i hate hate hate spending forced time with my family. i really don't like them for the most part. i can't stand how petty they, how self absorbed they are and how they think family is the greatest thing in the world.
i waste so much money coming back here for the holidays. flying isn't exactly cheap during peak times. then my mother expects that i buy presents for her, my dad, my sister, her boyfriend, my cousin and his gf, my other cousins and a few other people. all these people buy me little crappy things like soap and lotion sets that i don't want. i have told them all that i would rather not exchange presents. but then i am called selfish and a scrooge.
i do buy my husband one nice present each year. my mother is angry that i spend money on him willingly and not on my family. i also buy a few of my close friends bottles of wine or liquor. its nothing big and its not required or expected.
my sister is the same way as my mother. she is angry that i did not literally spend all night with her and her bf last night. we went to dinner and a movie and they went home to bed. i went out.
i swear every time i am back seeing family idiotic fights like this break out. they insult my friends, and get angry that my every waking moment is not dedicated to them.
i waste so much money coming back here for the holidays. flying isn't exactly cheap during peak times. then my mother expects that i buy presents for her, my dad, my sister, her boyfriend, my cousin and his gf, my other cousins and a few other people. all these people buy me little crappy things like soap and lotion sets that i don't want. i have told them all that i would rather not exchange presents. but then i am called selfish and a scrooge.
i do buy my husband one nice present each year. my mother is angry that i spend money on him willingly and not on my family. i also buy a few of my close friends bottles of wine or liquor. its nothing big and its not required or expected.
my sister is the same way as my mother. she is angry that i did not literally spend all night with her and her bf last night. we went to dinner and a movie and they went home to bed. i went out.
i swear every time i am back seeing family idiotic fights like this break out. they insult my friends, and get angry that my every waking moment is not dedicated to them.