Christmas had it’s drama.
A grieving process continued as “Maggie’s” mom died last Christmas Eve.
Then there was this tension between a father and his two adult children that were managing their father’s mental illness.
Things got a bit delusional at one point, and there was an outbreak of anger, attacks were made that kinda killed and ruined as some projected anger was directed at Maggie.
I kinda stepped in and had to be provocative. I kinda called Maggie’s brother out by comparing him to Billy Crystal and started digging into him by singing, “Rolling-rolling-roll-N; my ass cheeks are swollen…” because delusion along with the show “Yellowstone” somehow got romanticized because Maggie’s brother projected his identity as a real “cowboy” because he worked as one for 4 months one summer.
So pretty much if you want to attack or hurt someone try that with me. Go ahead and get aggressive with me I kinda layed out in a calm and cool way. No anger in my voice, but let’s go was the message.
Of course I’m dealing with someone with a drinking problem… I also know that fighting a drunk means you really have to take them apart and disable them.
Someone backed down. I apologized that things were taken the wrong way, even though it was not me or other people that took things in a bad way, I pointed out it was Christmas, and that Dave had been roasted by everyone all day.
An apology was given but it was lame and without merit because some one sat on the couch by themselves and unwound themselves further by sulking.
So the Alpha-Male behavior came out, and I’m glad I did not over react. Things can get crazy fast, but I was not the person being crazy.
So Snarky Joe and Devil Christian say I have a way with the crazies, and it seems I bring them out, but I say, “I was just minding my own business.”
Although I never worked as a cowboy, I am very aware of how weather, and the solitude of living in the wilderness out west.
A summer is an entire different story. Read the Whiting Writing Award winning book by Judy Blunt called “Breaking Clean.” This book reveals the other 2/3rds of what it is like to be a cattle rancher, and the harsh storms that have to be confronted and endured. A very brutal life and not so romantic.
I do not romanticize Christmas. Generally it is stressful and it causes mucho crazy behaviors.
