Visiting With the Fam....

Well, I did the family Christmas thing.
It was not what I expected.
It is time for me to dine on a massive dinner of crow.
My sister in law was actually very nice. She spoke to me, more then she has in all the years I have known her. She seemed happy to see me, to speak with me, and to let me have some time with her children. I am completely gobsmacked. I feel like an ass for going on and on about what a lout I thought she was. Of course, I still have issues with her, and the way she treats my nephew, and generally regards my parents, but, I can honestly say, it wasn't unpleasant being around her.

My brother is a different story. He was very aloof, stand offish. I think that is where I have a huge problem with him. He has never really treated me the way he treats all the other siblings we share. I always feel like I get the short end of the stick with him. I cannot figure him out. I think that is what really gets me. That and he doesn't seem to care that his first born is living in a situation that is less then ideal.

So, I am stunned, gobsmacked, and completely full of crow. I can admit when I have been an ass, and I think I have been, but then so have they. Oh the complexities of family!

Merry Christmas!