An Eventful 4th Weekend

We started out the Fourth of July weekend on a high note. I had a story that hit the front page of reddit, I accepted a job offer with a 20% raise, and we put a deposit on an adorable Siberian Husky puppy who is too young to leave his mother. But then, our good mood went away fast. My sister-in-law's boyfriend of three years went berzerk and dumped her.

Now, I know what you may be thinking, "so what, breakups happen all the time." Normally, I'd agree but July 5th was her birthday. While I also agree that birthdays shouldn't be that important after 11, it's tough to watch someone you care about crying on their "special day." He was the type of guy who avoids all conflict and runs from any type of stress that may make him uncomfortable (including work). So naturally, he just decided that he could stop calling his girlfriend of three years and she would just disappear like everything else in his life. Literally, the day before they were planning on all the fun they were going to have over the weekend and he was thanking her profusely for standing by him during a hard rough period.

I don't want to get (too far) in the middle of it but he didn't even have the balls to say it to her face. Even though he was a wimpy milquetoast, we gave him the benefit of the doubt and figured he was an adult when it came to his relationship. FAIL. After his showing last week, I lost all respect for him.

Like I said, this may be something most people could just brush off but it's just that everything bad seems to happen on her birthday/the 4th; including the death of a beloved pet and a serious tonsil infection requiring surgery. Despite this, she took the news way better than any of us did. We're all shocked. What a coward.

Sorry for rambling, I'm pissed.