Parents...they're interesting...

So I came home Monday night and mom said I wasn't allowed to miss another day of school, therefore I couldn't go to the NATS competition Saturday (which we had to leave early friday morning for). So I was a lil bummed, but since Novie said I had no chance of winning, I didn't fight it; I mean, my mom's already having a hard enough time with Mary becoming immune to her meds and her marriage falling apart.
So she calls Novie and Novie says it's ok. Novie today, when I go to my lesson, tries to guilt trip me (as usual). But this time my mom was listening in 'cus she was in the waiting room. She came in crying (into my lesson) telling Novie that it wasn't my fault and that it was hers and that she needed to straighten things out before going to a NATS competition for me.
I started to cry when I saw my mom cry. I thought things were getting a bit better now, but I guess they've only gotten worse while I was gone.
Why does my sister have to have anger/depression problems? Why can't Derek fit in? Why can't my parents communicate?
Because of my parents both come from non-confrontational families, I won't be confrontational either. My husband, I hope, will be confrontational; otherwise, we'll never communicate when we're mad (which is bad, as I have found out from my 'rents).

P.S.
I miss Cheryl