Family Drama

Family drama, Incredible Woody Style

• Weezy has been having some trouble in school. Last Friday as my Dad picked her up, he was met by the principal. Needless to say, Poppy was not a happy camper. That type of drama does not fade quickly in my family.
• Scheduling is always a problem. My brother and his wife must also make time for her family's get-together. My step-mother likes things to go according to her schedule. And her schedule does not flex. If it must flex, she is very good at making her unhappiness known - usually little snide jabs. Little snide jabs tend to piss me off. Big time.
• My step-mother also makes giblet gravy. Who in the hell even knows what a giblet is? All I know is I don't want them floating around in my gravy. One year I cooked the turkey and I told her that something must have gone awry at the turkey factory because my turkey was missing his giblets. Guess what - everybody loved the giblet-free gravy!!
• Now that I look at my list, I feel like a whiner. I think the biggest stress of the day is all the little dramas that go on. And have gone on for years.
  

Family drama, Vol Fan Style

• Vol Fan's brother, Harley Rider, and his wife, Zima, have Thanksgiving dinner at their house. They do this to include both families - hers and his. But [wait for it] they drink. Gasp! Vol Fan's new stepfather is very, very ANTI-drinking so he won't go. This means Vol Fan's mom won't go either.
• Vol Fan's sister is, how do I put this nicely, um, gauche. Yeah, that's a nice way to describe her. So a day spent with her is trying. To say the least.
• And she is arguing with their mother over money and a whole bunch of other drama. She says she will not set foot in "that house" for Thanksgiving. But even if she does not show, you can be confident in the fact that she will do something to upset Vol Fan's mother.
• She also claims that she wasn't invited to Harley Rider's house. And all that drama is just plain stupid.

Conclusion

• Gas was $1.59 yesterday morning.
• There is no internet access at either house. That pretty much does it in right there!!
• I now officially have high blood pressure. The doctor told me to avoid stressful situations.
• These situations stress me. In my family, I am the "peacemaker" and want everyone to get along and be happy. So I have to swallow my thoughts and feelings to try to hold things together.
• In Vol Fan's family, I really don't feel like it's my place to say anything. So more swallowing those emotions.
• Another thing that drives me crazy - Vol Fan can just say whatever he thinks and forget about it. No stress, no worries. And that just drives me bat-shit crazy!
• With my need for everyone to love me and for everyone to be happy and get along, this crap really gets under my skin. And stays there. I can feel my stress mounting just typing this!
  

Vol Fan thinks I'm kidding about skipping everything for a trip to the Grand Canyon. But I am SO not kidding. I'm thinking of taking another trip at Christmas. I can think of all kinds of places I would like to visit.

Too much drama and I'm gone. You coming, Vol Fan??