Frustration
I’m writing this while being angry. It’s a warning to those who don’t want to read anyone’s complaints. I urge those to push the back button or close the window.
My sister had invited me to a dinner this last night. I was working on homework, but she urged me to come to meet her new friends. She also recommended bringing my homework with me, so I did. I made the near hour long drive through the down-pouring rain to meet them. Little did I know that I would have been better off at home.
My sister jokes about making me a human bubble because I am so anti-everything. I enjoy organic products, don’t enjoy drinking alcoholic beverages, am not a fan of television or video games, and especially do not appreciate my own sister polluting my college research paper articles with highlighter graffiti. I dealt with all of those, not to mention her new boyfriend and his son, who were both more respectful to me than my own sister. Either way, I wasnt happy with any of it. She shouldnt be dating, let alone living with a new guy already.
Worse yet, I gave in to drinking down an alcohol beverage or two with dinner. I havent been training like I used to, but I’ve also been down with the sickness, out of the office due to the death of my father, and studying like a crazy person to get caught back up.
Even more inconsiderate, my sister suggested to some of her friends, who came by later in the evening and were also disrespectful, that I took an instant liking to one of the guys there. "Oh, Sara’s upstairs with"… No. Sara was lying on the floor in the loft nowhere near anyone. And, with a quick response, I surprised her with my good hearing.
So, I say let their drinking, smoking, worthless lives be their own. I have more important things to do. I do not appreciate people who waste my time. I could have made good progress on my homework without it getting violated, got a good workout in, and eaten clean food if I would have stayed at home. But, instead I had to put myself out there and try to be a good, supportive sister. I’m done for a while on being nice.
Anyone have some spiritual wisdom for me. I am frustrated.
October 31, 2009 at 12:02 am
Sounds like you had a ****ty night. I know that she is your sister but remember to surround you self with friends that have the same goals and intrests. One saying that i live my life by is Remember only you can take care of yourself because no one will. Keep your head up and stay focused! Happy Halloween!
October 31, 2009 at 12:04 am
That’s why I like internet friends,they can’t come over or you don’t have to go to them! Good luck
October 31, 2009 at 12:12 am
Don’t be so hard on yourself. It sounds like you have a lot of things going on in your life right now. Remember its ok to be human. Its ok to make mistakes. its ok to stray from the path once in awhile. as long as you come back and keep your eyes on the prize at the end of the road!
October 31, 2009 at 12:51 am
I know what I would tell you as a pastor. You are actually not being supportive by participating in what they are doing — you enabling. It would have been better for you to have told your sister no and why. She may have gotten mad but make sure your boundry lines are firm.
For you to achive your results you have ot stick to you objectives and guns when it comes to what you will and won’t do.
IMHO.
October 31, 2009 at 5:37 am
girl reading this reminds me of my myself RIGHT now. I just got back to the states & my family & friends dont support me what so ever in my decisions to live this lifestyle. SAD but sometimes its our family who will pull us down the most. Once again SAD you have to pull yourself away from your own folks but thats life. I recently wrote a few blogs about this & my family & friends. I received GREAT advice. If you have tome go to my blogs & read the. The one about dreams and also THIS being ALL i have. GOOD LUCK…keep your head up.
October 31, 2009 at 6:22 am
There is nothing wrong with "anti-everything". Better off to stay out of temptations view. You know whats right, You love the Lord and you prove so by obeying His commandments. Even when we don’t understand some of His rules, we are best to just trust and obey.Whats done is done, God will forgive you. Keep doing what is right and keep setting the example
Definately take this as a reminder lesson from the Lord of what not to do.
October 31, 2009 at 7:38 am
Holy cow - you have a lot to deal with and your sister is not helping! You last paragraph sums things up pretty well, but as EdRaby71 mentioned, you don’t have to participate in you sister’s wacky lifestyle (by the way, it sounds like she’s the one that’s anti - you’re the one striving for a GOOD, CLEAN lifestyle) to support her. Maybe next time ( after things have cooled off - in a couple months
) when she invites you over, you can just invite her to participate in YOUR evening workout and healthy dinner.. Remember Jesus didn’t just participate in the lifestyle of those he reached out to - he pulled them out of their misguided ways onto the right path. There’s nothing wrong with you simply waiting patiently until she is ready to step in the right direction - isn’t that God does for us? Hang in there, know you’re doing the right thing, and sorry I blabbed on for so long here! God Bless! 
October 31, 2009 at 12:32 pm
Nothing like family fun! There’s nothing wrong with a drink or two, unless you really dont want it and you down it for other reasons…and you cant save the world. You live your lifestyle for YOU, not them… Not like you need advice from an old guy..lol. Hang in there….
October 31, 2009 at 3:00 pm
I agree and disagree with alot of the comments here but the main thing is keep your chin up - You are dealing with a ton of things right now - take it as a lesson learned and keep plugging along - things will work out
November 1, 2009 at 9:10 pm
Thanks everyone for the support. Today my mother told me she would have probably done the same thing. I’m feeling better, have lighter shifts at work the next couple days, and hope to get in some great stress-reducing workouts in!