https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/DancesWithWords1794/Face it, we all know it happens... the inner-workings of our family relationships can confuse or annoy the hell out of us sometimes....hourly12000-01-01T12:00+00:00https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/DancesWithWords1794/127299A new baby was on the way. That meant less time with Mom and Dad, more chores around the house, less noise coming from me, and more coming from a tiny, loud-mouthed infant. That was all fine by me, though. At six years old, I was excited for a brand-new adorable little sister. Then I’d have an...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/DancesWithWords1794/110219My fondest, earliest memories are of walks in the city, gingerbread man-shaped sandwich cookies, and of her. My grandmother and I grew especially close beginning when I was a little girl whose mother was forced to work full time by an untimely divorce. The many daytime hours we spent together...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/DancesWithWords1794/105584Financial strain is the name of the game, and my family wants OUT. I would really like to contribute financially, now that my dad--with his two broken wrists--is only getting 100.00 per week for 6 people, and the monthly insurance cost is $400.00. So bye bye money. He basically is getting...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/DancesWithWords1794/102969Ahhh... What now... So I think I'm ready to spread my wings and soar to new opportunities, but a few things are preventing that. Finances for one... making peanuts for long hours at work is not conducive to building a future for myself... Family Troubles... my mom would be really sad if I left,...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/DancesWithWords1794/101027Calling all Mommies... Or Daddy-Os.... I am pondering the question of responsibility... If my mom told me to "make sure" my little brother did the dishes... and I told him to do them, but had other things to do for the night than sit around and wait and wait to see if he did them, does that give...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/DancesWithWords1794/99830Please bloggers, if I've ever asked for help, I actually mean it this time.... Can you please thing of a few things my dad can do while he is at home to keep from being bored? For 8 weeks he will be casted... Besides watching TV, movies, and sleeping, what is there!? He broke BOTH wrists.https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/DancesWithWords1794/99779And he is making my mom CrAzY... He's casted on both right now and supposedly won't be un-casted for 8 weeks! In fact, he's getting surgery tomorrow on the right wrist. (OOPS-almost wrote write rist... say that five times fast!) I am so glad my boy is such a good sport... apparently my dad was...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/DancesWithWords1794/96467Since when did 13-year-olds learn the power of guilt...? I guess it is something we all know ever since we are young, but it kinda stinks when it gets turned around on you... With my current situation, I am continually going to see my honey on the weekends because he cannot come here with so many...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/DancesWithWords1794/94417Wow so sometimes I am a real bitch and I don't even realize it. It isn't like I try to be--I guess I don't try NOT TO BE, either, but Sometimes I am a real bitch to my poor mom. I guess I just get so consumed with my own frustrations and disappointments that I don't recognize how my behavior...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/DancesWithWords1794/93962I wish to extend my apologies to those of you who have found my family posts annoying or irksome... I will do my best not to ramble on about the unfairness of living at home and working full time. I guess most people deal with this on a daily basis. I just want to grow up, that's all. Simple and...