I'm going to post some better things in "life", now.

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I'm not in a good emotional place when I write about *him*. I hope I'm a better judge of character than to date or marry a person with those traits I loathe the most, but still I know his good points, and I know how hard it is for him to admit he is wrong, which makes it much more meaningful when he apologizes. So he did apologize, and we all gave each other things for Christmas, and life goes on until the next display of personality. We still joke and have fun together as a family; I'll always feel like the only one who's greasing the wheels when the stronger personalities conflict. I know it's who we are. We still do nice things for each other, even if it's tempered by our desire to avoid embarrassment by projecting pride. We're people, we're all here by accident, and I'll keep doing my best be peaceful and keep the conflict to a minimum (and of course share this visionary wisdom with the others so that they'll eventually learn to settle down and deal ;) ) I suppose that's my New Year's resolution. It feels good to write that out.