The Drama Jar

My future brother-in-law has officially lost his mind. Having spent the past two years dealing with 4 crazy women (me, my mother and my two sisters) he has finally been pushed over the edge. Today, he instituted the Drama Jar.

Many of us have variations on this idea. A woman in my office has a swear jar where she puts money in each time she swears. I have an ex-boyfriend jar that I used to pay every time I got upset about our breakup. The point is to fine yourself in an attempt to rid yourself of your demons. Plus, you get to take the money and do something fun with it. My coworker used to donate hers to charity. I used mine to go out when I didn't have time to stop for cash.

My family usually gets along very well but we do butt heads occasionally based on the fact that, other then my sister in California, we all live in a 3 mile radius. Today's drama came about after a typical Sunday afternoon visit went awry. My parents stopped by to visit my sister and see the new pictures she was putting up. I'll spare you the details, but drama ensued. The principal players were my mother and my 2 sisters (one who called in via satellite for the occasion.)

Since I was the unbiased sister (home and out of the line of fire), I received the venting phone call. I decided to stop by my sister's house to get the full story. That is when I found her fiance descending into madness. They were both in the kitchen when I arrived. Eboogie was having a snack and Moose was frantically sawing away at the plastic top of the mayonnaise jar. Not sure what was going on, I entered warily.

He explained to me that in an effort to quell the daily drama my family cooks up, he has created the Drama Jar. His idea is that any and all parties guilty of creating unnecessary drama will be fined $1 and will receive a check next to their name. The individual with the least amount of checks at the end of the month will receive the money in the jar as a reward. See pictures below to view the Moose's artistic inability:

He also created the "Drama Senate" which will decide which individual(s) are responsible for creating said drama. The Senate is made up of himself and my father. They plan to convene each Sunday prior to the Giants game to rehash the past week's events and vote.

Being the instigator I am, I told him I supported this idea wholeheartedly and encouraged him to move forward. I did find that his creation of the Drama Jar and Senate was a dramatic reaction in and of itself. Therefore, I surmised that he must be the first to donate. He readily agreed and put in $6, one for each person.

While I believe that Drama Jar idea will not really flourish into fruitarian (I personally think my mother will kick his ass for even suggesting such a thing), I do agree that at times the McDougall girls can get a little dramatic. All that this serves to accomplish is that we may not vent to Moose. I suspect this was his motivation for creating the jar in the first place. Conspiracy theory #754.

TOTALLY RANDOM SIDE NOTE: Jay Feely is a bastard. I have very serious rational rage against him at the moment. How does a guy who is paid millions of dollars to kick a ball through the uprights manage to miss 3 game winning field goals?!?! Total bull shit. And don't even tell me I am being dramatic...