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Hiya everybody. Been really busy as my mum has gone to Bangladesh for a cousin's wedding and it's been really hectic as I've moved into mum's house until she comes back.

You don't realise how much your parents especially, our mums do for us until we have to do it ourselves – now I know why mum nags so much all the time cos am beginning to do the same.

She's been gone three weeks and is back in two weeks time and I can't wait. It's really hard to go back home when you've lived on your own, the first few days were fun, but after that it just got mad. I find it hard to share the bedroom especially as my sisters love to talk to their friends way into the night and one of em snores very loudly and that's been doing my head-in leading to sleepless nights.

I have also been waking up early to make sure my brothers get their breakfasts, they're so lazy and my mum has spoilt them rotten. On the occasions I've told to them to make it their frigging selves , they've just walked out of the house without eating and I've felt guilty whilst going to work, so now I end up making it anyway.

My dad I've realised is the most pickiest eater. I still can't get the curries right, but he does love his Dixy chicken so have been a regular customer recently.

On top of that all the men in the house do not pick up after themselves, they leave dishes behind, clothes behind and am constantly telling them off. Honestly, sometimes I don't blame them cos my mum just does everything for them out of choice. If she just stopped and let them do it am sure they'll change and of course, I keep reminding her, when my brothers get married their wives will have a hard time pleasing them cos not everybody is going to wait up till 2.30 in the morning just to make sure the food is fresh and ready on the table.

On top of that my dads taken to smoking inside the house. He's been banned form doing it inside the house. My mum told him of the up-coming smoking ban was going to be enforced in our home as well. Mum also hides his fags ho dad has taken advantage of her being away and has been chain smoking up to 40 cigs a day.

So am stressed out, I've not been out in ages,I hardly see Dante, though he does surprise me by turning up at work just to say a quick hello. I've sneaked out of the house twice to go and see him, I've never done that while I was at home and realised how easy it was, or it was probably easy cos mums not around. Though I did feel like a silly teenager, it was well worth it cos at least we got a chance to catch up and talk for hours non-stop.

My little sister has taken quite a shine to Dante. She goes to him for advice regarding friends, school etc. He even sat her down and had a huge long chat about boys. Dante thinks now's the time to have a talk to her about these things especially as I've noticed she's beginning to attract interest from boys. Anyway he's told her to basically concentrate on her studies cos that's really important, and my sister has taken his advice seriously which am glad to see.

Dante also wants to go away on a short break somewhere when my mum is back so we're planning a trip to a Greek island which should be fun and am really looking forward to it. He also mentioned that he will be going away to Jamaica for three weeks with his mum on a family holiday later this year. Though am not too fond of the idea simply because I'll miss him, I'll just have to stay in Manchester and wait or maybe even take a trip to Bangladesh whilst he's away.

Things are really looking good between us though a few family members were not too keen on the idea of me seeing him. My cousin saw us together in Deansgate a few weeks back and told me just to have a bit of fun but leave it at that. I was shocked he's even suggested it and told him i wasn't out to have a bit of fun. He thinks i should settle with a Bengali boy as do my immediate family, but I do';t want to settle down with anyone just yet. Things are going good between me and Dante and I keep thinking i just want to let the relationship progress on its own without any pressure to settle down or get married. Am still young and there's plenty of time to think about that.