD WANT'S MORE AND MORE AND MORE; ETC.

I COULD GO ON AND ON AND ON HERE, BUT WILL END THIS ONE. THE SECOND THING IS HER FEAR OF BUG'S; WHICH I KNOW IS A NORM. HOWEVER WHEN WE ARE OUT AND ABOUT IN THE CAR AND A BEE,WASP,YELLOW JACKET,FLY,MICRO BURG;S; SHE GOES BALLISTIC! JUST TODAY AROUND 2--3PM ON OUR WAY HOME AND SHE CATCHES A FLYING BUG IN THE CAR (2ND ONE, THIS DAY?) I INQUIRE "WHERE?" WELL BY THIS TIME SHE IS FREAKING OUT, SCREAMING TO TOP OF LUNGS, UNBUCKLING BELT TO GET OUT OF CAT, LITERALLY 'ALL PRAISE TO JESUS WE WERE AT A RED LIGHT. SO I'M TRYING TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF CAR ON OTHER HAND ON MY DAUGHTER'S ARM AND TELL HER "YOU CANNOT GET OUT OF THE CAR BECAUSE A BUG IS INSIDE SHE'S....."YES I CAN" ALL WHILE SCREAM,JUMPING UP AND DOWN WITH IN THE CAR, I HAD TO PUT MY HAND OVER HER MOUTH,SHE WAS SCREAMING SO. I ASK'ED HER "WHERE IS IT?" SHE'S LIKE "RIGHT THERE BEHIND ME!) ONCE THE LIGHT TURN'ED GREEN I PULL OFF INTO A LOT, SHE'S CALMING DOWN BY THIS TIME,AND ASK THE ? "WHY ARE YOU HOLDING MY ARM?" LET HER GET OUT WHILE I SEARCH'ED FOR WASP. FOUND IT AND SHOOOED IT OUT. NOT THE FIRST THIS HAS HAPPEN. ANY SUGGESTION ON ALL I WRITE? SIGNING OF MS. HELLLLLLLLLPPPPP!