The short answer would be "I need to." I know that is a cop out and a horrible answer, so here the long version:
I am that person. You know--the one everyone runs to as soon as they are having a bad day or they have a question they need an answer to. That's me. I am everyone's sounding board. Now please don't think that I for a second regret that people feel comfortable enough to b**** at me about their problems, because I really don't mind. In fact, I have a talent for calming people down and I usually can give pretty good advice. My complaint is that it is very wearing on the soul to be constantly bombarded by other people's issues when I have issues of my own to deal with. Hence the need for this blog.
That having been said, I intend to get on here everyday and just blow steam. I am going to avoid mentioning names, dates or any specifics. I respect people's privacy and I would hope people can respect mine. However, I also hope they can respect that I have a right to express myself and get some of these things out of my mind. So here's the steam blowing for today--
The in-laws, who have not called more than once a month throughout this deployment even though I am here alone with their 4 grandchildren and their son is gone getting shot at, are supposedly coming down this weekend for their niece's wedding. That's wonderful. These two people bicker at each other like 2-year olds, and that is being generous. When a 60 year old couple sound like Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck going back and forth with the "Duck" "Rabbit" crap, it's time to them to get out of my house. Lucky me, they have not yet shown up at my door, and I am a horrible HORRIBLE person for dreading their arrival! Am I a bad person? I'd like to think that I'm a generally good and caring person. I will bend over backwards to help you if I can. So why are my thoughts about them visiting so HATEFUL?? Please God, just let it end quickly!
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