Some of you may remember this thread from the temp board regarding the disintegrating relations between my mother, my aunt and now my cousin and my neice, and my wife. Basically, they all think my wife is a manipulating bitch and that I am a spineless wimp for putting up with her.
Well, the situation really took a turn. I truly had no idea how bad this situation was…until my grandmother passed away. 
That in itself is bad (though she was 89, and not in the best of health), but what really burns me is that nobody in the family told me until after she died, and only then by “accident.”
Basically, I got an email, also addressed to several other people (friends of my aunt and uncle) that Gran had complained of gastrointestinal pain and blockage and had to be taken to the hospital. The problem was so severe that surgery was indicated. What they found was so bad (I’ll spare you the details) there was nothing they could do for her, just close her up and wait for the end.
Now, at this point, they could have called me. This was my one chance to, basically, say goodbye. However, nobody did so. :mad:
Anyway, I find out about this about two days after Gran passed away, in the aforementioned email. Hardly have I absorbed this shock when another email comes, addressed to me alone, saying “This was sent to you in error. Please disregard.” :eek: I shit you not.
Oh, it gets better. The Neice – who had previously had the balls to tell me that I don’t know how to raise my kids (relating to the homeschooling thing referenced here) even though she cheated on her first husband with the divorced father of three girls that she is married to now – leaves a message on my voicemail Christmas Eve, suggesting that I should call my mother because “she’s probably suffering.” Never mind how I might be doing, or asking about my wife or kids.
I know this is somewhat rambling, but that’s what this forum’s for, right? Thanks for listening, anyway. 