Sheesh! I thought you were just giving an example of another dysfunctional family!
LOL! Yeah, I can see how the queen mum staring at you out of the blue could be a little guilt inducing! She is the Queen Mum after all.....
But seriously, you don't have anything to worry about from me. I have been politely refraining from commenting about your family issues because, well, because I don't think it's any of my business, and I recognize that I wouldn't know any better way of coping than you are already doing. I dread the days my kids turn teenaged. My oldest just turned 11 and the younger one will be 9 in May. So when I hear people like yourself talking about those types of issues, I am all ears and very non-judgemental because I know I will be there soon myself. I just pray for the grace to be able to handle it capably when my turn comes. As I think you are doing now....
Ouch, database class is painfully. Better yet, we have a test here next week. Still more wonderful, I have a test in Programming Languages that Tuesday! There goes my weekend. And think I was thinking of signing up for NaNoWriMo!
National Novel Writing Month, a bunch of my friends are doing it... hmm... actually, that's November, not this month, I think...