Thanksgiving

[foddobbs]

Thanksgiving has been bitter-sweet. The bitter was expected, but the sweet was surprising. For starters, I came home to discover that Dad had cleaned up the house. Granted, the main reason for doing so was that Brother was bringing home his new, serious girl friend. Still, the house being this clean was like Mom was still home

Comments

[jupiterfish4]

It sounds like your sister is a little like my mom. The best thing to do in regards to her is probably to leave her alone since she won't listen to anyone that disagrees with her. In fact, it would probably push her further in the direction you disagree with.
As far as getting your own house once you graduate, you should probably take a page out of your sister and brother's books and do whatever you want to do. I think that if they are the ones that want to keep the knick-knacks, then they should make their own room for them rather than use you as storage space. You are not responsible for that. Besides, it seems that once you graduate, your plans are not set in stone for long enough to warrant buying a house. That's a big commitment and to have your brother just throw that out there, he obviously wasn't thinking that through.
Anyways...I think I've said everything I wanted to say. I hope it was helpful. Just remember that you have good friends here that support you and love you.