Monday
By ingrid
@ridingbet (66857)
Philippines
March 18, 2018 9:57pm CST
Good Monday morning from this side of the globe.
I sometimes dread Mondays. Monday is the first day of the week and I and my son should always observe my sister. Why? It is because she usually has the attitude of bad vibrations that carry over until Friday.
“It’s Monday again” is what I often say if she is cranky and sarcastic. I try not to mind and get affected with her attitude but what will I do if she slams a door, noisily puts down things on the table, and often sighs? “Hay naku” is her favorite expression! That is a bad sigh as if the whole world is on her shoulders.
Right now, she is in the kitchen slamming all the kitchen utensils there.
I try not to be involved with her childishness. I have a heart to take care of.
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@LadyDuck (457918)
• Switzerland
21 Mar 18
@ridingbet I was already married from 5 years, I am glad that I had my husband to help me, I was devastated.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
21 Mar 18
@LadyDuck it is so hard to let a parent go. it is harder if both parents are gone. we were left alone.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
20 Mar 18
she often complains of her 'illness' and everyday there are new manifestations that appear. like now, she is having difficulty of swallowing and many other complaints
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
20 Mar 18
@ridingbet i see. if i remember correctly, she had two daughters? why do they not live together?
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
20 Mar 18
@hereandthere her daughters are in the capital city. besides, she should be here with me and my son because we are the guardians to our ancestral home.
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@mydanods (6513)
• Nigeria
20 Mar 18
@ridingbet Sisters will always be sisters. To love and to cherish.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
20 Mar 18
we often do. at times we even shout at each other, or not talk to each other. but sisters are sisters, and living under one roof, it is expected that after all the rants, we eventually get back together again.
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@Letranknight2015 (51499)
• Philippines
19 Mar 18
You think it's her period or something? I don't think I can tolerate that attitude in the house.
I doubt it's a good role model thing for your son, she should mind her manners at her age.
I can't even begin to start a good day if a family member acts like that. NO not in this house.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
20 Mar 18
hijo, i think you are not very updated as regards my life, for who am i anyway? my sister is a senior citizen, 67 years old, so she no longer has her period. long ago, her ovaries were already removed. my son and i are already accustomed to her attitude, but there are times still, that it gets into my nerves.
@just4him (305965)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
20 Mar 18
@ridingbet You can't force it.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
20 Mar 18
@just4him right. because we have our own power of volition.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
20 Mar 18
true. i understand she has some illnesses, but she should not be so childish and be serious with what is bothering here. at times i keep mum if she rants because even if i am a nurse, if a person cannot accept the health teachings, i cannot do anything about it
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@magallon (19280)
• Philippines
19 Mar 18
Monday is the first day of work. And if you think about work, that means it is a continuous 5 day work which sometimes really makes us sigh...
Maybe your sister doesn't want to go to work..
or maybe she doesn't want to get up early and prepare for work..
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
20 Mar 18
my sister is already retired. she stays at home, and sometimes go to the city proper for her personal errands. i am the only one who works offline. my son works online and is staying at home.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
21 Mar 18
@magallon no, my friend. in fact, she is somewhat an OCD type of person. she wants all things in order. just a few minutes ago, she already closed the jalousies even though i or my son will close them when we go up to our rooms. she wants everything done quickly that is why we have some clashes at times.
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@magallon (19280)
• Philippines
21 Mar 18
@ridingbet oh i see... so maybe she hates to do the household chores...
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@allen0187 (58438)
• Philippines
20 Mar 18
I have always loved Monday as it is a sign of a new week with new opportunities for me.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
20 Mar 18
yes, that should be a positive attitude that every person must possess
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
20 Mar 18
yes, she has that attitude, but she is also somewhat a KSP. hahaha
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@Shavkat (137205)
• Philippines
20 Mar 18
@ridingbet Well, she is Ilocana, Kabsat. She has the quality.lol
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
20 Mar 18
@Shavkat true. I think she is also condescending. My son observed this too
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
20 Mar 18
that is true. she knows i am a nurse, but what irks me sometimes is, she has her own definition of the clinical manifestation she has. an example is her dysphagia (difficulty of swallowing), and right now, she reasons out that she has that symptom because her neck is always flexed.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
24 Mar 18
@DianneN true. very true.
hahaha! there are so many amusing situations that she narrates to me: the friends in a store near our house often complain of pains, and my sister gives the rationale of their illnesses, and she is not a nurse. sometimes, i disagree with what she told them so when i go to the store, i say the correct reasons. 
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@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
19 Mar 18
Try to have a good Monday.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
21 Mar 18
the father's day here in my country will be on the third Sunday of June.
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
19 Mar 18
I can be that stubborn too when I feel that Monday is another pain in my head. Mondays are not everybody's friend. Your sister must really hate Mondays but the negative vibes can also drain her and everybody around her. I hope she is okay and have accepted that Mondays will always be there. 
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
20 Mar 18
indeed. and i still dread of Mondays. and Tuesdays as well. hehehe
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
20 Mar 18
@mlgen1037 it is better to have somebody with the same attitude as we have. There may be disagreement but at least we belong.
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
20 Mar 18
@ridingbet hehehe I think most people do too. We are not alone.
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