I decided at ninety one degrees today, it was time to inflate the pool that the kids mother (X) got for Lexie for her birthday. I was not doing everything to the letter for the kid's grandmother (nicknamed the Grandmanatrix, or GMX for short) and she kept nagging me. I was doing my best to listen without saying anything back to upset her, and then she screamed at me "You're not listening to me at all! You're completely ignoring everything I'm saying!!!!" I only calmly replied, "Please do not raise your voice to me. I've not raised my voice to you." That seems to put her the hell out of my way enough for her to go calm down. She came out later more helpful and the kids spent an hour and a half wet. I'm not stressing it. I got to play with the kids, and I handled it very well.
Explanation: Several months ago, after the end of my unemployment, yet before I could find a job, I was unable to make rent, and we got evicted. With nowhere to go, but my mother-in-law's basement. Now, don't get me wrong...I am so grateful to her for saving us from going to a shelter, but there are limits to my will power. I have sacrificed much in the way of eating words, unjust apologies, biting tongue and turning cheek.
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