Morning all. Got up super early (for me) to help my daughter get to a National History day competition. They won at the Regionals, so they are going to State. It has been a yucky morning so far and my daughter (who has been ill), was so SO SO SO freaking whiny and pissy. I feel badly for her, but dang, it's rough when I'm the one she's taking her frustration and fatigue and general malaise out on. Now I'm exhausted and cannot get back to sleep.

I have been having these flashes of absolute RAGE for the last week also. Trying to hold it together, but at this point, I'm not sure how much longer I will be successful. Even my animals are driving me up a wall. We have one elderly cat and she has dementia or something and just forgets where her food and water are and before we noticed, almost died of dehydration. Now we take her two or three times a day and put her in front of the food and water. She's overjoyed to see the food and water. She'll eat and drink for a few seconds, forget what she's doing and wander off. I bring her back and she's overjoyed to see the food and water again. Anyway, she has also started just peeing or pooping wherever she happens to be when the urge hits her and that's the part that is just enraging me. I KNOW she's not doing it on purpose and I'm still having trouble with my anger. We have another older cat, who for some reason, has turned into Mr. Clingy this week, and he keeps reaching out a paw and touching me constantly if he doesn't have my undivided attention (like he's tapped me four times already while I type this giant long rant). Again, that should be considered sweet, right? No! I am having a hard time not just screaming at him. Ugh. I need to get a grip.