Tonight, i got in a little argument with my grandmother. She accused me of using a “new” washcloth to clean my paintball marker. I said that since it was in mawmaw (her mother)'s bathroom, it shouldn’t have mattered, because in her bathroom, the bathtub is too high to get over for her, so she uses the master bathroom. the “argument” progresses, and the following sentance ensues: You should respect her. i said I do respect her, i just dont like her.
Yes. i was mad. yes, there are things that mawmaw does that i dont like. i know she doesnt make me mad intentionally, but i am just an asshole, and yes i know that i am going to be quoted on that alot, but its true. mawmaw is in gulfport now.
So lets recap. I told my grandmother to her face that i dont like her mother. i quickly retracted the statement, but it was said.
fast forward two hours. call from aunt carolyn who took mawmaw to gulfport for a week. she might’ve had a heart attack. she is in the hospital. my grandmother is leaving in the morning.
I didnt mean to say i dont like her. i am just easily P.Oed by some of her innocent mannerisms.
Yes, the Asshole Jerk of the year goes to me, and its only February… :o
You told your Great-Grandmother that you didn’t like her? That is pretty low. The lowest I ever came to that was telling my mother’s mother, Grandma Connie, that I couldn’t stand her a few weeks before she died. Truth be told though, I truly couldn’t stand her and I didn’t regret her death. I would never do that to a Great-Grandmother though.
Unless I misread that, he told his grandmother that he didn’t like his greatgrandmother.
Poor timing in a coincidential sense though. Hope she gets better.
My condolences.
Don’t feel too bad about what was said, though. It ain’t karma. You’re allowed to dislike your relatives, and saying so doesn’t make you an asshole. My grandmother could be a real vindictive bitch at times, although she could be pretty cool at times too. The most commonly uttered phrase at her wake was “Cheerio, you old bag!”.
No biggie. Families have spats every day. That’s the norm. And saying I hate you to relatives is not new in any family.
So forget it. Do the next thing and if somebody tries to bring it up again, pretend you didn’t hear and change the subject.
I’m so sorry for your loss.
Look, you lost your temper and had some unfortunate timing. Don’t beat youself up over it, but do use this experience to learn a little patience. The old people in our life will not be with us forever.
many hugs I’m so sorry to hear about your great-grandmother…
thanks guys. it just sucks that i got mad over such trivial stuff and she wasnt even trying to make me mad. she was just mindin her own business, doin her own thing…
