Okay... fifteen days down, six to go. I'm really starting to lose it. Nothing big has really happened, but it's getting to the point where listening to SD6 chewing her food is on my last fucking nerve. SO and I have gotten in a fight every day for the past three days, and we only fight when she's here. I know that he's frustrated because he misses his freedom to go out and I still have mine because I didn't have a kid, but he has a tough time checking his resentment at the door, and so we get into petty arguments about stupid things.

I need your help. I only have six days left. I've made it this far, but - and I am not exaggerating - hearing her breathe in an otherwise quiet room, like right now, fills me with really negative feelings. I've hit the end of my limit of days that I can tolerate being around SD, but I'm in the home stretch. I really need advice on how to stay calm and zen for six more days without saying shitty things to get into fights with SO, and how to deal with SD being around constantly for just six more days. If I can keep a smile on my face and keep everything fine for six more days, then when SD is gone, I can enjoy my birthday and my time with SO without any resentment harbored on either end, his or mine.

Help me, Obi Wan Steptalk. You're my only hope.