The Blog of indyjoe

Ive gotten used to it over the years, but that doesnt mean it doesnt hurt or bother me. Yesterday I was supposed to have dinner out with my brother and family. The agreed upon time was between four and four-thirty. We (my wife and I) showed up at ten minutes to four, and we sat there waiting until almost twenty minutes to five....nobody showed up. My parents are usually a little late, and my brother lives on a schedule all his own. We had no idea where they were or if they were even still coming (sometimes I get lost in the shuffle when they do things). Anyway, we were hungry and had been waiting about fourty-five minutes and we decided we were tired of waiting (which we usually do on a fairly regular basis)..and left. We went to get something and took it home. We no sooner walked in the door when the phone rang, it was my brother. He said where are you guys at, and I said we just walked in the door. He said youre supposed to meet us here (at the restraunt), and I told him we were there and had been for since ten til four, we waited til almost twenty to five and nobody showed so we got something to eat and brought it home. He said that they got there at four- fifty, and I started to saiy something in response...he hung up on me. That sortof pissed me off, but we went ahead and ate what we had bought. about an hour or so later, the phone rang. This time it was my mom. She was pissed and said arent y'all coming? I was shocked and said we already ate, she said oh...wel Im sorry!! Once again, I am the bad guy....Im the trouble-maker....Im the asshole. They have always favored my brother, and no matter how he has treated them or how much he has pissed them off...he can do no wrong. I have always been the thorn in their side,no matter how obedient, responsible, or good I was. I could never please them. They even favor my wife over me....its a much longer story to explain all the details. But I always come across as the "bad guy" whenever I make any kind of decision for myself and dont cater to their will or whim. I just had to get this off my chest.