Hi listeners, I'm Samantha Ware and I have a story I want to tell you.

A story about a mother's ignored warnings and a teenager's irreversible choice.

So gather round and this and close.

Why do parents have to be so crazy? Half the time they expect you to be an adult,

but then the other half they're upset when you don't follow orders.

Like, I'm not a child anymore. I got into another fight with my mom.

It was about college this time. I wanted to go far and she wanted to keep me right here

in boring cops hill. Like, if you want me to be independent then let me be independent.

I can't blame her for wanting me to stay though. I know she's been really lonely since my dad left.

It's just that I'm so tired of constantly being told what to do all the time.

This is the time in your life when you're supposed to start making decisions for yourself.

But between teachers, parents and anyone who thinks they have the slightest authority over you,

I just... I need to get away from all of it.

I grab the keys to my little red fiat and stormed out of the door to the jumps to go see my friends.

As I stomp down the steps of our shack of a house, my mom calls out to me.

Come back when you learn how to speak to your mother.

I open my car door. I give her the sour glare. Oh, I'm never coming back.

I slam the door, start the engine and speed off.

In my city, there's close to nothing to do. That's what you get from it all of nowhere new hampshire.

So, most of the time, friends from all over get together and meet up at the jumps.

It's a place where anyone is welcome. There's just one thing you need to do.

Bring a case of beer.

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