Guest guest Posted January 4, 2010 Report Share Posted January 4, 2010 So my dad's side of the family and us (nada, dad, sister, boyfriend, my daughter) got together on New Year's Day for dinner at my aunt's house, which is a very beautiful house. My grandma was telling me that my aunt just got new granite counter tops installed (they are quite nice). My nada must have caught wind of that but didn't know the whole story so later when we were driving to go back to my parent's house, my nada blasted me with " so your aunt got new counter tops? why??? " I said " I don't know, because they wanted them. ??? They had formica before and didn't like it. " She was flipping out like OMG how crazy of them. I said whats the big deal, they are wealthy, thats sometimes what wealthy people do is spend their money on improving their home and getting high end things, big deal, who cares. Later on after we left my sister texted me and said that nada was going on and on about the counter tops and how terrible my aunt is for doing that. My sister let her have it by telling her " you're just jealous, if you had the money to buy new counter tops you would. " haha! Ok, I just had to vent. Thanks! Shanon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2010 Report Share Posted January 4, 2010 Good for your sister! I think your sister was correct: your nada was ranting about an inconsequential thing, trying to put a bad spin on your aunt's purchase because nada was beside herself with jealousy. Consistently calling nada on her irrational behaviors by speaking the truth ( " You are carrying on about this because you are jealous " ) might eventually get nada to change her behaviors. But maybe not. It might only make her store up resentment against the truth-teller and wait to get even with her later. Nadas are like that; at least, the more narcissistic ones like mine are. -Annie > > So my dad's side of the family and us (nada, dad, sister, boyfriend, my daughter) got together on New Year's Day for dinner at my aunt's house, which is a very beautiful house. My grandma was telling me that my aunt just got new granite counter tops installed (they are quite nice). My nada must have caught wind of that but didn't know the whole story so later when we were driving to go back to my parent's house, my nada blasted me with " so your aunt got new counter tops? why??? " I said " I don't know, because they wanted them. ??? They had formica before and didn't like it. " She was flipping out like OMG how crazy of them. I said whats the big deal, they are wealthy, thats sometimes what wealthy people do is spend their money on improving their home and getting high end things, big deal, who cares. Later on after we left my sister texted me and said that nada was going on and on about the counter tops and how terrible my aunt is for doing that. My sister let her have it by telling her " you're just jealous, if you had the money to buy new counter tops you would. " haha! > > Ok, I just had to vent. Thanks! > > Shanon > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2010 Report Share Posted January 4, 2010 Thanks! Yeah that's the bad part is she will hit ya where it hurts next time. She will bring up something really hurtful in public or throw you under a dozen buses. oh well! Yeah mine is totally narcissistic. > Good for your sister! I think your sister was correct: your nada was > ranting about an inconsequential thing, trying to put a bad spin on your > aunt's purchase because nada was beside herself with jealousy. Consistently > calling nada on her irrational behaviors by speaking the truth ( " You are > carrying on about this because you are jealous " ) might eventually get nada > to change her behaviors. But maybe not. It might only make her store up > resentment against the truth-teller and wait to get even with her later. > Nadas are like that; at least, the more narcissistic ones like mine are. > -Annie > > >> >> So my dad's side of the family and us (nada, dad, sister, boyfriend, my >> daughter) got together on New Year's Day for dinner at my aunt's house, >> which is a very beautiful house. My grandma was telling me that my aunt >> just got new granite counter tops installed (they are quite nice). My >> nada must have caught wind of that but didn't know the whole story so >> later when we were driving to go back to my parent's house, my nada >> blasted me with " so your aunt got new counter tops? why??? " I said " I >> don't know, because they wanted them. ??? They had formica before and >> didn't like it. " She was flipping out like OMG how crazy of them. I said >> whats the big deal, they are wealthy, thats sometimes what wealthy people >> do is spend their money on improving their home and getting high end >> things, big deal, who cares. Later on after we left my sister texted me >> and said that nada was going on and on about the counter tops and how >> terrible my aunt is for doing that. My sister let her have it by telling >> her " you're just jealous, if you had the money to buy new counter tops you >> would. " haha! >> >> Ok, I just had to vent. Thanks! >> >> Shanon >> > > > -- Sent from my mobile device Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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