Warrior Cats: The Four Clans

10/26/09
Heartfelt Rant

Alright... Abraham Lincoln once said that a house divided can not stand. These words were meant to reference the two halves of America that had fallen into war, and the nation congress of the North, which had pretty much split upon itself. These words were said because of the doubt many people had that America would rise from the war the same way it had been before it - and these doubts were true, for we did not rise from that war as the same country. When the Civil war officially ended and reconstruction began, the United States were finally one.
Run down, basically, crisis brought us together after about a decade of war.

So why is it that a single household can not do the same? A house divided can not stand... Why does this only apply to countries? Why did this apply to congress?
It mentions a house. Why can a house not unite, when its inhabitants have all been through the same things - the same scares, the same threats - when they are siblings, for Pete's sake?
What does it take for people to RESPECT each other, ESPECIALLY siblings?

By now you're probably wondering what I'm talking about. A few of you might have guessed - my "family." Honestly, we are in our own Civil War here - split four ways instead of two, because no one is willing to respect or listen to each other. As such, you can't really call us a family - the only way we are one is the fact that we share the same parents (mostly, anyway.)
Yes, families have conflict; but the majority do not have as much to the extent of mine. Most families do not have 9 kids; most families do not have 9 kids running wild; most families do not disrespect each other to the extent that this one does.

A normal day here is like your worst day at school - it starts off peaceful, but as soon as someone sees you, their first words are meant to hurt you, or are shouted at you, or are meant to turn you against someone else within the house. Even the so-called "mature" 19 and 25 year olds do this, in most cases worse than the younger kids. The younger kids, in turn, are constantly fighting - hitting each other, aggravating each other for no reason, and just plain seeking to hurt one another for their own entertainment.
The worse part? IT NEVER ENDS. 24 hours, 7 days a week, 4 weeks a month, 12 months a year - it's ridiculous, and I'm SICK of it. NO ONE will change - not the young ones, not the middle ones, not even the OLDER ONES OR my PARENTS.

I'm sick of this way of living, I'm sick of the attitudes, I'm sick of the disrespect. From now on, I'm committing myself to thinking of the only SURE-FIRE way of ending this stupid Civil War within my house.

to m'dear wolf:

let me tell you, i know exactly how you feel (how ever it has to do with my extended family who happens to live in other states).

my family is also divided into many sides : my mother's, my grandmother's, the people who still believe for my grandfather, and the neutral. we do not respect each other what-so-ever. rather we dont talk, and we do not care what happens to the other. of course, in my case, it is the adults who act this petty -- the children are frightened by this, and believe we will never see our family again. i am [ thank gods ] neutral, for i am the only one with a head on my shoulders. any chance we get to see each other, some argument arises, and its really just so stupid. it gets very, very irritating, and i dont understand how they can argue so -- freaking -- much !

if youre sick of family fights -- those yours seems more physical than my family's for i shall not divulge into the hurt my family caused -- be like me. neutral, quiet, always thinking, staying off sides, and watching it. think of ways to solve it. and if you have enough power in your house to speak your mind, do it. i have no power in my house, so i wish you good luck, m'dear wolf. !

hope i partially helped -- just a little,
resta.

im glad i was able to help, wolf. that makes me feel good i could help you. and thank you, i will try! (:

11/4/09
Wow, November already? Weird.
Wow, my brother's birthday in two days? Weird...
Wow, Halloween was last weekend? Weird...

Anyway, I have one question today:
Are you excited for Christmas next month?

-- Edited by Wyvernclaw on Wednesday 4th of November 2009 11:33:07 PM