It's been far too long. Going into finals, I've got B's all around, so no big worries. In fact, I made a 93 on my last microbiology exam, a point below the highest in the class.
What brings me to ye olde blog is a certain snap story. My youngest sister, who is a week from turning 21, documented her night on the town. It began with her being carded, but somehow, she still managed to take shot after shot in the videos that followed, in addition to beer and other delights. By 11 PM her time, she had had more to drink than I typically do when I'm binge drinking.
And then the updates continued. Her friend was fumbling for her keys, though all were obviously too drunk to drive. Then my sister updated with another video later, her with her on again off again enabling boyfriend. They were both obviously drunk and in the front seats of the car. She said "I hit someone when I was going really fast". The next update showed her boyfriend laying down next to a puddle of his vomit in a parking lot.
Here's the question that plagues the mind: what do I do? What does anyone do to deal with that? The obvious answer is that she should have her license revoked and not allowed to drink. But the boyfriend isn't the only enabler. She has a father who, despite all the logic and reasoning in the world, still manages to see her as a victim of whatever her actions may be. And she burns through cash like crazy as a result. My dad is not currently wealthy enough to support her being an idiot, yet it seems that he does.
There are also the other factors. My dad's best friend committed suicide in August, and our grandma (his mom) passed away last month. So it's not like dad needs more stress. But life seems able to find a way. Or rather, that sister does.
I just don't know what to do about it. That sister is a problem that has taken over family discussions for years now, as we deliberate what can possibly be done to manage her, to make her a functional member of society. She's has brains and is pretty, but she uses both stupidly.
As a medical student, I've learned that many problems are mine, but another great many problems are not. When it comes to family, it's difficult to find where the line is.
So as I prepare to go home, I also prepare to jump back into stupid problems that shouldn't exist, but do because people aren't educated, or are just unwise. Intelligence can be an awful burden.
