I did other ones with actually achievable goals (deep cleanin’, books read, new fruits, etc) but ya know

and then we opened presents and had lunch and pretended everything was fine with zero discussion 👍

little brother (we’re at his and his fiancée’s house) got in the car around 11:30am and went out to find older brother (hadn’t responded to texts and turned location off) and found him, and told him to walk back and then he did

It’s kinda always like this, but I think I might be done with family christmas after this year

my parents are now arguing with each other (about her not listening/responding to him, not about my still gone brother) 👍

apparently a good night’s sleep did NOT cure all ills

the only reason we can think of why is that we told him yesterday afternoon to stop yelling and being mad about phase 10, and he claimed that’s how he always is, had a meltdown about us being upset with him, and was pissy and passive aggressive for literally the rest of the day (like 2pm-11pm)

“Oh, I know it’s a popular restaurant!”

with who??? Do I look like someone who frequently eats at an Applebees? Do I give off Olive Garden vibes?? No one I know is going there unless it’s the best option in a strip mall in a medium-sized town in the midwest!!

life is full of many such decisions that aren’t really decisions at all

(I’m sitting in silence now bc the only music I have on my phone is whale noises 🫡)