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Dec. 20th, 2006 08:12 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
dmxratedYesterday, Brian's girlfriend Stephanie came over while he and I were watching this movie on USA Network called The Gauntlet. She brought this horror movie called The Gingerdead Man, but we never did watch it yesterday. Towards the end of The Gauntlet, Mom came home to bring me to see Dr. Perret. On the way there, she and I talked about what to get Marie for Christmas. She said I should also get Grandma Ella something, since she's gonna spend at least a few days here. She also bought Dr. Perret a bottle of wine for Christmas.
During dinner, Stephanie asked Marie why she became a vegetarian, since she had a pita pocket full of lettuce and cheese instead of what the rest of us were having. She told her it was because of something she learned in 7th Grade, about everything that gets pumped into cows before they're converted into beef. I then told everyone about that pamphlet that I came across at the college library, particularly about the snipping of pigs' tails. I asked why, and Dad explained that they do this because after being weaned from their mothers, pigs tend to suck and chew anything available to them, and they start fights when they chew on other pigs' tails. Cutting the tails makes them more sensitive, so that they struggle to avoid being chewed. Muzzles and duct tape cost money and prevent them from eating and drinking.
Later on, Marie was doing her homework, and Dad was about to tell her something that happened down Long Island Avenue. Marie put up a hissy fit about him interrupting her, and he slammed his hand down on the table and shouted at her, mainly about her chronically crappy attitude towards him. A few seconds after that bit ended, Mom told him that even though Marie's actions were wrong, he could've chosen a better time to tell her about it. His argument was that for all the time he's raised us kids and been nice to us, she always treated him like crap. Not once has she ever said "Good morning," "How was your day?," etc. Blah, blah, blah...I could easily associate that kind of relationship with Garfield and his master Jon Arbuckle: Jon's always feeds him and tells him about his life and tries to be friends with the cat, who in turn, wisecracks at his failures to win a woman and does all kinds of mean things to him. However, all I remember Marie doing is (playfully) punching Dad in the gut, the reaction from which is not nearly as angry.
When the argument ended, Mom brought Marie to a physical therapy appointment. I then watched an episode of Scrubs with Dad, along with the beginning of The Daily Show. When Mom came home, I suggested that we get Marie a lump of coal for Christmas instead of something nice. She told me that sometimes, Dad doesn't think straight, and he just says things without thinking, and it's especially stressful for everyone during the holiday season. Marie isn't as bad as Dad said she is, but Dad did say that Marie is the one who needs to be more social with him and to treat him better.
During dinner, Stephanie asked Marie why she became a vegetarian, since she had a pita pocket full of lettuce and cheese instead of what the rest of us were having. She told her it was because of something she learned in 7th Grade, about everything that gets pumped into cows before they're converted into beef. I then told everyone about that pamphlet that I came across at the college library, particularly about the snipping of pigs' tails. I asked why, and Dad explained that they do this because after being weaned from their mothers, pigs tend to suck and chew anything available to them, and they start fights when they chew on other pigs' tails. Cutting the tails makes them more sensitive, so that they struggle to avoid being chewed. Muzzles and duct tape cost money and prevent them from eating and drinking.
Later on, Marie was doing her homework, and Dad was about to tell her something that happened down Long Island Avenue. Marie put up a hissy fit about him interrupting her, and he slammed his hand down on the table and shouted at her, mainly about her chronically crappy attitude towards him. A few seconds after that bit ended, Mom told him that even though Marie's actions were wrong, he could've chosen a better time to tell her about it. His argument was that for all the time he's raised us kids and been nice to us, she always treated him like crap. Not once has she ever said "Good morning," "How was your day?," etc. Blah, blah, blah...I could easily associate that kind of relationship with Garfield and his master Jon Arbuckle: Jon's always feeds him and tells him about his life and tries to be friends with the cat, who in turn, wisecracks at his failures to win a woman and does all kinds of mean things to him. However, all I remember Marie doing is (playfully) punching Dad in the gut, the reaction from which is not nearly as angry.
When the argument ended, Mom brought Marie to a physical therapy appointment. I then watched an episode of Scrubs with Dad, along with the beginning of The Daily Show. When Mom came home, I suggested that we get Marie a lump of coal for Christmas instead of something nice. She told me that sometimes, Dad doesn't think straight, and he just says things without thinking, and it's especially stressful for everyone during the holiday season. Marie isn't as bad as Dad said she is, but Dad did say that Marie is the one who needs to be more social with him and to treat him better.