I wish my family were more like a family. I didn't realize how much this college business could really irritate pre-existing...conditions. Sigh. And I wish people could realize the power of some of the things they do or say. Sometimes it's enough to leave one quite...changed, at least for a few days. And these things aren't bad, they're just...altering. In a way that sticks for a bit, that turns about in one's head and one's stomach. I don't want it taken back, I just wish it weren't so much in my head.