It feels mean and spiteful to be this happy about this, but to be honest, it really made my day.
The only thing she cares about is staying in control, keeping Up appearances and feeling superior.
Lately, my SO has had multiple confrontations with his mother as he is definitely coming out of the FOG. Their communication has significantly decreased, and her attempts to control him keep failing.
So now she is redirecting her efforts toward others.
She has always seen herself as the ultimate judge of people’s lives, convinced that her opinions on every aspect of anyone’s existence are the most important. However, when it came to people she did not see as her property, she would sometimes stop insisting that they live their life the way she wants them to. Obviously she would continue to talk about it behind their back though.
I guess that’s not enough for her anymore.
Recently, my SO’s cousin sent a message in the family group chat, as polite and congratulatory as possible, explaining that unfortunately they (he and his wife) would not be able to attend another family member’s birthday but wished them a great time.
She immediately questioned him in the public group chat.
When he clarified that they already had plans because he had scheduled his own birthday celebration that day, she couldn’t accept it.
Her response?
“Well, you could just not celebrate your birthday for once.”
And he just reacted with a laughing emoji.
Not even as a messages, he simply held down her message and selected the emoji 😭
She still was not done and asked If they really weren’t coming. But that was the end of it. No response from him or anyone else.
I just know she went to whoever she could find in that moment to complain about him. I am also sure that this time, no one will take part in her weird drama because he is probably one of the most beloved family members to most of them.
Oh and for context, my SO’s cousin is 38 years old, lives with his wife on the other side of the country if they have not already moved abroad, and usually organizes big events for his birthday.
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