In the last year:
1.) A good friend died.
2.) The mother of a good friend died.
3.) My uncle was murdered because he was in the wrong place at the wrong time.
4.) My sister had a baby who went straight to the NICU.
5.) My sister’s back was broken during the delivery.
6.) My sister had back surgery (so we are all taking care of her child).
7.) My fathers good lung collapsed, he is dying and won’t tell anyone.
8.) We took in my mother-in-law who subsequently freaked out on some mental tirade over not getting enough attention from my husband.
9.) Due to the aforementioned tirade she spent months in and out of the hospital and wound up with an a bag that hangs of her side.
10.) Due to her issues with medications and the bag she is living in an assisted living home.
11.) We were asked to take on the care of a 6 year old child, which we did as it’s not her fault that the parents are addicts.
12.) The mother-in-law went more off the deepend and began stealing from stores and other residents at the home for attention (she also feels we don’t give her enough, um we can’t give her anymore).
13.) We had a slew of meetings with the woman who refused to cooperate and then stole more than $3,000 from us.
14.) As it stands, she is being kicked out of the center where she is living and may be moved to one more than 2 hours away.

Ok, that is just the last year. I also goto school full time at night, keep a 4.0 and work full time. In addition to that my husband expects June Cleaver treatment. I seriously don’t know how much more I can take….