So there are these five stages of grief, right? Anger is one of them. Mom has been at this stage for a while.<\/p>\n
Unfortunately, it’s a scatter-shot kind of anger that, when interpreted incorrectly, can be fuel for an explosion. My sister flew in from Chicago today. Hello, fuse. Hello, fuel.<\/p>\n
My dad’s sisters, who didn’t really show much support in my dad’s final days, were the spark. They arrived tonight as well.<\/p>\n
In short, tonight really fucking sucked.<\/p>\n
If anything came out of tonight, it was the revelation by my cousins that I can put down my alcohol, and I smoke. Mom probably knows, but I make sure not to indulge my nasty habit in front of her. I got locked out of the house when I went down the street to light up. So I had to go through a secondary way which meant passing through the downstairs level where said cousins, aunt and uncle live.<\/p>\n
They offered me a beer. I didn’t refuse. They offered my visiting aunt a beer. She protested she wouldn’t be able to finish an entire bottle. I said, whatever you don’t drink, give it to me.<\/p>\n
What I really want, though, are some margaritas. My cousins seem impressed by that.<\/p>\n
I don’t lay all my cards out on the proverbial table. They don’t know these things about me because I chose not to reveal them. I like letting people form their own perception of me. In fact, I encourage it.<\/p>\n
Because then I can shatter those preconceived notions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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