stress, stress, stress

I've cleaned up my room a bit. Fixed up the desk and set up my laptop and new printer. It'd be way better if it wasn't so dark in my room, I feel like I'm going blind and am giving myself a headache.

Things have been a bit difficult lately. In a sense. Easier in other ways. This is me stalling before I go to work.

It's going to be a sad Christmas.

My parents are driving to Mexico and I'm terribly upset with them. Is it worth putting your life in danger and driving to save a few bucks? Any reasonable person would say no but my Dad's not exactly reasonable, I suppose. My sister Yvette spent a good hour trying to convince them to fly instead, explaining all the gang-activity that's been going on lately and it's scary! A young boy was kidnapped for ransom and they injected him with battery acid and he's still alive! People are getting abducted left and right and it is absolutely terrifying! It's completely absurd how people get all "You live in South Colton?! Omigod that's sooo scary!" NO! No it's not, it's complete bullshit. People here are stupid and do stupid things, yes, but THOSE people are completely sadistic. Even the gang-members are speaking out against the gang wars because they're TOO VIOLENT.

Ohh, and that's not even the worst of it. My sister warned them not to stay in a prostitute house because those are very dangerous. Makes sense, right? I didn't understand why that even needed to be clarified. Boy, am I naive. Years ago I remember going to Mexico by car and we took the longer way through Texas and El Paso for some reason or another. My dad's friend came with us and I really hated that trip as it was. It traumatized me, we nearly died but I don't want to go into it.

Apparently we stayed at a whore house. I was young, tired and just passed out wherever there was a bed but apparently we stayed at a whore house.

I am completely pissed off at my parents for their sheer idiocy. It's not as if they didn't know. But really, is it fucking worth putting not only your life but your children's life in danger to save a few dollars? I can't even express how angry I was when I heard this, but as if I didn't already suspect it I am completely sure of it now, that my parents are seriously horrible parents.