Making connection (The Nest)

       A similar thing happened to me a few months ago, in the summer. I wanted to go to a sleepover with my friend who I have known for about four years now; she lives across the street from me. I asked my mom if I could go and she said she would think about it, (that's a no.) After she said it was the end of the story, then she went on saying (not the end of the story,) how she lets me go everywhere with her, so if she says no, there has to be a good reason. The reason was that she didn't think I was ready, which was kind of understandable since she was my first best, best friend. I tried to persuade her into letting me go by saying points like I'm in gr.7, I take care of my sister, I do most of the work in the house when you're gone etc. But she just stared in space and ignored me, eventually she found out I stopped so she began to talk again. She said things like what if you get sick or injured? It becomes their problem or what if you get an allergic reaction in the middle if the night? She went on but obviously I can't say because I wasn't listening. I was just waiting for the word "you can go," but they never came along.  She found out I wasn't listening, and said if I wasn't going to listen go to my room. I yelled at her then I went to my room. I called my friend and told her everything and why I  couldn't go, she understood and after awhile we hung up. I went downstairs and I thought my mom was going to yell, but she understood why I did what I did. We both apologized. She still didn't let me go, but I kind of understood (only because I had to.) To this day I still haven't been on a sleepover, but that's going to change on November 1^st. It's going to be better than a regular sleepover, it going to be a 4 night sleepover with all my friends. This story was the story of my life!

                                              By: Danielle