LPT: When traveling with a friend or family member, don’t be afraid to suggest breaking off to each do your own things for a day. Going solo can be enjoyable (eat/go wherever want at your own pace), plus it reduces you being sick of each other by the end of the trip.

The last time I did this I went on a family trip to the mountains, it’s the first vacation I’ve seen since entering the workforce 10 years ago. My brother suggested white water rafting and I said “word, you guys should do that and I’m just going to chill and smoke, we’ll all drink and chill later” at which point my brother attacked me and my family. I had to use the blunt end of a firearm to stop him from attacking my dad further. The only reason I didn’t kill my brother on the spot was because my mom said she didn’t want to see it in front of her. Now I’ve moved back in with my parents as armed security because they’re afraid he’ll harm them since they won’t finance him anymore. They’ve changed every lock and installed backups, cameras everywhere, etc etc and start their retirement living in fear because of the shit head they did literally everything for (bought houses, cars, paid for schools, etc etc).

The title to this post, is not absolute.

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