My mom promised to set up a thing for Thursday. But the buildup to then has just been so emotionally trying that I really want to... carve a... wall... with a... a, spoon. I have a spoon on me right now, so why not? :/

I've also seen more evidence of the strict-parent ""archetype"" in both of my parents, although I noticed it earlier. It's strange, I thought I'd be able to deal w/ it in mass quantities, but... :/