How dare she! (warning: vent)

simba928

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A little background: I cannot stand my uncle's girlfriend, Theresa. (I only say her name because I don't care if she sees this. If I knew that I wouldn't get in trouble, I would flip at her every day.) Pretty much everyone else in the family thinks she is immature and lazy, too. I am not the only one that thinks this. She is in her 30s and all she does ALL day is play game boy. It goes between watching TV, doing crossword puzzles, playing on the computer, or playing game boy. My grandma was out one time and I don't answer the phone when she isn't there unless it is my mom or dad calling. My uncle called the house 10 times in 5 minutes. I naturally think it is some emergency, so I answer the phone, even though I don't know who is calling. The reason he called was because Theresa was playing some Pokemon game on the game boy and she needed to ask my brother a question about it. Umm, was it really necessary to call that many times without leaving a message? :confused3 She does not have a job and says she "can't get one because she is afraid to drive in the snow" :rolleyes: . If my uncle goes somewhere and doesn't ask her to go with him, she will have a fit. True story: My uncle and my grandfather were going to the dumpster at my grandfather's office to throw away boxes or something. They asked my dad and brother to go, so it was a little "guys outting". My grandma and I were sitting in the living room in her house and in comes Theresa pouting because they didn't ask her to go with them. She was seriously crying because of this. My grandmother told her that she needs to grow up. HAHAHA. Anytime I tell my little brother to do something (like today he was scraping his feet on the ground and making this horrible noise just to get on my nerves and i asked him to stop), he shoots back with leave me alone. Theresa says something to the effect of hes not bothering you. I usually ignore her and then my brother will call me a loser or some other childish name (jerk, loser, jerkface, etc.). She will laugh and say "good one, (insert bro's name). She will call me a brat or something anytime I say anything. And the worst part is that my grandma will agree with her and say something to the effect of "she's right, you are spoiled".

Anyways, on to tonight. We go to my grandma's house every Friday for pizza. Usually I just stay down stairs on the computer to avoid my uncle and Theresa. I go up stairs and she is feeding my grandma's dog. The dog, Smokey, is 16 years old and has 2 ceizure type things. She can barely walk and is very thin. She should probably have been put to sleep a year or two ago, but anytime you bring it up, my grandparents will insist that she is getting better. She needs support to stand up and even then, she cannot stand long enough to eat her dinner. So Theresa was holding her by her harness. Smokey's legs were shaking and I went over to put my hand under her stomach. If you do that, I guess she feels more secure and will eat better. Theresa snaps at me and says "I got her. She is fine. I can take care of her." I try to tell her that if you put your hand under Smokey, she is better. Theresa doesn't let me say anything and snaps "You act like I can't do anything. I can take care of her. I know how to do it. She is doing perfectly fine." I have known that dog for literally my whole life. I have taken care of her for as long as I can remember. I was the one that was there both times she had the ceizures. She didn't even know Smokey when the ceizures happened. I was there by myself, panicking, because I had no clue what was happening and didn't know what to do. Did she sit with Smokey for hours the night she had the second ceizure? NO! Does she clean up after Smokey every time she goes in the house? NO! I do! I know that dog just about as well if not better than I know my own dog. I spend more time at my grandma's house than I do at my own, therefore I consider it my house. She is only there for an hour or 2 on Fridays. I am there EVERY day after school and EVERY day all day in the summer. How dare she come into what is basically my house and snap at me when I try to take care of my dog. I don't yell at her when she takes care of her dogs and cats (she has practically a zoo at her house, none of the animals there are as severely disabled as Smokey) in a way that I don't like. I honestly cannot stand her. And I am being extremely nice. If I said what I would like to say about her, this thread would most likely disappear and I would possibly even be kicked off the boards.

Sorry, I just had to vent. I am seriously shaking because I am so upset.
 

Zurealsoon said:
How old are you? If your Uncle is 30 something, you must be a child? :confused3
I am 15. But just because my uncle is 30 doesn't mean I can't be 30 also. My cousin's uncle is only a few monthes older than she is. I go to school with a kid whose uncle is in the same grade as us.

Thanks for the hugs everyone!
 
:grouphug:

I hope your Uncle doesn't decide to have a child with this person :sad2:

Laurie
 
laurie31 said:
:grouphug:

I hope your Uncle doesn't decide to have a child with this person :sad2:

Laurie
I hope so too. They don't have plans to get married ever, but I guess you don't need to be married to have a kid. The scary thing is that she has a young son. I think he's like 8 maybe. He lives with his dad, though.

Thanks everyone.
 
Simba - that stinks.

Hey - any Friday that you want to come to my house and babysit you are more than welcome!!!

:flower:
 
LOL! Thanks for the offer Barbara. This is why I miss football season so much. I didn't have to put up with them.

Unfortunatly, we are having Christmas at our house this year. You have no idea how badly I just want to tell her that she's not invited. Yeah, that would go over real well within the family. :rolleyes:
 
Cheer up!!!!! :grouphug: There's usually one in every family that the rest in the family would like to give a swift boot in the behind! :teeth: My family included!!
 
Do your parents let her talk to you like that? I would not let anyone talk crap about my kids.
 
My dad had gone out to start the car, so he came in at the very end. When he came in, my uncle was saying something about the "children" (yes, he referred to her as a child :rolleyes: ) are fighting or something like that. I just got up, threw my jacket on and went out to the car. My dad said to me on my way out the door "watch the attitude." My uncle is very temperamental. There was a time when he had nothing to do with my family (grandparents and other uncle included) for a few years. My parents just try to avoid confrontation with them. They always lecture me about "being respectful because she is older than me, regardless of what we think of her". I think they just do that so my uncle will keep his mouth shut. At this point, I really do not want to go to my grandparents house on Fridays. We were at the house this morning and my uncle and Theresa came. I ignored her. When we left, I didn't even say bye to her. I said bye to my grandparents and then said bye to my uncle, specifically. She didn't say anything to me. She never does unless it is a comment like what I said before (calling me a brat, telling me I'm spoiled, telling me to leave my brother alone, etc.) My uncle is always telling me what to do as if he is in charge of me. Guess what, he has no authority over me. If I am at my grandparent's house and my parent's aren't there, then my grandparent's have authority, but not him.
 
You know it's really hard to see someone you love with someone you dislike. We've gone through the same thing with our family too. The only thing that you can do is wait it out. Unfortunately the more you show that you want her out, the tighter your uncle is going to hold on. I learned that you as family, will always be there and the girlfriend will come and go...hopefully she'll "go" soon. The thing that really bothers me is your grandmother calling you a brat in front of her. Just wait it out and avoid her as much as possible. Good luck to you.
 
This is an opportunity for you be the adult in the situation. If your behavior is impeccable it just makes her look really bad. Ignore her as much as is possible and be very polite in your encounters with her. Don't stoop to her level. She'll come out looking like the brat instead of you.
 
Swimnoid said:
This is an opportunity for you be the adult in the situation. If your behavior is impeccable it just makes her look really bad. Ignore her as much as is possible and be very polite in your encounters with her. Don't stoop to her level. She'll come out looking like the brat instead of you.

ITA. You've got some 'ignoring the annoying person you don't have any choice about having to be around' learning to do. Don't worry, it comes with time and practice. If it were me, I'd kill her with kindness. Nothing better than to turn it all back in her face.

Or course if she's really a pain (like it sounds) you may have a harder time with it.
 
I had a similar situation with a relative when I was a kid and basically I just stopped talking to them...at family gatherings I just would ignore them and not speak to them or even acknowledge their exisitance...my parents were ok with this being they were glad I didn't mouth off and they knew it was only time till that person pushed me enough where I was literally going to explode all over them...by 16 though I stopped going to relatives houses anyway since I would rather hang with friends or just stay home....once I got older I started seeing the relatives more again...just not that one I didn't like...
 
wdwmom2 said:
Cheer up!!!!! :grouphug: There's usually one in every family that the rest in the family would like to give a swift boot in the behind! :teeth: My family included!!

Yep, there is usually at LEAST 1 in every family, so don't feel bad. Our "Theresa" IS my uncle :rolleyes: He's pushing 60 and has never worked a day in his life. He's mooched off of pretty much everyone there is to mooch off of at this point. I won't tell you how many girlfriends and wives he's been through. Hopefully your uncle will rid himself of Theresa eventually, and she will move on and find someone else to mooch off of. My uncle's ex-girlfriends and ex-wives always tired of him at some point. It never ceases to amaze me that he always manages to find another one to mooch off of, though.
 

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