2020

 I've had this written down for a while and the piece of paper is getting worn so I thought I get this all out finally. I wrote out reasons why 2020 was a bad year. 

My oldest nephew on my Mom's side was arrested twice. He almost died from pills shortly after Thanksgiving.. I hate addiction. His girlfriend was pregnant and a week after he was sent to jail for the second time we found out she was having a girl. The following week we found out the baby had a birth defect anencephaly. It's a birth defect where the brain and skull does not develop properly. The babies usually do not live. If we lived in a state where late-term abortion is allowed usually the pregnancy would be terminated. Her original date was on April of 2021 but Gianna came on March 15. She came out took a breath and died. 

My second to the oldest nephew got my mom's house raided. Someone told the GC police he was doing drugs on Snapchat. I had seen pictures on Instagram of him smoking weed in my mom's garage. My mom told him several times not to smoke week in the house. The GC police broke my mom's door and the dog didn't even react to it. Just sat on the couch. Guard dogs my ass. Needless to say, mom kicked him out and he got arrested. My mom was fined for weed found in the garage. Probably was his. I don't think my nephew or my sister paid my mom back for it.  Stupid criminal. 

Teenagers of yesterday did all they could to hide their bad behavior now they have no shame and show it on social media. Leaving all the evidence for their parents to see. They must love being grounded. 

My oldest niece on my mom's side graduated from high school. Unfortunately, there was no ceremony or party. We all looked forward to it. 

One of my uncles has been MIA for years still haven't heard from him. One of my aunts left on the fly to move up north. It was a WTF moment. She came back in 2021 when my cousin got pregnant. 

Several family members got Covid in the fall. Some lost their sense of taste and smell. One of my sisters said that things don't taste the same. 

As for me, 2020 was physically and emotionally hard. It was the height of my shoulder and neck pain. I finally went and saw an orthopedic instead of pain management. I couldn't take the pain anymore. I had five injections, four MRIs an EKG, and physical therapy. I swear if I heard one more time that I only have mild arthritis I was going to scream. It turned out my arthritis was more severe. The ortho agreed to surgery that I had in March of 2021. This was also the year when my bicep was torn and my neck froze a few days before Thanksgiving. 

I tried my best to stay away from people. I wish grocery pick up or delivery was more available before the pandemic. 

It was a rough year but 2021 said hold my beer.