Problem: I know full well that if Dad really wants to hurt himself , he 's going to do it eventually , and there 's nothing I can do about it . So I get a little bit angry when Jeff comes running to me to fix it because it 's like having him involved just puts one more burden on me . All those years he was uninvolved , I did n't try to force it on him , because I understood why you would n't want that on your mind . I resented that it all fell to me , but that 's just the way he is .

What may be a fact about the speaker ?

A: Jeff is their brother .

Problem: ! In other fun stuff news , the week after next is my vacation from work , and how 's this for lucky : it happens to fall on the week of Chris ' birthday . So he 's gon na try to get a few of those days off and we 'll do something rad for his 24th . We do n't know what yet , but we 'll find something . Hopefully you will take a few days off , SHANE , so we can at least hang and party for a few days .

Why is the narrator excited about having some days off ?

A: The days line up with a friend 's birthday .

Problem: We felt this addressed our tendency to hang on to failing relationships -- ones we knew would never be right for us -- or decide to date someone just because we thought we would never get another offer . Never . Most people in that part of the country married their high school sweethearts so at the ripe old age of nineteen , I had passed my prime . Hopes of getting a date were pretty slim ( about as likely as my acceptance to WWF training camp * giggles * ) .

Why is the narrator so down on themselves ?

A:
They feel they are going to die alone .