home.

once upon a time, there was a girl named crystal who used to love packing up her car, and heading to beautiful cumberland county for some recharging at her parent's house.

then, the unthinkable happened. her parents sold their house, and moved in with her grandmother.

that's right. life has become increasingly difficult since my mom & dad moved into my grandmother's home. she's very hard to live with, and the stress level is so high that i swear, the place is a living, breathing stroke waiting to happen.

anyway.. my vent for today is that she thinks that she knows everything that there is to know about raising babies. this from the woman who had one child almost 50 years ago, and only started taking care of her grandchildren after we were in school. so, tell me.. what makes her the expert on all things baby?

i snapped at her this evening that i do know how to take care of alex.. he's my baby and i'm the one who has been tending to his every need for the past 10 weeks, and 10 months before that doing everything i could to provide a comfy cozy environment for him to grow and thrive in.

i feel a little guilty about what i said, but i need her to know that i'm offended that she thinks that i don't know what i'm doing.

argh.