Well, stories can mean a lot of different things. I am going to list my favorite play, novel, and movie.

Play: I absolutely adore RENT (I’ve seen the actual play 6 times), but I’ve already mentioned that one before. Another play I love is The Importance of Being Ernest. It is witty and underrstandable. Just a funny, well written play all around.

Novel: This is a tough one. I’m going to sneak out of this one and just say Harry Potter. I think the fourth book is my favorite. My least favorite is definitely the fifth book, but that’s just because Umbridge is the most evil and easiest person to hate ever. J.K Rowling did an amazing job at creating that character.

Movie: I have always loved The Little Mermaid, as well as, The Princess Bride. I obviously love princesses. The Little Mermaid is just a classic (and in my opinion the best) princess movie. Recently, my little nieces have started watching it every time they go to Grandma’s house. It is adorable because it used to be me and my cousin’s favorite movie. The Princess Bride is awesome with the way that there is romance, action, and comedy. It has something for everyone.

As for my dad side of things, I am scared. I will fully admit that to loving strangers, but I cannot seem to talk about it at all in real life. I want to tell my dad things, but I just can’t. I have never been able to tell my dad things- he always heard about my life through my mom. It is just understood that he loves me, I love him and we don’t have to talk about it. We just make small talk. I make him laugh, he makes me laugh. Now, I don’t know. He’s done so much to just hurt my family. He cheated on my mom, he didn’t get a vasectomy (hence why I was born), he smokes and drinks and he doesn’t help around the house. My mom always said that he makes the money and that is well and good, but he should still help around the house! My mom works, she takes care of all of us children, she cooks, she cleans. It’s just not fair.

I always thought my mom was so independent and awesome, but my dad cheated on her (and from the sound of it- it was a lot) and yet, she kept him around. I guess he is the primary breadwinner and I guess that’s why she kept him around, but seriously, in a divorce you can get child support.

I don’t want to end up like them. Neither of them are happy and yet, they stay together. My mom always makes fun of me because I stayed in my last relationship too long, but I just want to be like you have never broken up with someone, you don’t know what it’s like! And you stayed with a guy who cheated on you.

40 years of marriage and for what?