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<blockquote data-quote="Shari" data-source="post: 398064" data-attributes="member: 1848"><p>I know there was some of that, Daisy. easy child 1's fiance said something, I guess, when it finally clicked in her head that I wouldn't be fixing dinner on Tuesday. But hers was just like you said, just that initial quirky "click".</p><p></p><p>I suppose it could be the same with the brooms, too, but it just doesn't seem that way. She made a lot of "she's dying" phone calls, but not a single "dying" action. And I'm bringing history into this, too, I know. When my dad died, she came to my mom's house and watched us, while taking inventory of their things. Not once did she say 'I'm sorry" or "can I do anything to help" in the THREE DAYS she spent there. She called her peers to tell them she was handling our chores because my dad died, but she never called anyone on our behalf...the saddle club, or anyone like that. But the kicker of all that is...for the next year, she HOUNDED us about the sale...we kept telling her my mom was staying on the farm, there wouldn't be a sale, but she just would not believe it. She wanted STUFF from my mom's house that she'd eyeballed while she was there. (that was the only time she's ever been to my parents' home, also. She'd only met them a couple times at kids birthdays or the wedding...)</p><p></p><p>And then a year or so after that, we cleaned things out of her crawl space that she bought at auctions 40 years ago. Every single item, she knew who's auction it came from and who she outbid to get it, and it was like a badge of honor to have taken what someone else wanted. In some cases, she called those people up after we dug it out and offered to let them buy the stuff, now 40 years later, at $10 more than she bought it for...she's just disturbing.</p><p></p><p>Then I watched her in action at an auction. Ex-brother in law's, actually. I watched her spend twice as much money as she claimed to have for the sole purpose of buying what ex-brother in law's aunt wanted to buy. And the 4 hour trip home confirmed, she hated them all, they were greedy little mongers. So you spend $400 on 2 dishes for this reason??? "But I WANTED them" she said, "and I get what I WANT"...</p><p></p><p>I've seen a lot of people who need to be the center of attention, but they usually lose that need at least when something truly dire comes along. Truly dire just seems to enhance this woman's need to be the center. Its just that depth of her that really gets me and that I didn't expect.</p><p></p><p>I think things are worked out now with the ex-in-laws now, tho. So my heart isn't as heavy. </p><p></p><p>And I was blessed with lots of visitors at the hospital. I didn't miss the brooms not coming, thats for sure.</p><p></p><p>(oh and another oddball PS - they went to their doctor and told him my injuries and were quite pleased to come home with medical terminology of what I'd had done...WHY?????)</p><p></p><p>I'm over it. She's a freak. And it runs clear down to the marrow of her bones. She knows how to be socially acceptable, because at times, she makes minor attempts, but largely, she's self serving. At least husband doesn't pretend she's not...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shari, post: 398064, member: 1848"] I know there was some of that, Daisy. easy child 1's fiance said something, I guess, when it finally clicked in her head that I wouldn't be fixing dinner on Tuesday. But hers was just like you said, just that initial quirky "click". I suppose it could be the same with the brooms, too, but it just doesn't seem that way. She made a lot of "she's dying" phone calls, but not a single "dying" action. And I'm bringing history into this, too, I know. When my dad died, she came to my mom's house and watched us, while taking inventory of their things. Not once did she say 'I'm sorry" or "can I do anything to help" in the THREE DAYS she spent there. She called her peers to tell them she was handling our chores because my dad died, but she never called anyone on our behalf...the saddle club, or anyone like that. But the kicker of all that is...for the next year, she HOUNDED us about the sale...we kept telling her my mom was staying on the farm, there wouldn't be a sale, but she just would not believe it. She wanted STUFF from my mom's house that she'd eyeballed while she was there. (that was the only time she's ever been to my parents' home, also. She'd only met them a couple times at kids birthdays or the wedding...) And then a year or so after that, we cleaned things out of her crawl space that she bought at auctions 40 years ago. Every single item, she knew who's auction it came from and who she outbid to get it, and it was like a badge of honor to have taken what someone else wanted. In some cases, she called those people up after we dug it out and offered to let them buy the stuff, now 40 years later, at $10 more than she bought it for...she's just disturbing. Then I watched her in action at an auction. Ex-brother in law's, actually. I watched her spend twice as much money as she claimed to have for the sole purpose of buying what ex-brother in law's aunt wanted to buy. And the 4 hour trip home confirmed, she hated them all, they were greedy little mongers. So you spend $400 on 2 dishes for this reason??? "But I WANTED them" she said, "and I get what I WANT"... I've seen a lot of people who need to be the center of attention, but they usually lose that need at least when something truly dire comes along. Truly dire just seems to enhance this woman's need to be the center. Its just that depth of her that really gets me and that I didn't expect. I think things are worked out now with the ex-in-laws now, tho. So my heart isn't as heavy. And I was blessed with lots of visitors at the hospital. I didn't miss the brooms not coming, thats for sure. (oh and another oddball PS - they went to their doctor and told him my injuries and were quite pleased to come home with medical terminology of what I'd had done...WHY?????) I'm over it. She's a freak. And it runs clear down to the marrow of her bones. She knows how to be socially acceptable, because at times, she makes minor attempts, but largely, she's self serving. At least husband doesn't pretend she's not... [/QUOTE]
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