Sibling Rivalry

Well, you haven’t heard about my boring life lately, so I thought I’d add something today. Mostly because I can’t stand my family.

****Rant On****
Yesterday my mother and sisters were here (I don’t even know why they wanted to bother me). Baby and I were doing a watercolor so I had out my sketch book. Now, I don’t profess to be a Rembrandt or DaVinci, but I’m pretty good with the pencil. I did a drawing of an eye of which I was particularly proud. In the book are various sketches of my children, my husband, myself, and other family members (those were going to be Christmas gifts, but never got finished). My sister couldn’t draw a stick figure if her life depended on it. She says to me “Do you mind if I give you some constructive criticism? All of those noses look the same.” Huh? How exactly is that constructive? And what the hell does she know?

So, I got together photos and asked how my sketches deviated so far from the subject as too all look alike. That’s basically what she was telling me right? I have a “Artist’s Anatomy” book from which I drew an ear, the eye, and other facial features. I wanted to know how they failed to pass muster with her. She pointed to a sketch of another family member and said “His nose looks the same.” Well, his nose looked slightly smaller in the sketch than it did in the photo from which I drew the sketch. Whoopee! What the hell was she thinking?

I’ll tell you what she was thinking “I can’t do that so I’m going to criticize it.” Blah! I don’t know what she had to rain on my parade except that she was feeling a little green. It’s not like I’m trying to get my artwork shown at the Louvre. I do it to pass time and make myself feel better. I do it very sporadically. But it is good. I told her that some people have even offered to pay me to render them in pencil (my problem is getting any of them done…lol). I guess she’s mad that she didn’t inherit my mother’s talent. That’s ok. She’s just as mean and spiteful as my mother. At least she got that.

I have decided to wish her ill in her college endeavors. Sound unfair? Sure. Sound like I’m bitter? Of course, I am. I don’t care. She’s told me that my children are less than average, that my writing stinks, and now my art is subpar. And that’s all within the last 6 months. So, I wish her to fail in college courses and waste many years before she succumbs to failure. How’s that? Then she’ll be just like the rest of the family and then maybe she can leave me and mine the fuck alone.

****Rant Off****

I feel better all ready

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