Missy Vixen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Tue Dec-21-10 01:01 PM
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The holiday family follies have already begun
Mods, I'd appreciate your leaving this here; we all deal with our families at the holidays, and this year is especially challenging for many.
The family received the following e-mail from one of our cousins last night. The cousin in question had a baby this year. She doesn't acknowledge us or even attempt to be polite, but we must respond to her every life event with an appropriate gift. The cousin in question's parents are RW wackos to the tenth power who presided over a family drama that is still going on, and will no doubt be discussed at the holiday gathering.
Enjoy.
>Hi all,
I'm not sure if husband and baby and I will make it to Christmas Eve at the Grandma's skilled nursing facility after all. We're trying to sort out all of our family visiting over the holidays and are feeling tremendously over scheduled, yet again. So we're going to play it by ear and will stop by if we can.
I hope we can schedule something soon at Grandma's skilled nursing facility that isn't centered on a major holiday weekend - it will be much easier for us to attend that way!
Happy holidays if we don't see you,
Love,
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Just throwing this one out here: When might we celebrate Christmas so it will fit into her schedule, and won't be a "major holiday weekend"?
So cousin is ditching Grandma, not very nice. Then DU complaining about it posts
Missy Vixen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Tue Dec-21-10 01:05 PM
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2. Did I mention she had a new baby this year?
The rest of the family will be upset. I thought it was hilarious.
Backstory: Grandma had a stroke in February that left her paralyzed and unable to speak. Her mother was the one who "preserves life at all costs", and forced the family and the medical personnel to take extreme measures to save Grandma's life. Her mother is angry that everyone else hasn't pitched in a sufficient amount, and Miss Thing is passive-aggressively lashing out.
Ahh, families. ;-)
So the real complaint is this. If only Aunt _____ had let Grandma die, then none of us would have to interrupt our holidays and visit an old folks home. Nice.
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