Klya :Re: Return to this group...

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Kyla - glad you remember me, and thanks for the advice. :-)

Gotta run... screaming kid!

Grace

" Don't fall for it. Its a trap and its a bunch of

> bs... "

>

> Amen, sistah! My nada likes to use life's naturally dramatic events

> to whip up emotions in the people around her. You can practically

> hear the orchestra swelling in the background......

>

> She says crap like " You know, since grandma died (at age 90 -- sad,

> yes, but not exactly tragic), I've come to realize that time as a

> family is so important " (cue voice breaking and tears).... She jams

> that phrasing in at EVERY opportunity (and I mean EVERY one!) -- the

> chance phone call, my dad's retirement dinner....etc. She takes any

> chance she can get to hijack the moment and throw the spotlight on

> herself.

>

> But her ACTIONS tell a different tale: she can't be bothered to

> pick up the phone, or accept countless invitations to interact with

> her grandchildren, or keep commitments she's made with her daughter

> (fun ones!), or stop thinking about herself long enough to realize

> there's a great big world out there beyond her smoking room in the

> garage.

>

> Her actions tell the REAL tale -- the other is just empty talk, used

> for dramatic effect to manipulate people into feeling sorry for her.

>

> In a way, I see your nada's using her cancer to try and hurt you as

> the same thing. It still looks suspicious since she hasn't taken

> any action to get closer to you.

>

> -Kyla

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