Since last night I have been having the never ending argument with my mother. My mother decided that this year out of all the years we have been in the Western world that we should go to Lebanon. She wants to visit her mother. I am like great, have a nice time. I am NOT going. No offense to any family members, but I only been to Lebanon once in my life when I was 10. It has been 17 years! I don’t find any connection to that country, and it’s in political distress.
So all I have been doing is shouting my way to be left alone. She wants to go, great. I do now want to! If I wanted a vacation I would go to Europe, somewhere south in a Latin country, but why go to Lebanon! I have no clue! I just refuse, and I made it clear. I know from now till she decides to physically go she will be asking me every day. Maybe 2 or 3 times a day if I would go. Like common. 27 years and she couldn’t figure out that I NEVER CAVE in! Jeez.
Now I am at my hateful work desk and I am just pissed to even be at this place. Aaah.. 
I want to just get a time machine and skip to 2015. I think that would be a good year!
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Monday, April 21st 2008 at 12:37 pm
I wonder if shouting was really necessary, maybe this could have been solved differently?
Monday, April 21st 2008 at 12:55 pm
Shouting is the only way ideas get across in my house.
Monday, April 21st 2008 at 1:57 pm
Hmmmmmm. Maybe she wants to find you a nice dude to get married to :P OK OK relax, I’m only kidding!
Monday, April 21st 2008 at 2:05 pm
Oh I am sure that’s the plan…
Monday, April 21st 2008 at 3:58 pm
Used to be the same in mine, until I finally made them understand that I have a mind of my own and they respect my wishes, if they (my folks) don’t like something, we discuss it reasonably, without shouting.
I wish your luck would change and shouting would be the last solution
Monday, April 21st 2008 at 8:11 pm
Bullshit Alert!!
though I hear Beriut has nice beaches but as a vacation spot nahhhh!
This sounds like like something my friend “Ruby” went through years ago… (to put into context (Ruby is a East Indian Shia Muslim, born in Kenya but raised in Canada) her family went on vacation to Dubai Ruby 24, still living at home didn’t want to go, can’t stand her mother or her more perfect sister. I was like cool Dubai your going to have a awesome time get out of Edmonton and into exotic Gulf!! She was like 4 weeks with my family = hell. Even at 24 her parents treated her like a kid… What’ca doing? Where do ya think your goin? What’s the matter with you!!!??? Her problem her family over there couldn’t grasp that she is a individual who has her own life outside her family?? Her family compound was described as a prison. I’m sure she was embellishing a bit, never the less she also suspected there was ulterior motives such as MARRIAGE!!!
Trust your instincts Mona and go with them. I’m sure there are some nice marriage material in Lebanon, but better Marriage material in CANADA (maybe not London, Ont) don’t fall for any vacation time. Vacations are supposed to fun like Dominican Republic where are Canadian dollars go far…. and it’s fun. Instead of Aunt’s saying “So Mona, why aren’t you married?”
Monday, April 21st 2008 at 8:21 pm
You have a loud family. You are loud, too. Yay, you are most difinitely Arab.
I think you should go. I hear Lebanon is quite a lovely place to visit. Unless, of course, you’ll be in some refugee camp… and that is some challange.
Mona, you going would reflect positively on your character… I really would like you to go. Though if somehow you do get married, I think I’ll regret it.
P.S.: I love it when you envolve you mom in your posts… I find her a hell of fun.
Monday, April 21st 2008 at 8:24 pm
My family kind of do live in refugee camps. Especially my grandmother. Been living there since 1948. I don’t want to go from a nice comfortable atmosphere such as Canada to that!
Monday, April 21st 2008 at 9:50 pm
Mona… I have to say I’m disappointed in your reaction.. You’ve also prompted me to write a blog…
Here’s 10 reasons to visit..
http://www.boxafella.com/blog/?p=77
Monday, April 21st 2008 at 10:29 pm
meh.. every country has it’s great visitor attractions, but I am not convinced.
Tuesday, April 22nd 2008 at 1:21 am
Well, then I don’t understand how you could at all call yourself an Arab; and yet you claim to have no attachment to your home lands..
Tuesday, April 22nd 2008 at 1:27 am
And I’m sorry; but aside from visitor attractions why would you go to Latin America? What makes that part of the world oh so much better than that of where you came? What in God’s name would carry you to Europe, if it weren’t for tourist attractions and photos you’ve seen on the web? Maybe a few stories from some friends?
Oh no, I’m sorry. The Middle East’s turmoil is just so awful that I must refuse to ever step foot on their soil. Who cares if that’s where I’m from?
Tuesday, April 22nd 2008 at 6:17 am
I can visit or like to go anywhere I want on this earth. IT IS ALL GOD’S LAND!
Also I call my self an Arab because I have Arabic decent, I speak the language, and I am born in the Arab world. BY THE WAY! I AM PALESTENIAN AND NOT LEBANESE!!
Tuesday, April 22nd 2008 at 1:40 pm
“I AM PALESTENIAN”
I can’t believe you miss spelled that! Tsk, tsk, tsk bad girl. Shame on you
Tuesday, April 22nd 2008 at 6:59 pm
I know you’re Palestinian; but your family lives where? Oh, yeah Lebanon.. Since what? 194something? Your words, not mine.
With an attitude like that.. Well, I’ll stop myself before I say something out of place.
A tree can’t stand without it’s roots.
Wednesday, April 23rd 2008 at 9:46 am
Maybe your Mom doesn’t want to go alone, Mona. Also, she might be thinking this will be the last time she can take you with her to see your Grandmother. No one lasts forever. As we get older we think more about family and time and things/ people ending. I’m 43, maybe about the age of your Mom. As I read your post I was thinking how sad she might be feeling. It’s not easy to be so far from home and not see your family, the people you knew when you were young. I moved to another country for a few years too.
Wednesday, April 23rd 2008 at 9:49 am
Hi Laura,
my mom is much older than you.. and like I said, I only met them once, and my mom really has been away from that country for since 1975 .. so honestly I don’t really care much and she wants to go see, she can go with my sister and my sister-in-law.
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