FAMILY POLITICS

This morning she told me I am cranky. I am not the one with the RAGING HORMONES!!! No offense, but I am a generally easy-going chickie. Yes I was upset last night because I had all this junk in mt arms that I carried out of my car (So it could go to the shop), and I found myself locked out of the... Sign in to see full entry.

So I come home from my weekend away with my honey, home to my parents' house... where my younger siblings still live and my whiny old doggy and the two kittens who TERRORIZE EVERYTHING!!!!!!! Well, I am not in the door three minutes before my dad starts to give me a hard time about my... Sign in to see full entry.

Tales of early sibling interaction at its finest… Exploration and entertainment often govern the first few years of a child’s life. Getting into “trouble” is what little ones do best—especially when their curiosity kicks into overdrive. It seems that siblings with minimal age gaps bond quite... Sign in to see full entry.

Funny how people change as they get older. Or maybe they were always this way and it just took us this long to realize it. This weekend my sweetie and I met up with my dad and stepmom for a bit of birthday shopping (I GOT A NEW GUITAR!!) and some dining. It was a good time, and when we got to the... Sign in to see full entry.

My littlest brother is awesome... he is only 13 and he made me a birthday cake today... chocolate, my favorite. He had mom frost it but he made it, baked it, decorated it and all, save the icing... How special do I feel? It isn't every day that he bakes - heck, he never bakes! What a cool little... Sign in to see full entry.

Cute and cuddly, yes, but these devils-in-disguise have really thrown a wrench into my plans... Ok, so they aren't "ruining" my life, per se, but they have caused a great change in my general routine - my comings and goings - you see, my sweetheart is allergic to EVERYTHING... er, cats. kittens,... Sign in to see full entry.

For as long as I live, I am confident in believing that my mom and I won't see eye to eye on too many things. I am on the brink of turning 23, and here I am, living at home, upset that I have a college degree- a job I really like- and an hourly wage that completely makes me sick. I guess it is the... Sign in to see full entry.

AKA: The Example What a life we live-- the first child to go through life, setting the stage for whoever shall follow behind... The first to break the ice with parents on complicated issues... The first to break mom's heart with leaving for college... and then moving out of the house... and maybe... Sign in to see full entry.