I'm sorry you're feeling so tired. Venting is fine in my opinion. While it may be futile in the sense that it doesn't change the situation, it often helps to get the negative feelings out of your head. At least it works that way for me.
Families are problematic in my experience. Expecting them to change is an exercise in frustration. If what they are isn't compatible with what you are, I think doing what you want without consulting them is a better choice than trying to change yourself to suit them. Trying to be what other people want you to be instead of what you are can be exhausting. Apart from my mother, who is just plain crazy and causes lots of drama, I like most of my family but liking them and wanting to deal with the way they do things are not the same. I live my life the way that suits me and where that intersects with the way they want to do things, we find common ground and do things together. Where our ways don't intersect, we leave each other alone.
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Date: 2012-05-02 02:50 pm (UTC)Families are problematic in my experience. Expecting them to change is an exercise in frustration. If what they are isn't compatible with what you are, I think doing what you want without consulting them is a better choice than trying to change yourself to suit them. Trying to be what other people want you to be instead of what you are can be exhausting. Apart from my mother, who is just plain crazy and causes lots of drama, I like most of my family but liking them and wanting to deal with the way they do things are not the same. I live my life the way that suits me and where that intersects with the way they want to do things, we find common ground and do things together. Where our ways don't intersect, we leave each other alone.