No matter how old I get, it seems like there are certain things that never will change in my family.
There are certain dynamics that my great friend and I just cannot seem to shake.
For instance, my Dad will consistently treat us as if my great friend and I are small and stupid children. She will continually try to help us with things that my great friend and I can handle on our own and speak to us condescendingly about the ways she believes my great friend and I should have handled things. Secondly, my oldest sibling will consistently be a family antagonist food teases the rest of the kids. That will never change. Lastly, every year my great friend and I are bound to relive the exact same argument over and over again. It’s not something that should entirely drive the family apart, however every cold season my great friend and I wind up ignoring each other for a few weeks after having a immense blowout. It all starts as uneven warm and cold temperatures start flowing through our area. As the fall airstreams into our region, it’s clearly time to think about the heater. For the first time in months, my great friend and I have to consider the quality of the heater, air ducts, and home insulation. Immediately, this is territory for a fight. My Dad never thinks that she should have the forced air boiler officially tested before winter. Every year, my great friend and I battle over the necessity of calling a professional Heating, Ventilation, and A/C business to diagnosed the boiler before my great friend and I operate it everyday. Every year, I have to go behind her back and arrange for the professional Heating, Ventilation, and A/C appointment. Every year, my oldest sibling throws a tantrum when I blame him for arranging the common boiler appointment and she gets yelled at by my mom.