Graphing Calculator

School shopping! Yay!

Most people would groan. Grr, school. I pretty much did the same thing. What really set me fuming was that when we did go, we didn't get a graphing calculator. At least, not the kind that was asked.

At first, all went well. The TI-84 plus silver edition was $94.00. I mean, holy smokes, NINETY-FOUR DOLLARS. That's a whole flippin' lot! Nevertheless, my parents, who love me very much, said I could buy it because it was school-related.

Then my brother decided to tell me that in high school, you need the TI-89 or TI-91 (the latter is only available in Canada, apparently.) So that set me thinking, Should I get the TI-89 now and save money later? Or should I get the TI-84 now and spend another $142.00 later?

My parents remembered that at home, we had a TI-83 (no silver). They thought that there was basically no difference, and my brother told them there really wasn't any, except that the TI-83 was slower.

I was so mad because they expected me to use the TI-83 all through high school. ALL THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL. What is their problem? At least get me a good graphing calculator FOR high school!

So my parents wanted me to ask Mrs. Rigney if I could use the TI-83 (no silver!!!) for 8th grade and if it was the same functions. I mean, it LOOKS the same, but who knows? The buttons might do different things. As things happened, they basically pressured me until I agreed to ask. I wasn't very happy. I mean, we were THERE already at the store. Do we have to come back, again???

But that's not what set me off. I wasn't in the best mood, and I didn't feel like talking to anyone. BUT as people misunderstand (as they usually do) my family thought I needed some convincing about the whole calculator thing. All I wanted to do was keep silent and to myself for a few minutes. And my dad goes into this frenzy of "It's not like we're not going to buy it for you; just ask!" repeatedly. My brother kept following me and saying how I should see where my parents were coming from. I DO see where my parents were coming from. I just wanted to have some time to myself, okay?!

Then he starts swearing at me in front of all these people (my parents were in a different aisle), "Shut the fuck up you fucking little bitch. Who the fuck do you think you are?"

My brother is turning 20 on September 12.

I did feel a little uncomfortable in front of all those people, so I walked away from him. It didn't feel like much at first. I guess it sank into my subconscious mind because during the day, I felt more and more irritated until I told my mom (after dinner) and snapped. I mean, my brother has called me a lot of mean names, like goat, cunt, pig, bitch, and various others. He's sworn at me, too. That wasn't recently, though. And not in front of all those innocent old-lady shoppers. So I snapped.

And here I am, posting about this unfortunate event. My brother has always been a little immature and hasn't sorted his priorities out in life yet. He has a good heart. But obviously he's really bad at handling relationships because you do not, and I mean DO NOT SWEAR TO YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS. YOU DON'T EVEN SWEAR TO YOUR FRIENDS. WTH????????????????????????????????????????????

By the way, that stood for "What the heck" and not "What the hell." Although the latter does have a better ring to it... but I do not like swearing. It's mean, and calling other people names is mean too. They're CURSE words. Are you really going to curse someone and make them feel bad? I'm not. There are a whole bunch of other English words that sound weird and funny that you can use to express your feelings to other people. And the next time someone says something that you find offending but it's not supposed to be mean, remember that it's better than having them swear at your face. Especially if they're your friends or family. At least, most of the time.