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Family drama doesn't go on vacation for the holidays...
Okay,...I just want to get this off of my chest.
Three and a half years ago, my Grandfather, who was the linchpin of our family passed away and holidays just haven't been the same since.
My grandmother is supposedly joining us tomorrow. Sometimes she says she'll show up and then doesn't. This happens regularly as she gets older and her mind and health continue to deteriorate. I worry about her.
She and my grandfather have raised my cousin after she was taken from her mother. My 19 year old cousin has since obtained Hepatitis C from drug use and has delivered two children that she cannot/chooses not to support. She lives off of welfare and uses my grandmother for money and just about everything else. Recently, she crashed my grandmother's car and moved all of her furniture into the master bedroom in the house forcing my grandmother to sleep in a small second bedroom. She gets her nails done regularly while my grandmother struggles to pay her bills and her own children go without. I do not and can not condone her behavior. Most importantly, I feel like it is my responsibility to do something. How can I stand by and say nothing as all of this happens before my eyes? It is easier to bite my tongue when I would have to actively pursue a conversation with my cousin as DH and I now live an hour away.
However, I've recently been informed that she may be attending Thanksgiving dinner tomorrow.
I know I shouldn't let this negatively impact my holiday, but how can my holiday be a pleasant one while I bite my tongue? BUT if she says the wrong thing, and I let my emotions get the best of me, I could potentially anger others in my family (ie: my grandmother).
The family dinners on TV and in the movies sure look nice, huh? Anybody else have one of these situations?
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