do the right thing

Hi everyone,

I heard something very disturbing the other night - our mom is left with about $50 a month after expenses. This is an extremely unfortunate scenario that does not need to be this way so long as we all man up and do the right thing.

In short, if you are depending on mom for anything on a regular basis (i.e. childcare, room and board, rehearsal space, etc), the right thing to do would be to kick back some greenbacks. These are services that would cost money anyway, and the least that anyone can do is pay wholesale for mom's generosity.

And for those of you who may have used her resources in the past, it's never too late to make it right.

do the right thing!!

Survey says!....

Ahhh, so the line has been drawn. We all know by now that some of us just can't or won't tolerate anymore Kim family shenanigans. I can certainly agree that sometimes some members of this family rub me or the Mrs. the wrong way. It's also safe to say that sometimes someone can really PISS me off at times too. I'm sure everyone of us has said the following, "...that's just how he/she is..." and I'm really sure that sometimes these incidents cause mini feuds between our spouses as well. But no matter how obnoxious, rude, condescending, the action may have been, I think boycotting your entire family for the sake of a comment or action is somewhat rash. Are there certain in laws of mine that I can't stand to be around, yes. Does my spouse back me up when someone in her family offends me, yes. Has the idea of divorcing ourselves from her or my family crossed our minds, yes. Was this kind of thinking ever rational, NO. We still see our family even though dad considered my wife, 'illegitimate,' and mom has said Brazilians are low class. Often there are persons within our families that, well, embarrass us. Some may even feel somewhat ashamed of some members. But these are not reasons to cut family ties. This is 3rd grade conflict resolution tactics. I don't mean to sound condescending, but lets be real. Are we now to just pick up our ball and go home every time someone pisses someone else off.
As fucked up as our family can be at times, there are qualities within it that no one can deny and resources we all have taken from. From mom watching our kids for FREE, personal loans from siblings, tix to sold out events, borrowed tools/ labor, a part-time job, and the list goes on.
Perhaps instead of exiling one another from our lives, we should take a deep breath and take a short vacation. After all we are in the era of Hope and Change, WWOD?

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