the dm and them all agree that the barbarian caps out and doesnt improvw the way other classes do at higher levels amd with tje magic items we've been getting.
RL just kept going ON and ON and ON about it, and the DM and the player were both like "yeah, BUT --" and they all know their stuff but he wouldn't let it go.
But yeah, overall, it wasn't a terrible session and I'm glad I took the extra week off and also that the others are just as (apparently) annoyed as I am