How was this year? Was it good, or was it bad?
It was very up-and-down for me. It was also just pretty uneventful and stagnant. There were also a lot of good things about 2024, and it was way better than 2020, so I would call it a bad year, per se. It was just...dull overall.
I am going to be honest, I do think this year would have been considerably better without one situation alone. I have vented on here through out a portion of this year about my (paternal) grandparents always leaving their dog over here (thankfully he isn't currently, as of typing this). I am not a dog person, to begin with, but this dog requires special attention due to its separation anxiety. My grandparents are not bad people by any means, but I do not think they are in a position to be dog owners (especially one that requires special attention), considering how often they carelessly go out of town, just for their own pleasure. Unfortunately, I think the only thing that will end this mess is when the dog passes. I do not want to seem cruel, but my grandparents lifestyle clashes atrociously with their decision to take in a dog. A dog with separation anxiety and PTSD no less.
And to elaborate on the why I found 2024 to be dormant, for lack of better words...my dad spent MONTHS trying to get this guardianship lawyer to do the whole guardianship process, but the gosh-darn lawyer has just been REFUSING. -_-
As a result, we hardly made any process on getting stuff I needed to get done.
It has gotten to the point, where we are going to try to get my other stuff done without it (e.g. opening up a bank account, getting me my ID, etc). I really hope my dad can really explain the whole situation to these people and get through to them, that would spare us not even having to deal with the whole rigmarole with the guardianship anymore and we can FINALLY move on to other stuff. >_<
I am hoping we start a month or two after my dad gets his hip replaced.
How does this year compare to 2023? Was it better, or was it worse?
Due to the aforementioned stuff mentioned above, I'd say it was worse. While 2023 isn't a favorite year of mine, there are parts of it that I dearly miss. It was just more eventful, and I didn't have to deal with my grandparents' dog all the time. 2024 wasn't all bad, I just had more going for me in 2023 and less stress.
How was the 2020s decade so far?
Very mid and mixed. The good memories are there, do not get me wrong, but I wish they had more to offer. Even my post-high school graduate years of the 2010s (though I miss 2017 a lot) have been a bit dull, due to lack of structure and activity in my life. I miss having structure in my life from school, so I miss the pre-2016 days. I gotta say though, I miss 2021 A LOT. While not quite as good as the early 2010s, 2017 and 2021, 2023 was also pretty good too.
Here's how I would rank these past five years (best to worst):
1. 2021. This year isn't without its flaws, but man...I miss it so much. Despite having a lack of activity in my life after graduating high school back in June 2016, this year was a freaking blast! I had a lot of fun with my online friends during this year, I was playing Miitopia for the first time. It was just very eventful compared to the other recent years in my life. Sadly, one those online "friends" unfriended me and the others just for giving them advice, and the other online friend cannot go on Discord anymore due to their strict mother, so things haven't been the same. Thankfully, the latter and I still keep in touch on WattPad, at least, however. <333
2. 2023. Not quite as fun and eventful as 2021, but it was still filled with amazing memories. The first four months were mid, but things picked up for me started in May. June was nice because I had a good birthday. I did have some doctor appointments, but they were needed for a physical evaluation form. I have some good memories from going to South Padre Island, and it was just a nice year.
3. 2022. This year was also pretty mixed for me. It was pretty uneventful and underwhelming. I do miss the late Spring and Summer of this year. I also went to Houston to see my maternal grandparents, which was nice. <333
I did lost a couple family members in 2022, including my paternal uncle. I still have a blast during Christmas get-togethers, but it isn't the same without him. ;-;
4. 2024. I wouldn't necessarily call it a bad year, but the ones ranked above were just better. Like I said, this year was just dull, and filled with on-and-off stress from the whole dog situation, if the latter wouldn't have started, I would probably rank it above 2022. Still, I do have some nice memories and some fun days. <333
5. 2020. Okay, the Spring was pretty nice because we were all very new to ACNH. Even November and December were nice, because those months are generally more eventful thanks to Thanks to Thanksgiving and Christmas, but other than that, 2020 was ass thanks to the whole pandemic.
What was the best part about 2024?
Probably my birthday. I talked about it in the "What made you happy toady" thread on the night of it, but yeah, it was all-around a wonderful day for me. <3333
Valentine's Day was also pretty good.
March 6th is another honorable mention because a new game came out, and my brother got Popeye's for us for lunch.
What was the worst part about 2024?
Again, this pertains to the dog situation, but April 30th...that evening was absolutely atrocious. My dad had told me that he would stay over for three weeks straight, which I got stressed out. I wasn't yelling, I was handling it calmly, but my dad gets mad at me and starts going on a massive tangent about how him and my grandmother do a lot for me and claims how I am unappreciative (which the latter is not true). Like, how does a dog have to do with being unappreciative? Just because I do not want to do with the dog's bull**** doesn't mean I am unappreciative? Like, what is bro's logic?
I get a part of it was probably stress from work and from being in pain due to his bad hip, but he had no right to take it out on me. He is a good guy, he's just insensitive at times.
Fr though, work is annoying sometimes but i think overall getting this job has been good for my personal development, the money has given me more opportunity to travel, etc. 
