Christmas and fests
So far I have received all but one of my fests due - and the one I haven't I won't, because the Mods are inhuman and don't accept actual emergencies as, y'know, EMERGENCIES. It's their loss, but I'm definitely not going to hold back from telling the person who SHOULD have received from me, "This was going to be your art, blame the Mods for not getting it". Cruel, but maybe it'll kick some sense into the Mods heads.

I'd give it to her anyway, except I'm very much of the mind that as it was done in an exchange, that I want something in return for it, damnit! I worked hard to cater to someone's wishes, and I was supposed to get something in return. And because of life out of my control, I got seriously cheated. So any advice? What SHOULD I do with it? It's Snarry art (was for the Snarry Swap).


Anyway, Christmas - wasn't as bad as i thought, though I had to grit my teeth a few times. Church paid for counseling, because I needed to learn to deal with certain people without melting down (re: MiL and violent BiL). I was afraid that by getting help for myself, they'd see it as me admitting ALL the problem was me, and none of it their own. And that's EXACTLY what they did, of course. *sigh* I did learn some good ways of dealing with them, but their smug "I'm right and you admitted you were wrong" attitude really makes me want to wax violent on THEM. Yea, I need to deal with my fear issues and my struggles to communicate with them - but THEY need to deal with their control issues (MiL) and violence/anger issues (BiL). ARGH.

At least MiL will be GONE soon....anyway, Christmas. I and the MiL were really the only one to 'give presents'. Ostensibly because no-one else could afford to (and I'm PRETTY sure we're the worst off financially of everyone, but I found serviceable, enjoyable presents at a Bloody Dollar Store, I'm sure they could have, too). The boys all got to pick out their own gifts, but us girls didn't have a choice - she wanted to buy girly things, so girly things were what we got. .....come on, a PEDICURE KIT? I'm almost 30 years old. I think I've outgrown those kinds of things! It wasn't even an adult-looking kit! And badly-scented candles, oil scent infusers in more sweet girly scents,stationary sets (like I even have friends to write to!)....the only thing I thought actually NICE was the heating pad stuffed with herbs, so it smells nice when heated. Urgh.

And my hubby didn't wrap anything for me. T_T It made me sad.