Why am I a single parent to other people's children?

[garnettrees]

WARNING: The following is a rant Meredith will probably feel incredibly guilty about later. If I don't get this out somehwere, I'm going to strangle myself just to get a little piece and quiet. Please don't think horribly of me.

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[garnettrees]

First off, I wanted to thank you for the kind words, and for the birthday wishes! *hugs tight* Sometimes I just need to hear from people outside the whirlwind of the situation... then feelings that seem unreasonable in the heat of the moment become things I can own and work on.

I have talked to my brother-- he was very obliging the week of my birthday, and so was everyone else. He's still worrying at the money issue like a dog with an old shoe, and making suggestions only makes him short-tempered. He doesn't seem to understand the fact that we may have to 'borrow' the money from a few different savings pots. The sum total is not going to magically appear on the kitchen table one day.

He's actually going to Columbus for a teaching workshop this weekend. Going out of town always seems to bring home to him that he wouldn't have anyone to take care of the girls without me... so, definitely more reasonable at the moment. I'm hoping that once school starts we'll all have our own lives going again and won't be stepping on each other's toes.

*hugs back* Talking to you always seems to help. Thank you.
-Meredith