Why is life so complicated? My dad's mad now because my mother called me. Grandma's not very happy either. I just wish things would settle down and work themselves out.

I agreed to meet my mother's new child but I'm still not sure about it and if it's the right thing to do or not.

My mother called me today and said she wanted to meet me, to introduce me to her 4 year old daughter Maya. A big part of me still wants to say no, to forget about the woman and not look back, like she did. But I want to be the better person.

Still, I really don't want to meet her new child.

Sorry to my suitemates about my brother. He really enjoyed being in Osaka and meeting everyone. He mentioned that he might visit again before the summer's over. And we got what we needed to do done, at least for the moment. Still, that had to be the most uncomfortable dinner/evening of my life. Neither of us had seen mother in years and vice versa ( Read more... )

I've been a little busy the last few days. Sorry if anyone wanted me, it's just, my brother's been calling me almost non-stop and I've been busy helping him with a project. I went on a little adventure around Osaka today and kind of found something but it's not too important ( Read more... )

Well, it's official. My older brother finally decided to ask his girlfriend of five years to marry him. It's about time, in my opinion.

And good luck to everyone running for student council. I know not everyone can get the spot they want but I hope that everyone will be happy with the results and work together as a good team.

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I'm back! The trip to Hokkaido was a success, I think. I met my aunt and her family ( Read more... )

It's still hard to kind of believe I've got an aunt and an uncle and cousins. For so long, I always thought it was Oba-chan and me, that was it. I got a letter from my aunt this morning. It sounds like she's just as confused and nervous as I am about the whole thing ( Read more... )

I still can't bring myself to actually call the woman. But I least I was finally able to write a letter and send it off. So maybe I'll hear from her? I don't know what to do, really. What do you say to someone who's never been around? I had no idea so I basically just wrote a little about myself. It was the best I could think of.

So, I got a letter in the mail today. It was...good news, I think. Ano, it turns out my mother had an older sister, who's been living in Hokkaido since before I was born ( Read more... )

I realized a couple things this morning. One, my birthday is in three days. Two, it's been over a year since my grandmother died. And three, in two days, it'll be exactly 15 years since I lost my parents ( Read more... )