Reply #4: Thanks for the commisseration [View All]

[MorningGlow]

Sucks, doesn't it? It's possible that my mom griped to my fundie psycho aunt, because my mom is a complainer by nature--she's very free with sharing how she feels at any given moment, and sure, sometimes Jr. can be feisty enough to make you want to sell him to a traveling carnival, so I wouldn't blame her. But the funny thing is, if I kept Jr. home more, she'd read me the riot act. Her complaining is short-lived; her desire to spend time with Jr. overriding.

I do know that my mom loves her grandson immensely and does enjoy having him around--especially because she never got to see her other grandchild, my brother's daughter, as she was growing up because they live across the country. So she values the time with Jr.

I think I'm totally irritated by my aunt's big mouth. She has no "censor" button--when she's in a bad mood, she just lets fly without thinking.