What do I do when my family is driving me crazy? I have experienced this before, and I bet so have you. You may have chosen the wrong path. If you have, you may have punched your little/big brother/sister. Or possibly, you slammed the door in your parents face, or say something you would regret or wish was never done. I’ve done some of this stuff, but they have never drove me crazy to run away, or flick them off. I sometimes wished I was never born sometimes, or wish they were dead, sometimes. If you have done all the above, you need some “social” time with your family, because you have to learn how to love your family. Now I can’t stay mad at my parents forever, but I can at Grace. Grace is 3, and she ruins everything! I’ll admit, I’m jealous of her, but that’s only 25% why I dislike her. I don’t hate her, because hate is a strong word. The rest is just because she bugs the çráp out of me. Also she gets everything her way, but this isn’t about me, it’s about you fellow blog readers. My advice, which may not help you, but what I would do is talk to them and confront the problem. That’s for your parents, but for your siblings, just ask politely to stop bothering you. But I bet you can solve it without my advice, in a peaceful matter.
- Matt
Archive for the ‘Family’ Category
When Your Family Drives You Nuts
Friday, September 3rd, 2010
Disconnected Youth
Monday, July 19th, 2010
Empty houses aren't always a good thing.
My parents left this weekend to go on the annual camping trip our family hosts. Since I’m working this year, I can’t attend – not a huge downer, actually. At least, it wasn’t at first, as I was free to leave dishes dirty, socks scattered, and A.C. ablaze. But really, once the euphoria of zero rules wears out, it’s kind of weird being alone. The quiet turns more eerie than relaxing, the filth less carefree than disgusting. This is just another reminder of how tough it must be for some people to be disconnected from their parents. I mean, besides the dependency most youth have on their mothers and fathers to provide for them, just being estranged from them must be really tough. I’m of the belief that what most consider normalcy is in fact really great fortune. A stable family life, rather than being trite, is an extraordinary thing to be a part of. Helping others try to achieve such stability, or finding solutions if they can’t, should be a major priority for those of us lucky enough to have found either already.
- Will
Family Ties
Saturday, June 5th, 2010
Photo courtesy AP News
A father’s dedication to his family/son is in the news for how much he’s giving up for his son. In order to see his son play at the World Cup, the father quits his job after being denied time off. Of course, this may seem to be an exaggerated case with World Cup being such a big event and the honor of being involved is much greater than any other game; however, how many fathers/mothers would actually give up something to support their family at such events? In America, family ties seem harder to strengthen due to the emphasis on individual success as well as financial needs. Due to these emphases, family gatherings are minimized, and in some families, family dinners are rare as well with focuses on work and individual schedules. For instance, if their son/daughter had a performance at a show, would they stop their work for one night just to go and support them or would they just say they’re too busy to show up? What would you do?
- Vivian
Celebrating Easter
Thursday, March 25th, 2010
As someone who has been raised Catholic, I am obligated to celebrate Easter by virtue of my being related to devout members of this Christian denomination. To not celebrate would be to risk being disowned as a heretic within my own family. I’d rather not risk another schism!
Guilty though I am that my reasons for celebrating Easter are less than divine (may God forgive me. I promise I’ll do forty Hail Marys after I write this post!), I appreciate Easter as a holiday that brings my family together, and the only one in which my relatives choose to silence their condemnations of my sinful, immoral ways.
Even though I’m always surrendering to temptation and to Satan around this time of year (I’m sorry, but that chocolate cake was just so irresistible sitting on the lazy susan), I look forward to it still as a time when my aunts, uncles, cousins, and I can catch up (and also wear new clothes, but that’s besides the point).
- Allyson