I was going to post this on the Grumpy thread, but I guess I should clarify my above statement, so I'll post here. It's just going to be random ranting anyway, so the Superfly Thread is probably the most appropriate.
So I'm here with my family. That's good and bad. There was some nostalgia to coming home--the good kind. I love the house I grew up in, and the neighborhood is so pretty. I love my niece and nephew--all I have to do is look at them and I smile. But then there are the adults--my older brother, my mom, and my dad. (My sister-in-law is cool, I usually don't have a problem with her.) It amazes me how everything my brother says to me sounds like an insult. He has this special way of saying things, a tone of voice and a certain look, that makes the most harmless things sound disparaging. I don't know if this is on purpose or not. It is usually only directed at me or my mom--my dad doesn't receive it, my little brother does sometimes, and my sister-in-law doesn't usually but when she does she absolutely does not stand for it. Perhaps I shouldn't either, but the times I have stood up for myself I get labeled as a hormonal, over-reactive female. I usually just ignore it. But it is wearing.
And then there are my parents. I feel so much pressure from them and I never know if I'm going to get kindness or a lecture.
Gotta go.
