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Save me from my family
Hey ladies.
I know I haven't been on much, but I've been at my grandmother's house trying to spend some time with her.
She's actually doing much better than I expected. I'm under no delusion that she's going to get "better" but she's had nothing but good days since I've been here. She's very tired, but she's also very lucid, she's eating again (she hadn't really eaten in months), and she's moving around on her own - albeit very slowly. I'm glad that I decided to make the trip down here to spend some time with her while she's still feeling relatively okay.
Anyway, on to my title. Grandma's always been a bit racist and not really afraid to share her racist comments. I'm not calling her on it now because...well...she's dying. But if I hear another one of my relatives make some idiotic racist comment (e.g. my aunt actually used the n-word to describe a woman driving by, "mexican" and "chinese" - in quotes b/c most of the people of color around her are neither, they're from other countries - jokes abound, and my MOTHER used "uppity" to describe my cousin's African-American boyfriend), I'm going to SCREAM!
Thank god FMIL is picking me up tomorrow to spend a day down in Cinti to do some planning. At least I'll have one day of sanity before I fly back to comforting NYC next week....
Re: Save me from my family
I'm so sorry! ?About everything. ?I know it's tough dealing with the situation with your grandma, and the racism is hard.
?*****happy thoughts, atheist prayers, hugs etc*****
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