Sarah1
05-07-2004, 02:54 PM
Can I just vent for a moment about my big sis? We've been butting heads for YEARS, although we do love each other dearly. I don't see her too often as we live pretty far away from each other.
She is two years older than I (she'll be 35 in June; I'll be 33 in Sept--YIKES). We have always bickered and she has always been bossy and defensive. In her defense, I could sometimes play the spoiled brat role pretty well...in the old days, of course :)
She is single, and I think as a person with a relatively high-powered job she generally views my day-to-day concerns as a SAHM to be pretty trivial.
So, she is coming for a short visit this weekend and has already given me the laundry list of things she wants to do...go see a movie, go to Nordstrom's, Mark Shale, go get a pedicure, etc etc etc...um, hello, how about your niece? Did you want to spend any time with her in the less than 48 hours you're here?
The other annoying thing is that she just started the South Beach Diet, so her diet is very restrictive. Now, I am all for supporting her in this (she could stand to lose a few lbs, although she's generally in good shape), and I've already made sure to have the food she needs on hand, but I can already tell you now that she won't say, "gee Sarah, it was nice of you to get all the food for me. THANKS." Not gonna happen.
I think what may irritate me the most is that Sunday is Mother's Day, and I don't even think she has a clue. I don't expect a card or a gift, but it would be nice if she wouldn't give me a laundry list of things that SHE wants to do this weekend. I really do appreciate that she is coming to visit, though...maybe I'm the one who's being selfish here!
OK, I'm done. Can anyone relate??? Maybe she'll surprise me Sunday and break out a card. That would really be a breakthrough.
She is two years older than I (she'll be 35 in June; I'll be 33 in Sept--YIKES). We have always bickered and she has always been bossy and defensive. In her defense, I could sometimes play the spoiled brat role pretty well...in the old days, of course :)
She is single, and I think as a person with a relatively high-powered job she generally views my day-to-day concerns as a SAHM to be pretty trivial.
So, she is coming for a short visit this weekend and has already given me the laundry list of things she wants to do...go see a movie, go to Nordstrom's, Mark Shale, go get a pedicure, etc etc etc...um, hello, how about your niece? Did you want to spend any time with her in the less than 48 hours you're here?
The other annoying thing is that she just started the South Beach Diet, so her diet is very restrictive. Now, I am all for supporting her in this (she could stand to lose a few lbs, although she's generally in good shape), and I've already made sure to have the food she needs on hand, but I can already tell you now that she won't say, "gee Sarah, it was nice of you to get all the food for me. THANKS." Not gonna happen.
I think what may irritate me the most is that Sunday is Mother's Day, and I don't even think she has a clue. I don't expect a card or a gift, but it would be nice if she wouldn't give me a laundry list of things that SHE wants to do this weekend. I really do appreciate that she is coming to visit, though...maybe I'm the one who's being selfish here!
OK, I'm done. Can anyone relate??? Maybe she'll surprise me Sunday and break out a card. That would really be a breakthrough.