Try to remember...(the month of September?) (Sept. minirants)

[DummyGladHands]

Lavender Blue wrote:

[Give it up, Dad. I’m sorry mom died. I’m sorry because she finally grew up and turned into a likeable person about a five years ago. But she was not a fucking saint. She was deeply fucked up woman in many ways. She was verbally and physically abusive to me for much of my childhood. She had alcohol and gambling problems steming from the fact that she was really a very stupid human being with extremely bad judgement. Mostly she was a constant ungrateful complainer with rather sad morals who was frankly lucky she wasn’t in jail for child abuse or forging credit card applications.

Lavender, I’m going out on a limb here and suggest you’ve never lost a spouse, and have no idea what it’s like, even if, in your opinion, the dead spouse was a terribly messed up person. IT’S BEEN (generously) 4 MONTHS SINCE SHE DIED. I suggest compassion for your father, rather than greed for the things he how owns, would be in order. Losing a spouse to death is one of the most horrible things that will ever happen to a person-and I hope it never happens to you. Chances are it will, and let us know how’re you’re feeling then.

[Cheez_Whia]

October mini-rants here: The Hunt for Rant October---minirant time! - The BBQ Pit - Straight Dope Message Board

[Ludovic]

@digs

“The Hunt for Rant October”?

I had a suggestion, but you’re not allowed to say it on the Dope