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treeskinOr, Crazy Aunt Kathy Strikes Again.
Judging from the profanity-laiden, sputtering missive I just had from my sister, Sis had another phone call from our favorite aunt. Who told her that CAK had told Male Parental Unit, also known as The Drunk Who Disowned Us, that Sis would drive to Texas, pick him up, and drive him back to Kansas for his next court date.
I told Sis that:
1) Because Aunt Kathy is crazy, anything she com.mits you to is therefore subject to review and veto as necessary
2) He disowned us, remember?
3) When he disowned us, he forfeited the right to ask for services like long road trips where he smokes cheap nasty cigarettes in your car, and drinks the whole way, and doesn't help with gas.
And he disowned *us* remember?
I suspect this is Kathy's not-so-subtle attempt to force some quality time, that will help Lput the family back together". She's big on stupid stuff like that.
Cross your fingers and wish Sis strength enough to tell Kathy "no".
11:49pm, edited to add: Have heard from Sis again. Sis says she "might have laughed" at Crazy Aunt Kathy before hanging up on her. Good girl. And she called MPU's other sister (the one who won't talk to him, or CAK, without dire need), and gave that aunt the low-down on the latest. Which counts as Sis going for moral support; that aunt won't stand for any of the nonsense from MPU or CAK, and is very supportive and practical to anyone trying to deal with them rationally.
Judging from the profanity-laiden, sputtering missive I just had from my sister, Sis had another phone call from our favorite aunt. Who told her that CAK had told Male Parental Unit, also known as The Drunk Who Disowned Us, that Sis would drive to Texas, pick him up, and drive him back to Kansas for his next court date.
I told Sis that:
1) Because Aunt Kathy is crazy, anything she com.mits you to is therefore subject to review and veto as necessary
2) He disowned us, remember?
3) When he disowned us, he forfeited the right to ask for services like long road trips where he smokes cheap nasty cigarettes in your car, and drinks the whole way, and doesn't help with gas.
And he disowned *us* remember?
I suspect this is Kathy's not-so-subtle attempt to force some quality time, that will help Lput the family back together". She's big on stupid stuff like that.
Cross your fingers and wish Sis strength enough to tell Kathy "no".
11:49pm, edited to add: Have heard from Sis again. Sis says she "might have laughed" at Crazy Aunt Kathy before hanging up on her. Good girl. And she called MPU's other sister (the one who won't talk to him, or CAK, without dire need), and gave that aunt the low-down on the latest. Which counts as Sis going for moral support; that aunt won't stand for any of the nonsense from MPU or CAK, and is very supportive and practical to anyone trying to deal with them rationally.
