Rough Day...

So today did not go really as I thought it would. I was planning to head down to San Diego early this afternoon with my dog Olive to finally tell my parents about her. I talked to my sister before I left for San Diego, and she told me that she thought it would be in my best interest if I told them about her before I just brought her down and showed her to them. So, I decided to go with what she said, and she told me dad and told me to call my mom. I told her that I wanted to wait and hear my dad's reaction to it all before I told my mom, because usually my dad is much more calm and lets things go easier. Well, he called me once he found out, and said all the normal stuff I expected him to say, i.e. "this is the stupidest thing you have ever done. You do not have the money to support a dog. You are being very irresponsible, you could have been saving that money, etc." Obviously I know all of that is true, but I am not one to be rational about things sometimes, so I got a dog knowing all of this. He then told me that he was going to call my mom and tell her because he knew she was going to be very mad, and wanted to be the one to let her know basically to help me out. Well, I get a call from my sister like 5 minutes later telling me that my mom has never been more furious in her entire life, and that I cant come home anymore. Turns out my mom is so upset that she wants me to give away my dog. She is livid. I know that I will not, and cannot give my dog away, so that is out of the question. I am just praying that she will calm down, and realize that though I did make a "stupid decision," it is just a dog, it's not the end of the world. I am just bummed because I was so excited to go down to San Diego and spend time with my family and introduce my dog to them, and now I may be getting cut off. I should have seen all of this coming, and in a way I did, but I guess I did not want to believe that my mom would act the way she did. Anyway, that is pretty much where I am at right now. If anyone has any suggestions on how to mend this problem, please let me know! Thanks!