I Had To Teach Her

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For some odd reason this is on my mine this morning, especially after reading a couple discussions, I have not had time to think about what I would write about today but found inspiration without knowing it in other peoples words. I could be called the responsible one but I think differently, I was the one left behind to do what the others could not take time to do, honor my father as told in the bible. Once I wanted to escape my duties and one sister said " But who will take care of him?" while she was somewhere in the US, traveling, seeing things, partying every night. Was I bitter about it? yes at times but mostly I lived happy. Anyways, when father passed away and she was going for living alone the first time ever in 43 years I had to explain to her, when she got mad that she could not have what I have, that you work for it, pay for it yourself. She had no idea how to do this! One day I sat down, after her millionth outburst of how I have it made, and in lay mans terms said : While you were drunk the past 30 years I worked and saved my money, I paid for one house, and on and on till the present day, letting her know that I had not traveled but one vacation per year and more than not to the gulf of Mexico just hours away from home. She would not make a decision, so I told her its your life, you decide when questioning me on what to do, why? She always blamed me if it did not turn out right, because I told her to do it...yeah! Although she is still stuck in her teens and early twenties mentally, because she was drunk 30 years, she is learning. You want something work for it. One funny thing she said the other day, it sounded like what a teen would say " She thinks she is hot sh*t" " when referring to someone we know. I replied "We thought we were hot sh*t too at age 30" the look on her face was priceless but the point got through, we are old now. So there is my deep thoughts for Tuesday. You got any?