Its Wednesday

So - I had a job interview last week. For a position in Hagerstown, Maryland. I'm pretty excited about it, and I hope that I get it. For numerous reasons, one being that its somewhere new, and I need new. Two, that its on the east coast, which I love. It is rich in history. Three, I'll be independent. If I don't get the job in Maryland, I'll be moving into an apartment close to work, and have my parents sell or rent the house out or do whatever it is they want to do. I'll pay my own rent and my own bills and everything. Car insurance, utilities, all of it. I'll be a little tight on expenses for a while, but I don't care, because I'm tired of being dependent on my parents. I love them for it, but I'm 24 years old. I should be able to make it on my own. My brother is currently not speaking to me because I refused to move in with his wife while he is away in grad school. The deciding factor for me, more than anything else, was that I didn't want to be the fixer anymore. The convenient excuse was that I love and adore my kitties and I would have to get rid of them because of their dog Koda. My brother argued with me, saying that I was considering getting rid of the cats before (which I was, a year ago, right after Kris and I broke up, b/c we got them together) and when I told him that I wasn't going to do it, he hung up on me. That was January 30th. It is now February 17th, and the communication we have had since the 30th was yesterday. It went like this. Him: "Do you have a cell for Pete B? Need him to bid some repair work at home." Me: "Yeah. 402-555-5555" Him: "Thanks" Me: "You're welcome." That's it. All business. I talk with his wife more than him. It hurts, but I'm not going to be submissive to him anymore. He needs to apologize to me before things will get better, and if he doesn't, well, I guess some siblings don't get along in life. Maybe we're not meant to either. I know it hurts my family that we fight but, they are always telling me to stick up for myself and do what I need to do for me so, this is what it takes.