Posted by llurpsienoodle on November 30, 2008, at 19:14:20
In reply to Re: Family -- and Defending Boundaries, posted by Daisym on November 30, 2008, at 17:46:49
Racer, and all others on this thread-- you all have such diverse challenges, and yet some themes emerge...
I wonder what would happen if we each just showed up at some other babbler's home for the holidays. Maybe we could practice that grace and serenity that comes from being an outsider to madness!!!
Septic tank sounds aromatic, for instance... or perhaps I could inform racer's relative that I don't really need to care for her. Oh wait. Racer already did that (Go Racer!!!).
My personal insanity came in the form of visiting my family for a 3 day reunion. oh joy. The best part was when the boys played frisbee and my older bro took one to his eye socket and got a nice shiner. There was all the hubbub as my mom got out her ancient nursing texts and proceeded to do a painful 45 minute diagnostic interview while the other brother shone a penlight in older brother's pupil. Meanwhile dad is shouting anxiously "what's going on? Jesus f*kin Chr*st I can't see a Godda**d thing" and stomping his cane on the floor. The rest of us are using our digital cameras to capture the moment and then dad gets even more angry and starts shouting at us for being disruptive.
Perhaps another wonderful moment came when my dad bugged the hostess at least 2 dozen times over the course of the day to put a sturdy table in his bedroom, next to the bed. Why? so that he could put his pee filled urinal jugs somewhere in the middle of the night. (horror).
anyhoo, the meal itself went off without a hitch. No drama, foodwise, or behaviorwise. I suppose that's progress over the food fight 2 years ago?
-Ll
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