Culture Shock? | brandise's Blog

So yesterday after dealing with all of the things that were going on at my grandma's office (I still think of it that way even though she is gone now and it is all me) I decided to get a flight home and see everyone I was missing. If you have missed what happened I have been in Seattle dealing with first my grandma having a heart attack and being in the hospital, to her passing and then finding out she left the family business to me.

So I have been dealing with my grandma's final wishes, learning about her complex business and making some pretty major decisions. All of the people that worked for her now look to me to lead and I know I am not doing an awesome job but at least I am holding it together. It's not like I am super rich or a business genius, but I have been treated as the head of a pretty good sized business. OK I admit that the people that work for me now have been awesome and they spoil me. And it is me that has changed not anyone else. But still.

Everyone here assumes that everything is the same as when I left. My mom said "Good you are home - clean your room and you need to do the dishes tonight." My brother asked me to drive him to his friend's house two minutes after I came through the door. My friends are like "Cool you are back there is a party tonight at ..." and "Let's go to the mall tomorrow." Only Troy and Alex have figured out that something has changed at least in me.

I feel like I exited reality when I came home. And the weird part is I used to fit into this "life" just fine. I know I changed and I should be patient and help my friends understand, but right now I feel like they should at least get it that my life has changed. Oh well. Ranting over.