Father's Hurtful Words

It's no secret that my father and I don't get along very well, and often get in fights. Well today was no different, what I thought was just a trip to the store became an intervention on how much I fail at life. I'm 22 years old with no idea with what career I want, but I'm only a semester away from my AA in Spanish. I have a few ideas as where I want to go from there but I haven't made a solid decision yet. Yet all my father sees is me wasting my life away running around. 

With August just around the corner that means my Diversion Program will be over, but I'm still a bit confused as to what happens after that. I was told that my record could be cleaned after I complete the Diversion Program, but I'm not sure if I have to take farthur actions. I understand my father's concerns but he needs to learn how to communicate better. I'm sick of feeling belittled by him. 

Things with T and I are doing better we are communicating better for the most part, I need to work on telling him why I'm mad versus just running away from our arguements. We had one fight about me feeling unwanted and how much I hate that he doesn't cuddle with me. But I mean I guess there are people who really don't cuddle and T just happens to be one of them. But after our arguement he did cuddle with me more, so it's nice to see him trying. And it reassures me that he does care and even if we aren't in a relationship he's still willing to compromise. So now I have to compromise and stop being so bipolar. 

I'm not bipolar but there are a lot of things that run through my mind and I often don't share them. Sometimes my thoughts can make me really angery and I flip out. For someone who can't read my mind I might come off as bipolar. There are clearly communication skills I need to work on myself because when I get upset my automatic response is to to shut down then flip out. Not effective at all I know, but its been how I deal with things for years. But as I grow I'm learning to comunicate better. 

I chose the song "Perfect" by Simple Plan, I used to be obsessed with them in middle school. This song has always been one of my favorites because of how close it relates to me sometimes. Of course I want to make my parents proud of me and I realize I haven't done a great job at it so far, but I am trying. Can't they see that?