Hihi! For those of you who are just reading this blog for the first time, I'm Sophie and I go by Itself. If you've come to see my blog again, welcome back!
Recently, my family went away on a trip and I was left at home alone with my Mother. This turned out to be a decent set-up because we avoided each other the entire time. My Mother and I don't get along. Mom regrets having children and I regret having her for a Mom. I personally think Mom needs to stop randomly deciding not to take her pills/to start taking new pills. She's 100 per cent drug dependent, you see, so I sometimes have to babysit her. She doesn't interact well with people in general, is easily offended and overly offensive, Has no sense of fun, and is cheap except when it comes to herself. I have my hands full, as you can see, 
My Father and two Sisters are home now, thank God. Dad was happy to see me and glad that I was okay, because he knows how Mom can be bad to me when he's not around. She's kicked me out of the house before, and then let me back in because Dad was home. He would have argued that I'm a thirteen year old girl and can't possibly fend for myself and that she better let me in or else. Dad is the household adult, along with me, cause I'm the eldest child.
We divide chores pretty well. We don't clean often, so that means there isn't that much else that needs done. My Sister cooks because I hurt people when I cook, my Dad repairs the house because he's very handy (and he also helps with cooking), my littlest Sister runs around and does smaller tasks, and I vacuum and help Mom and take care of the animals. I also clean the bathrooms, because my Sister Jewel obviously can't. The place is always a disaster zone when she's done. I think it actually gets worse!
We actually have a lot of animals. Three dogs, an injured cat, and a Hamster. The Hamster is mine and he's called Butter or Butters. He's a cute little devil who escapes a lot because he's very cunning and deceitful. He stays in his cage by my bed, so I don't get lonely in my room. He sleeps a lot during the day and wakes up when I come in to prepare for bed. I usually feed him then. His favorite food is strawberry treats and his best friend is the tiny stuffed dog who 'lives' near the hideout he built for himself for his escapes.
Our dogs are a motley lot. A medium-sized, shaking, black dog who looks possessed when she gets mad, a big white fluffy wolf-dog who is the incarnate of our first dog, and our fat stupid Basset Hound who whines and barks and bites for no reason.
The cat has a leg infection since he got into a fight with another cat. We've kept him in the laundry room till his leg can heal. He whines a lot and is a big baby.
As you can probably tell, I love animals. I always have. My favorite animal is the Amur Tiger, which is a kind of Tiger often portrayed in ancient relief carvings as a dragon. It is a very beautiful kind of animal, one that's large and moves with godlike majesty. It's a very breathtaking creature. They have one at the Columbus zoo, which is where I first saw it. I used to live in Columbus, so when my family came back one time for a visit, we figured we'd visit the zoo for old times sake. That's how I got to see the Tiger.
I have lived in four different places in my short life. Upper Arlington, Ohio, Columbus, Ohio, Marysville, Ohio, and middle-of-nowhere, West Virginia. I like West Virginia. It's a pretty town, not touched by Ohio's urban hell vibe. God, Ohio was the land of highways and land development. I watched animal habitats bite it to make room for more housing development and I was like, 'WTF?' Seriously, it's ridiculous. People DIED due to the pollution out in the countryside. Nothing says problems like the pollution levels being off the charts in the damned COUNTRYSIDE.
But I digress.
Well, I gots ta go. Got other things to do today. Thanks for reading this! I wish you a day full of goodness and blessings!
Sophie AKA Itself.
P.S: My split personalities don't need a blog right now, but I'll create one for them soon. They've been wrapped up hating life. I'm sure they'd want me to say 'Hi!' though.
