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annabtgSo there's this big amusement park here in Athens, called Allou. It's very big, with several rides and attractions. I've been there once, and I admit it's lots of fun. My brothers really want to go (they've been there a few times each already, but they love it), so they asked Dad today if he'll take them - they're planning to get day-long tickets and spend hours there.
When they asked me if I wanted to go, I said that where I really want to go is the Deep Purple concert. (Link provided for those too American to know ONE OF THE GREATEST BANDS IN THE HISTORY OF HARD ROCK.)
My brothers, despite being great fans of hard rock, prefer Allou. Dad says that I can choose whether to go to the concert or Allou.
The million dollar question is, if I choose to go to the concert, am I being a bad sister? I can't help but feel like it because 'a good sister would want to have fun with her brothers'. Then again, my brothers don't exactly need me in order to have fun, but judging by the way Thodoris (my little brother) asks me at random times, "Will you come with us if we go to Allou?" (yes, they've been planning it since summer started) I think he'd like me to go along.
Now, I don't mind a morning in Allou with my brothers; I'm sure I'll have fun, and I'll also get to spend some time with them. I know it doesn't look like there's a problem in that aspect, what with us living in the same house and all, but I sometimes feel guilty about not spending as much time with Thodoris as with Christos. (Because Christos is only one year younger than me, and there are more things to do together.) So, while I prefer the concert, if I could go to both, I'd like to.
The bad thing about going to both is that it will be unfair to the boys. In my house, we have a policy of every kid getting equal amounts of enjoyment. And if I go to both, I get double, which means:
a) increased possibility of Thodoris starting to complain that he wants to come along to the concert. (He didn't seem too interested today, granted, but one can't count on it.) The thing is, rock concerts are not exactly the place for 11-year-olds. Not to mention that a ticket costs 50€.
b) a lot of guilt for me, because Christos, ever the easy-going child, won't mind, but I'll be thinking that if I were him, I'd have minded and I'll want to make it up to him, but there'll be nothing he'll want in return because he'll be just fine with it, and so we'll have a Christos feeling just fine and an Anna feeling terribly guilty.
Excellent.
Now, I'm probably overreacting. And if I discuss it with my father, I'm sure he'll find a way to get me out of this mangled train of thought. But I guess I needed to vent, so that a) I sort things out a little in my head and b) I'll be calmer when I get to talk to him. So... sorry you had to witness this venting.
See ya,
Anna.
When they asked me if I wanted to go, I said that where I really want to go is the Deep Purple concert. (Link provided for those too American to know ONE OF THE GREATEST BANDS IN THE HISTORY OF HARD ROCK.)
My brothers, despite being great fans of hard rock, prefer Allou. Dad says that I can choose whether to go to the concert or Allou.
The million dollar question is, if I choose to go to the concert, am I being a bad sister? I can't help but feel like it because 'a good sister would want to have fun with her brothers'. Then again, my brothers don't exactly need me in order to have fun, but judging by the way Thodoris (my little brother) asks me at random times, "Will you come with us if we go to Allou?" (yes, they've been planning it since summer started) I think he'd like me to go along.
Now, I don't mind a morning in Allou with my brothers; I'm sure I'll have fun, and I'll also get to spend some time with them. I know it doesn't look like there's a problem in that aspect, what with us living in the same house and all, but I sometimes feel guilty about not spending as much time with Thodoris as with Christos. (Because Christos is only one year younger than me, and there are more things to do together.) So, while I prefer the concert, if I could go to both, I'd like to.
The bad thing about going to both is that it will be unfair to the boys. In my house, we have a policy of every kid getting equal amounts of enjoyment. And if I go to both, I get double, which means:
a) increased possibility of Thodoris starting to complain that he wants to come along to the concert. (He didn't seem too interested today, granted, but one can't count on it.) The thing is, rock concerts are not exactly the place for 11-year-olds. Not to mention that a ticket costs 50€.
b) a lot of guilt for me, because Christos, ever the easy-going child, won't mind, but I'll be thinking that if I were him, I'd have minded and I'll want to make it up to him, but there'll be nothing he'll want in return because he'll be just fine with it, and so we'll have a Christos feeling just fine and an Anna feeling terribly guilty.
Excellent.
Now, I'm probably overreacting. And if I discuss it with my father, I'm sure he'll find a way to get me out of this mangled train of thought. But I guess I needed to vent, so that a) I sort things out a little in my head and b) I'll be calmer when I get to talk to him. So... sorry you had to witness this venting.
See ya,
Anna.
