#ooc

Oh, crap. Missed her. Ah well.

alas

Husband came home, so it became a make-the-coffee-and-discuss-kitchen-options conversation.

important!

Yup.

I am going to be a little flaky the next two days

and miserable

my mother does not have AC

You're at your mom's?

Ugh, no AC during this? I'm sorry.

heading down tomorrow

the niblings flew in today

She okay?

I feel like I missed a chapter.

Ah

drama at brother's house with MIL

SIL is in Texas

so kids are coming out east while drama is resolved

Oof. Got it.

Yeah. Linda is crazy.

But with Pennsic, this is my chance to see them

Brother & SIL live in MIL's house?

No, MIL decided to up and move into Bro & Sil's spare bedroom with her dog

SIL is not good at establishing boundaries with her mother

Ahh.

MIL is also a vicious, alcoholic narcissist

Thus why SIL is not good with boundaries.

It's an ACOA thing.

who managed to screw up Bro & SILs childcare setup for the summer

Yeah

Oh, geez.

I do not like Linda.

There was drama earlier because my Mom refused to fly out to visit while Linda was in the house

Linda "apologized" for being a total C to my mom, and SIL doesn't understand why that isn't enough

Got it.

And then Linda proceeded to throw a pity party about how meeeaaaannnnn my mom is and how HURT she is that Mom won't subject herself to more abuse

So, anyhow - niblings.

PFfft. Some apologies are insufficient.

And even then - Mom is under no obligation to subject herself to Linda

Of course not.

My mom can be sensitive and high strung. Linda is a lot like Mom's oldest sister, who is also self-centered and awful

Sounds like a bad mix.

I just wish it wasn't gonna be 105 degrees, man

yes

She has said some things about my brother I find unforgivable, and I hate the favoritism games she plays between niece and nephew

Poor Keegan is "the other one" with her

Oh, good grief. Yeah, that's alcoholic BS.

Yeah.

Or at least, sounds like it to me.

From what I understand, it was similar with SIL and her brother