Oh, Susan, that's a tough one. While I understand the urge to go off, I also understand the urge to hold back. Sometimes it's just not worth the battle.
Stephanie, I'm glad you called the doctor. That's totally what I would have done.
I'm feeling kind of sad right now. My little brother just called to talk about Christmas presents. He's working two jobs right now...as a teacher, and also at Best Buy. He's been given the opportunity to buy some $800 speaker sets for 70% off, so he wants to get them for my parents and brother and SIL for Christmas. He wondered if I wanted to chip in anything. I already bought my SIL's present, but I haven't gotten anything for my brother or parents yet, so I can chip in a little there, but not a lot. My Christmas budget is limited this year, to say the least. And it makes me sad. I like being able to do nice things for my family and loved ones. But, this year is just really tight with the decrease in income, and now the not working for two weeks.