Depression, periods, chocolate and work

I finished work yesterday at around 2.30ish and the sun was shining, blue skies etc. By the time I had made it to the bus stop it was pelting snow. Thankfully, it waited until I got on the bus to really lash down. It was like something from a movie. I love snow, its so soft and quiet as it falls and actually makes a lot of areas look picturesque. I had a meeting with a client at 3.30, another one of my websites and that went well. They are located in what could be described as an area which may contain a certain element of undesireables. I am from the country, I don't react well to certain elements of Dublin city. What can I say, I'm a wuss.

However, that said, I managed to avoid the whole 'mug me' look I sometimes have. So yay. On the way home, I get a txt from the kid giving out about Mammy2 'bullying' her. Needless to say , when you are on your way home from work to a depressed partner and a stroppy teenaged, this is just the sort of thing you need to hear. I was looking forward to a relaxing evening and cooking dinner. I arrived in fuming. The kid was walking her mate to the bus stop so this delayed my ripping into her. When she returned, it was hands on hips all around as coversations were. Without breaking delph. Some things were cleared. The main one being I am not a referee to the kid and Mammy2's
relationship. The kid has to understand that. I think when Mammy2 is sick, her way of dealing with the kid changes. That and when the kid is accompanied by a friend, she tends to act up a bit. This went on for a while. I felt a headache coming on when all of a sudden, the kid turns
to me and says

"Yeah. well, sometimes you're in a crap mood and don't listen to me when I am talking to you about school and stuff" and I hate to say it but she's right.
The last few weeks I have been working on a few extra jobs and it takes up most of my energy and time so I took on board her giving out and will try and listen when she's talking about school.
Tension cleared , I headed to the kitchen to cook dinner. She'd had a pizza already but claimed she would eat the mashed potato dinner I was planning on cooking. Mammy2 was brandishing a large knife like nobodies business in the kitchen, so I suggested she have a lie down whilst I cooked. She then revealed that she had gotten her period.
I carefully took a step back and asked her to leave the knife down. Depression, periods and a regular teenager. Anyone want to trade places. Mammy2 went for a lie down, the kid went on the computer and I hung out in the safety of the kitchen with brocolli and potatoes. They're quite good company once you get to know them. People always assume vegetables are no fun, but I tell you, once you get them to open up to you, its like party central.

After dinner, which went down well, with little or no causalities, the kid annouced we should have sisters night. At this stage it wasn't like the night could get any worse. Whilst she washed up, I plodded to the DVD store and the shop to stock up on choccy. The man behind the counter must have thought I was peckish. Four large bars of chocolate and nothing else.

As it turns out the night got much better. The film we rented out was Serenity which Mammy2 had been dying to see, so we allowed her to hang with us, and watch it. Once chocolate was dispensed, there was a quiet for about 10 minutes, until the film started and then the kid started:
"What's she out of ? I think I know her, oh no, wait, is't he yer man from...Feck , what's that film, oh yeah. She was in that other film and it was shite, wasn't she Shelly"
This could continue for some time. You get the picture.
Its all fun of a sisters night. This is well before she sticks her arm, leg , whatever else she wants me to scratch/massage into my face. Tonight, I am allowed work for the evening. I think by this, she means, I work, whilst she talks and then throws a tantrum for me ignoring her. I think I should buy chocolate on the way home. Just as a safety precaution. You use it as you would a grendade. Remove wrapper, open front door. Throw it in, close front door. Wait 5 minutes. Then enter.