h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Dad is fine. He is still rather weak, but healthwise he is better than he was 3 months ago. on the other hand, mom has worn herself down so much that she can only walk on two crutches. she needs rest so badly that dad wanted to send her to the hospital for a week. but she wouldn't get any rest there either, so we reached a compromise. she is going to visit our gp and get non-dangerous relaxers and sleeping pills. then she is going to sleep for at least a week, with hot bathes, massages with anit-inflamatory gels and snacks on the balcony or room service when she is awake. which, if it is only the three of us and the housekeeper, should be ok, because dad is going to take care of himself and answer the telephone, and i'll have "spoil mommy" duty.

but...

somebody has to break to bro that starting saturday he has to
a) have breakfast in his own flat, without early morning news programs, because even *knowing* that he is coming downstairs will wake mom up and stress her out
b) make his own dinner or at least tell the housekeeper what he wants in advance instead of sitting around and waiting to be served
c)forget about monopolizing the tv/satelite receiver in mom's bedroom in the evenings just because dad is watching something bro doesn't like. *sigh* my tv and receiver should be set up again by then, but mom says that bro has enough money in the bank and should shut up already and buy his own tv and receiver.
d) do his own laundry, including hanging them to dry and iron them. and preferably do them with my washing machine which is not next to mom's bedromm
e) take his guests upstairs straight away and not expect us to service them
f) stuff his whining, complaining and sulking where the sun doesn't shine

i slept in the tv-room last night because the guest room was too hot and stuffy, and he complained loud enough to wake me up, just because he couldn't get at the samowar. mom told him to shut up, this is her house, and she says where people can or cannot sleep.

on the bright side, mom is already cheered up by the prospect of her "vacation", and is ploanning on scented candles, oils and bathes with salts, and fresh night gowns and a nice robe for sitting in the balcony.

Glad to hear your Dad's on the mend, and hope you manage to successfully de-stress your Mom. When will there be time to de-stress you though?

As for your brother... he wouldn't have lasted 5 minutes in our family with an attitude like that - we'd have evicted him years ago! Sounds like he has some serious growing up to do.

when he was in germany, he did everything himself, it's just since he came back home that his behavior has changed
they finished "finishing" the floor a couple of days ago, so i should be able to move back upstairs in 2 days, when the stench has become tolerable, and that should take of my stress level a good deal. dad is planning on traveling in the fall, to egypt or somewhere else he hasn't been before, so if he does, ill be going with him and get some rest

Glad to hear you dad is ok, and continuing along the road of recovery.

If the Prophet Muhammad can mend his own shoes then I am sure your brother cam manage by himself lol. Just leave him to fend for himself, maybe a monlith will come along and he will transform from primaative primate to sophisitcad gentleman...... nah....

I'm going to egypt in Februray, visiting a friend in Alexandia. taying for just under two weeks, should be nice.

Adib

bro just came home, upset dad with stupid reports about the company, then demanded to know if i'm sleeping in the tv-room again because then i'll have to get up at 6.30 so he can get his tea. mom told him to be quiet and make his tea in the kitchen. he then complained that why everything has to be about *me*, and slammed 3 doors behind himself.

i've reconsidered: i WON'T offer him the use of my tv for the duration

*sigh*
and we haven't even told him about the "vacation" yet

Sounds like brother dear can't stand how the truly sick folk are getting all the attention.(Maybe he'd like to claim general cussedness is a disease?) Your mom is lucky to have such thoughtful people looking out for her. She should definitely do the bath and candle routine!
You should borrow one of your mom's candles and have a long soak too.
Nice to hear from you. Hope your new floor dries posthaste.

And another candle and stivk it up you brothers... no no don't do that....

Hmmm he seems to be a very lazy chap you brother...

i don't know... its very tempting... thanks for the imagery, adib

he does do a lot of work in the company (even if he comes home about 2 hours earlier than i did...) we simply cannot understand why he is behaving like this. he most certainly needs to talk to a counselor or something, but he has to be ready to do it himself, not because we force him to it.

BTW. floor finished and air breathable. i can sleep upstairs again (does a happy dance)