THE REALITY IS...
Being embroiled in a veritable family feud isn't a good place to be. Like something out of the pages of a script of Falcon Crest or Dallas (from those fun soap operas of the 80s), battle lines are being drawn and it would make for pretty good drama.
An aging patriarch struggles with retirement and the detiorating condition of his wife...
His eldest daughter has been through hell with marital problems and the illness of her son to think about on top of running the day-to-day operations of the household.
Her husband has returned after an illicit affair brought about by the collapse of his legal empire. He now stands steadfast at his wife's side.
The eldest son has recovered from his mysterious malady but remains powerless to stop what is happening around him.
Their other son struggles at work and is rarely home.
The patriarch's son, who leeches off his father at every opportunity has suffered a stroke after doing nothing but spreading rumors and sowing discontent among the members of the family.
His overbearing sister returns and suffers from delusions of grandeur, claiming to come save her brother and her father from the abuse and clutches of her older sister.
The youngest sister, secretly allied with the oldest sister yet having to contend with the ranting of the second sister as well as the financial burden of the family.
The battle lines are drawn. What will happen next?
Times like these, I turn to the comfort of friends. But, faced with the fact that my closest circle are all away, I find solace and escape reality by...watching reality.
Been enjoying Joe Schmoe (fun!), The Contender (Go Sergio!) and American Idol (Spoiler Alert! - Carrie Wins!!!). It's an escape, I know but less dramatic than my real life, right?
An aging patriarch struggles with retirement and the detiorating condition of his wife...
His eldest daughter has been through hell with marital problems and the illness of her son to think about on top of running the day-to-day operations of the household.
Her husband has returned after an illicit affair brought about by the collapse of his legal empire. He now stands steadfast at his wife's side.
The eldest son has recovered from his mysterious malady but remains powerless to stop what is happening around him.
Their other son struggles at work and is rarely home.
The patriarch's son, who leeches off his father at every opportunity has suffered a stroke after doing nothing but spreading rumors and sowing discontent among the members of the family.
His overbearing sister returns and suffers from delusions of grandeur, claiming to come save her brother and her father from the abuse and clutches of her older sister.
The youngest sister, secretly allied with the oldest sister yet having to contend with the ranting of the second sister as well as the financial burden of the family.
The battle lines are drawn. What will happen next?
Times like these, I turn to the comfort of friends. But, faced with the fact that my closest circle are all away, I find solace and escape reality by...watching reality.
Been enjoying Joe Schmoe (fun!), The Contender (Go Sergio!) and American Idol (Spoiler Alert! - Carrie Wins!!!). It's an escape, I know but less dramatic than my real life, right?
