my sis in law took off at 10:30 yesterday morning for the start of her twelve hour shift. around 4 in the afternoon, she comes home and says she quit her job. man, it must be nice to be ruled by your emotions, without a care to what will happen as a result. one might say, "ah, youth" but the girl will be 25 years old this year. and let me just say, as someone who can be ruled by her (irrational) emotions, it's not all it's cracked up to be.

when she first talked about getting z a job there, mark voiced his concerns. what can i say, he often sees things coming before they get here, even if he's not always sure exactly what the fallout will be.

now my son has a job fifteen minutes away, and us without a car, and him without a driver's license. she says she'll continue to take him to work, but realistically, how long can that last?

not only that, but now our(mark and i's)weekends are screwed. we were enjoying the time alone. now i'm afraid that's all gone.

however, knowing sis in law, she's liable to be back at that job by this weekend. i think she's quit that company two or three times, and for some reason, they always take her back. part of it is fast food. they are seldom very picky about who they hire. all i can say is thank god the girl is cute. that goes a long way. unfortunately, she doesn't realize that cute only lasts so long, and she's running out of time.

i'm frustrated because i see myself in her. she's so much like me, but unfortunately, in all the wrong ways. so really, who am i to say anything to her? i wouldn't(and didn't) listen to anyone at that age, and god knows i still struggle with the same issues and personality faults as her.

things will work out, they always do, but probably not before some major upheavals in all our lives.

*sigh*