Time to bitch

Ok.  Here's a prime example of the hassles around here.  My youngest son, Johnathan, is a manager for a fast food chain over in Amarillo.  There store here is in trouble and he is spending 2 days a week over here helping out.  Part of the problem is that the store here is in very bad shape but the management won't allow them to close it down while it is brought up to par.  Meanwhile, my son finds himself stuck over here with little money to buy food for himself or his crew and they won't eat the food in the store until it is up to his standards.  Add to that the fact that the particular chain in question is something of a "one hit wonder" type of establishment (everything is fried and he is NOT supposed to have fried foods due to his health), it is very difficult for him to eat at his own establishment to begin with.  He has asked me to bring him (and his crew) a couple of meals a day when they are in town.  MV is pissed at me for taking them meals and has Daddy convinced that it is all coming out of HIS pocket, which is is not. 

Meanwhile, my sister's son, Dean, has been living here at Daddy's for 3 months.  The first month (and then some) he not only didn't contribute, but he "borrowed" money from everyone for his beer, since he is an alcoholic.  He is now paying $200 a month in rent and contributes his $40 a month in food stamps toward the household, but the rest of his money goes to his beer and cigarettes.  He also carries out the trash, occasionally cooks Daddy's breakfast, and helps Daddy put on his shoes and socks. 

I, on the other hand, contribute every penny that I have coming in toward the household, which is only $200, but I save nothing back for myself.  Additionally, I help keep track of Daddy's meds, work with the nurses and nurses' aides on Daddy's care (along with my sister), help cook meals, pull my weight with other housework and chores, make sure that MV's and Dean's computers work properly, and fix the phone and other things whenever possible to avoid having to call my brother for every little problem that comes up..  I also set up a bell system within the house to make sure that Daddy can signal us any time he needs help and am always working on any problem that comes up.

Johnathan has never asked any of them for anything, nor would he.