Mom

I love my mom, she is the only parent I have. I hadn"t noticed how much I have been missing her these past few days. I hardly see her because she is always working. She drops me off at school really early in the morning and goes to work, she picks me up from school at four, leaves me at home and drives to her other work. My mom has two jobs and is always in a hurry. Since I am currently the oldest child at my house I have to be in charge. I have to be home before my brother and sister get there, I have to cook, clean up for them, do the laundry, and many other responsibilities that I have to take. Sometimes I get annoyed by doing all these things, but other times I feel proud of myself knowing that I am a big help to my mother and that I am making her job a bit easier.
What I really don't like about this is that my siblings give me a very hard time. I have to put up with them even though I am tired from school and housework. I don't have the opportunity to go out anymore, and if I do I am to tired to go. I feel bad for blaming this on my mother, especially when I see how tired she looks and how all this stress is making her look a bit older each day. This makes me realize that life is tough and that I really have to commit to school if I want to get a good job in the future. I wouldn't want my children to see me the way that I see my mother. Looking at her like this makes me feel like a horrible person everytime I complain about something, it makes me notice that I can be a bit selfish sometimes when I don't notice through all the worries my mother goes through.