nvts
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You know, sometimes they really do. I'm one of 5 girls. One is older and the rest are younger than me. The youngest was recently diagnosed with fibromyalgia (sp?). She's chosen the rougher path throughout most of her life, and this illness has really taken a toll on her.
Over a year ago, she moved back home with my Dad from New Mexico with her two boys and our second to youngest sister. My dad had a car accident on the way back. The car was totalled, he was bruised and sore, but ok. He and the boys flew back and she and a friend drove the truck the rest of the way.
Basically the rest of us were pretty mad at her for not being ready to go when dad got there and assumed that he was over tired from packing her to move.
She showed up at my door and we talked and talked and talked. She and I have worked through our differences and are thicker than theives.
The others have been treating both of us like dirt ever since. One boycotted Thanksgiving LAST year, the holidays were hellish, and one boycotted it this year. Now we're listening to garbage that the one isn't coming Christmas, etc, etc, etc.
I think I'm making a turkey at my house and we'll run over to my dad's to exchange gifts with the cousins Christmas day and just do dessert at his house. Then, back home again. Of course, younger sister, her boys and my dad are welcome for the turkey as well. I just don't want to deal with the garbage.
I thought the holidays were about resolving things and working toward a better world. Not pity parties, presents and pretense! The best part is everything they do is started with "it's the Christian thing to do". Don't know about anyone else, but 12 years of Catholic school taught me that the "Christian thing to do is to do unto others as you would have done to you". Uh-oh, must've played sick on the days that they taught you that you also need to be judgemental witches that back-bite better than a pirahnna at a thong bikini pool party!
Thanks for listening, just feeling "grouchy and grinchy" and I needed to just get this off my chest so I could continue to decorate!
HO! HO! HO!
Beth
:bah-humbug: :xmasdec:
Over a year ago, she moved back home with my Dad from New Mexico with her two boys and our second to youngest sister. My dad had a car accident on the way back. The car was totalled, he was bruised and sore, but ok. He and the boys flew back and she and a friend drove the truck the rest of the way.
Basically the rest of us were pretty mad at her for not being ready to go when dad got there and assumed that he was over tired from packing her to move.
She showed up at my door and we talked and talked and talked. She and I have worked through our differences and are thicker than theives.
The others have been treating both of us like dirt ever since. One boycotted Thanksgiving LAST year, the holidays were hellish, and one boycotted it this year. Now we're listening to garbage that the one isn't coming Christmas, etc, etc, etc.
I think I'm making a turkey at my house and we'll run over to my dad's to exchange gifts with the cousins Christmas day and just do dessert at his house. Then, back home again. Of course, younger sister, her boys and my dad are welcome for the turkey as well. I just don't want to deal with the garbage.
I thought the holidays were about resolving things and working toward a better world. Not pity parties, presents and pretense! The best part is everything they do is started with "it's the Christian thing to do". Don't know about anyone else, but 12 years of Catholic school taught me that the "Christian thing to do is to do unto others as you would have done to you". Uh-oh, must've played sick on the days that they taught you that you also need to be judgemental witches that back-bite better than a pirahnna at a thong bikini pool party!
Thanks for listening, just feeling "grouchy and grinchy" and I needed to just get this off my chest so I could continue to decorate!
HO! HO! HO!
Beth
:bah-humbug: :xmasdec: