Daily Archive for April 12th, 2010

The Real Issue

The issue is not what I’m focusing on. The issue is not that my roommates son is a bum nor is it that Senior is filthy. This time the issue is none of those things yet it is what I focus on to keep from looking at my own stuff.

I hear in my head a rant/rave that has played a hundred times before. Why can’t Senior put a friggin’ dish in the sink? Why do these two have an aversion to communication? Why can’t Junior get a job and get off his lazy ars and contribute to the household? Why does Senior need to raise my rent to make up for what Junior uses in utilities? While all of that falls into the category of  “legitimate gripe” they are not my biggest, most pressing life issues; yet I focus on them because they are less painful than the real problems I have.

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