SUPER UPSET

I have been upset since about 11 this morning. I hate getting upset at work. Looking like you've been crying when you work with a bunch of guys is the worst.

Basically, my mom and my sister are arguing over the appropriate amount of time my mom can spend with my nephew now that my sister and my nephew live in a home of their own. Or something like that. I've heard 3 or 4 versions of this story from various members of my family and to be honest, my heart is really heavy now, I'm tired and I have a headache.

This morning I got a few emails from my sister that didn't initially fire me up. In fact, I sympathized with my mom and her empty nest syndrome, but the emails from my sister got more specific and soon I started to worry that my mom was being a little overbearing. So I called and called and called. She didn't pick up. I called about 9 times. She finally called me back while I was getting my oil changed and we talked about it. Well, she talked about her version of the story and wouldn't let me talk. She's upset. My sister is upset. My nephew is probably confused and now I'm just exhausted from trying to decipher two different stories. I don't know who to believe and I'm super concerned about my love (my nephew). Between calls 7 and 8 to my mom, I called my dad because I was getting anxious. He didn't answer, but did call me back during my exhausting 30-minute call with my mom. By the time I called him back I felt like I'd been to a battle and lost - BIG TIME. I lost my composure. I don't even know how he managed to understand anything I said but he calmed me down and now all I have is a headache.

My dad has never been especially helpful, in fact, most of my life he has been the opposite, so the fact that he was able to help me out in this instance, really meant a lot.

Thanks, dude.