My dad called me into the office this morning to show me a bill for my student loans. I paid the first half. He's paying the second. This is the third lecture on how much I cost. Then my mother took me to the mall. I told her they've obviously spent enough and I don't want another fucking thing from them. This was the deal my father offered me when I went to school, that we'd split the bill. Happy birthday, Al. Here's your Ed loan and a guilt trip. I told him I'd be happy to pay it back if he never rubbed it in my face again. Why did I come here?

Crash with friends, Allyson! Also, I forgot to wish you a happy birthday although it sounds like it's not. Maybe a day with the flea-family would improve things?

Trying to find a way to escape without causing a scene. Thank you for the birthday wishes. Really means a thing. Kept me from being completely ragey.

My dad called me into the office this morning to show me a bill for my student loans.

That's lame. Sorry Allyson's dad, but that's a parenting foul.

Suck it up and keep your word and quit bitching. You should have paid for the whole fucking college nut anyway.

Definitely a parenting foul! Shame on him.

I don't know if this is cheering news, but apparently they've turned that Christian Bale movie Newsies into a Broadway show. And the dancing is apparently awesome.

Happy Birthday Allyson!

Oh, no, Mr. Allyson, you don't get to do that. No takebacks in the educating-your-kids game, and NOT ON HER BIRTHDAY.

If you can get out, get out, and when you can come back to where we actually wish you a happy birthday, please do so.

You should have paid for the whole fucking college nut anyway.

I don't know about that, but keep your deal! Sheesh.

Trying to find a way to escape without causing a scene.

Man, screw that. If the escape is a success then the scene will happen in your absence anyway, so you won't have to witness it or deal with it (at least not on your damn birthday). Just go.

eta: And maybe a scene wouldn't be so bad for them. My mom always told me that her relationship with her own mother didn't start to seriously improve until Nana stepped way over the line and my mom said, "I may be your daughter, but I'm a grown human being and I don't need to tolerate someone treating me like that," and cleared out and stayed away until Nana made the first overture.

Some parents need a loud, clear, "There's the bullshit line and you stepped over it, and I'm done until you walk it back" walkout to make the relationship happen on your terms rather than theirs.

Man, Allyson, that just sucks. Fail, Allyson's dad. Fail.

Hil went to see Newsies last year, IIRC, and said it was great. I would totally go see it.