Monday, April 25, 2005
Week-end Whoes
Week-ends are supposed to be for FUN and RELAXATION...RIGHT? Well Saturday we had to go to a Birthday Party for my older sister (the evil one), she turned 44, however she still acts about 13. She is the neediest person I have ever known. My whole family was at my dad's for the party which is ALWAYS a stressful situation. Kristi (evil one) complained about her health....as usual, my Dad's girlfriend (the moody one) was very pleasant this time but I always walk on egg shells around her waiting for the mood to change, Terri (the good sister) was depressed (she still has a very hard time with family gatherings), Ralph (baby brother) was....well...he was Ralph. I, of course, am always the one responsible for keeping the conversation flowing and SAFE. There are many topics that are taboo at one of my family gatherings, I keep a mental list of the SAFE topics. They are usually weather, kids, current events and cars. We were there for about 2 hours but it seemed like much longer. Shouldn't family gatherings be easier? More fun? less stressful? I want to be like the Brady Bunch, happy all the time, every problem able to be solved in 30 minutes, talk about anything. OH WELL.....I CAN DREAM CAN'T I?
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