Just for today, I can love my family on vacation. And when my mom tells me that "Everyone turns into their parents," I don't have to respond like a nuclear reactor and say, "God help me" like Mrs. Condescendo. Just because my mom wants me to be a miniature version of her, (except for the fact that I'm much bigger...she's teeny, tiny), doesn't mean that I don't have any choice in my life decisions. It's not that I don't think my mom is an amazing person, but I don't want to be a miniature of anybody, and I make different decisions, like, for instance, I haven't gotten married yet, and I get my hair professionally highlighted. And when she tells me that I don't know what I'm talking about, I don't have to threaten her by saying "I don't want kids, so you won't be a grandmother till my sister has them and you're about 100," (which is really just about the worst thing I can say to her).

My mom is the person that brought me forth into the world and now she's my friend. She has no earth shattering power over me and my self-esteem...so long as I have boundaries.

Just for today, I can enjoy my mom on vacation.