I have 3 sisters and 2 brothers. One of my sisters has a bi-polar condition (and other things as well). Getting together on holidays, I can sort of understand locut0s situation. But in my family it comes down to this, we give my sister a wide berth and lots of understanding but she takes advantage of that to the point where it becomes absurd X10. Finally, enough is enough and someone will bring some perspective into the discussion and it all down hill from there.
What my sister will do, and I see some parallels to locut0s situation is:
1. She reminds everyone that she has a college degree. As if we didn't know this. Her degree is in speech and drama. She has awful speach and she cannot act to save her life. It took her 6 years to get her 4 year degree. And all of us have at a minimum a BA or BS degree so what is the big deal?
2. She actually got fired from her job working for the federal government.
3. She has annoying/disgusting personal habits.
4. She will find a way in any discussion to blame a republican for some wrong in the world. Since most of us are republicans, she insinuates that those who vote that way are uninformed. She cannot tie her own shoes but she can tell us how to vote.
The thing that she does to get everyone annoyed with her is she acts like she is an authority on everything. She tells me, a vol. firefighter, how to put out fires or what a first responder should do. She tells Mrs. fatboy (who grew up around horses), how to take care of horses. She tells one of my brothers, a computer programmer, how to program. On and on. She knows nothing about any of this but yet she knows everything. She must dominate any and all conversations, regardless of the subject matter.
No one tries to make her feel bad, she brings it all on herself. Then gets all insulted when someone finally puts their foot down. For years we all tip toed around her but once the seal was broken, it almost seems like she enjoys being the victim and does whatever it takes to become one.
