Good Saturday, Thoughtful Sunday

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I had a really good Saturday. Bryon and I ran up to Decorah. There, we hooked up with fellow VP'er Matt Hughes and his wife. We ran around to some art studios, had an excellent dinner at La Rana, stayed over and headed for home today.

It was a good relaxing day, full of beautiful art and relaxing weather.

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Upon being at home, there's always a great many things to put right. Unpacking, errands, laundry, all the things we do to get ready for the work week.

And the footprint of my childhood intruded greatly at one point.

I won't go into all the details of the latest row of domestic violence between my mother and my oldest brother. I only hear about these things because the service my mother uses for emergencies has my number as a contact, and doesn't understand that I don't want them to use it. I think their employees are very temporary. But nevertheless, they've had another run in. And I've vented and been angry elsewhere in my writing, so now I can reflect a bit.

You might wonder what that's like for an adult survivor of a dysfunctional family. Every time my family tries to pull me back in, I have several decisions to make.

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