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Alright. First off, i'd like to say that i try not to make a lot of these sob story emo threads. They're not pleasant. For anyone. But i really need to vent, so bear with me. [potty words below.]

I've been really uber stressed lately. It's like my family just can't seem to get a break. Mom's got really bad back problems. Plus, she might have arthritis, the kind that puts you in a wheel chair. The doctors are all assholes who won't do s**t for her. My dad... Well, i love him, but he's an a**. He doesn't help us at all. Mom's depressed, stressed out, etc., and i'm the only one she's got to talk to. So she basically dumps all her problems on me, which i don't really have a problem with, but after a while it just starts to get to me.

Then there's the rest of the family. My cousin's got problems. I dunno why, really, but she just got out of control, and i love the kid to death, and it's breaking my heart. We can't figure out what to do with her and her little sister [who's starting to be like her big sister already]. Their parents are divorced, and they basically use the kids to get what they want from eachother. All of this has made my aunt suicidal.

So my cousin lives with my grandma. My grandma doesn't get any help from anyone with the kids, and i mean, come on, she's old. She can't handle it all by herself. My grandpa's going blind and seems like he's getting Alzheimer's. So they're stuck with that whole mess.

Then my mom comes in just now and tells me my grandma's mammogram looked bad. They're gonna run some more tests. Plus, she's been having bladder problems, so they're gonna test that, too. They think it might be Cancer. So she's worried that if something happens to her, what are we gonna do with my cousins? And who's gonna take care of my grandpa?

I dunno. I don't really mean to get all emo and pitiful on you guys. It just seems like nothing ever goes right. This is the abridged version, by the way. There's a lot of stuff i left out. I just needed to type all this, i guess.[/walloftext]

Feel free to disregard this thread entirely.

Being the emotional outlet for everyone around you can be tiresome.

Try and remember to take a little time for yourself. A walk at night or just a little meditation time before sleep when the rest of the insanity has already gone to bed.