It's true.... the biggest thing she complained about, forever, was housekeeping. When I did it, I didn't do it right, so of course she had to do it again, her way. Eventually, I probably did slack off on it, I'd been beaten.
She also complained about money, but we had plenty. I would spend more easily that she would, but there was never any question of being able to make payments, or going without. Just not saving enough. Of course when S21 went into the Marine Reserves so that he could get in on the GI Bill because he was tired of hearing her whine about how I hadn't saved enough for college, that was my fault, too.
Her other complaint was that she always had to be the disciplinaran. I don't really agree, we just had different styles. And, since mine was wrong, she always ended up doing it her way, anyway.
She's only a bit of a control freak.... long-timers will remember the pan washing incident!
Stacy, your story about your sister is just the kind of thing I'm talking about! You belonged with her! He should have been doing what he could to support that. I'd say you even came back too often, though with kids I can see how you'd have to. Anyway, he's a twit!
The woman in the dream may have been taking names, I think we figured out how it happened... someone made the roster from memory, and had overlooked this kid. I didn't at all have the feeling that the other kids didn't want him, it seemed that it was a failure of process rather than intention! But I was paying too much attention to the hug, and the side of her neck to actually know what was happening at that point!
