Plus and Minus
@nanette64 (20364)
Fairfield, Texas
April 30, 2018 11:44am CST
Plus:
My sister shows up on Friday with: $165 pounds of meat, a cake (BD), several 12 and 6-packs of Boost (which I love), takes me to McDonalds Friday night, takes me to dinner at my favorite restaurant on Saturday night, takes me to Subway on Sunday and leaves Sunday night one day sooner than expected.
Minus:
She buys me a bunch of vitamins, body lotions, hair color, wrinkle creams and spends over $100; which I could care less about. We have several arguments; one of which being about the above 'minus' items. When she arrived, she had no sooner stepped one foot in the door and states, "I smell cigarette smoke." Now mind you I had busted my a** scrubbing, scouring, vacuuming, dusting, windexing, washing walls, spraying air freshener, etc for the entire week before she arrived and doing touch-ups on everything AGAIN starting at 7 am Friday morning.
Needless to say; she's alive, I'm alive and we had a good time (sorta-kinda) and I don't have to see her again until Christmas. Oh....and at least I'm not bald. 
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@Marilynda1225 (79769)
• United States
30 Apr 18
Sounds like typical sister stuff to me and glad you "sort-a" enjoyed the visit 
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
30 Apr 18
Oh yeah @Marilynda1226 ; we've been at this since we were kids. What gets me is she'll say, "You know I love you" BUT; then the poop hits the fan.
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@LadyDuck (458233)
• Switzerland
1 May 18
@nanette64 I did not want to lose him due to my bad habit. I made a favor to all my family, I was the only smoker and also my Dad hated this habit.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
1 May 18
@LadyDuck Out of all of us 6 kids, only 1 brother did not smoke. What's weird is that I even waited until I was 21 to even start; which was stupid.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
1 May 18
@LadyDuck That's pretty impressive quiting just like that. I know my Mom had done that too when she met my Dad.
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@rebelann (111189)
• El Paso, Texas
30 Apr 18
Sometimes a simple gift card sent with a BD card would be better than those cons no matter how much fun it was to visit.
Just throwing an idea at ya, couldn't the two of you meet somewhere in the middle so that both of you are in different rooms in one of those Motel 6 dilly things?
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@rebelann (111189)
• El Paso, Texas
30 Apr 18
At least you wouldn't have to do lotsa scrubbin just for a meetup @nanette64
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
30 Apr 18
Yup, I'd take the gift and BD card in a milli-second @rebelann . LOL on the 2 rooms. In my house the two main bedrooms are on opposite ends of the house.
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@Happy2BeMe (99399)
• Canada
30 Apr 18
You have to take the good with the bad. Its been years since I seen to talk to some of my sisters.Glad you survived.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
1 May 18
She does have a good heart @Happy2BeMe . I just have to see passed the 'other' stuff.
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@Happy2BeMe (99399)
• Canada
2 May 18
@nanette64 that isnt always easy to do with some people
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@dgobucks226 (34369)
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2 May 18
Is she older or younger than you? The visit from your sister sounds like a split-decision. Some very good and some very annoying. If she is a big sister this quote by Charles Schultz fits perfectly. If not, just take off the "Big." Just kidding on the quote. From your post there is a lot of caring there 
"Big sisters are the crab grass in the lawn of life."
Just kidding on the quote. From your post there is a lot of caring there
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
2 May 18
Oh that's a good one @dgobucks226 . I'm the oldest but she's just under me in age.1 person likes this
@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
30 Apr 18
I am glad to know you survived that. Your sister still loves you.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
30 Apr 18
yeah, she does @mlgen1037 . We are just so dang opinionated about things, that that is what usually causes friction. She says, "You think you're always right about everything". And I say, "And you don't ever listen to anything I say."
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
1 May 18
@mlgen1037 Yeah, we love each other regardless.
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
30 Apr 18
@nanette64 Looks like I heard those lines. Basically just me and my sister. But you compromise at the end of the day. 
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@KrauseHome (36448)
• United States
1 May 18
Sometimes in life you have to take the Good along with the Bad and enjoy the times in between. Be Lucky you just got to see her.
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@GardenGerty (157555)
• United States
1 May 18
Family. . . at least you both lived through the visit.
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@silvermist (19702)
• India
30 Apr 18
Both of you survived.I think it will be fun for others to watch the exchanges between you two.
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@silvermist (19702)
• India
3 May 18
@nanette64 A match !It is okay as it is verbal.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
1 May 18
Yup, we would probably need a referee @silvermist .
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@amadeo (111948)
• United States
1 May 18
@nanette64 yes they will continued on smoking.They do not want to hear it.
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@RasmaSandra (73444)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
30 Apr 18
At least you do have some kind of relationship with your sister. It sounds like she was trying to do all of that for you because in a way she feels guilty of something. I cannot say just sounds that way as you said all that she bought you did not make you particularly happy but she did it anyway. At least you have a sister since now I am all alone I would be happy to have a sibling.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
30 Apr 18
I do love the brat @RasmaSandra . I'm just glad we see each other only twice a year though; otherwise we probably wouldn't communicate at all.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
1 May 18
Yeah, you're right on both counts @JudyEv .1 person likes this
@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
30 Apr 18
She does have her upside @Kandae11 . We just have too many opposite viewpoints.
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