Once again, you're right. I can't really judge, and better to keep checking in on him than to give up trying in a fit of passive-aggressiveness. That helps nobody, and, besides, maybe one day soon we'll just start talking like you and Mike did. One can only hope.
In that vein, a siblings outing at the beach is a good idea. We can do some cousinly bonding and leave the significant others with the family (which actually doesn't make me at all nervous).
Random: So I'm writing this story based on the stories my dad likes to tell about his childhood. His family lived in Laos and Iran, so there are some interesting settings and situations. My issue is this: Since they're stories based on my dad's life, should I be writing them? Shouldn't he be writing them? My answer to myself is that I'm writing them for him, but that's not entirely true...because if that were the case, I'd be trying to keep them consistent with the details he gave. Instead, I've taken the situations and some characters and completely fabricated the way things pan out. It wouldn't be much of an issue except that I need some information about where he lived in Laos and what the socio-economic climate was like at the time. I'll have to call and explain the premise of my story...I'm worried that a) he'll be annoyed or that b) he'll want me to change what I've written so that it matches exactly what really happened. Neither would make me happy.
I could just work on a different story, but I've never had so much fun with one as I'm having with this adaptation of episodes from my dad's life...
Oh well.
Sincerely,
Kate
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