How 'bout a little kindness?

Holy moly! What a week. I am sitting here with my head spinning, partly due to insomnia, partly to an overexposure to cranky behavior.  I feel like the world is caving in. On the one hand, my boy came to visit. That was fantastic, but tempered by too little time to spend just talking. In fact, virtually none. I miss him something fierce. My oldest daughter graduated. A great day but again touched by mediating hostile relatives and striving to please everyone.  Now she is in short timer mode, no longer seemingly in need of parents. We are but a nuisance in her pre-adult existence.  I am a person of simple needs. I like people to take care of each other, to respect one another and to put others ahead of themselves.  I am at a crossroads when it comes to being treated with disrespect. I'm older so I can often blow it off, but I'm too old to be victim to it. Too old to think its okay. I hope that in time, I can compartmentalize my feelings more. Make some of what is said to me less personal and more reactionary.  It would be healthier for all involved. I'll work on that.