Crazy Aunt!
By ctryhnny
@ctryhnny (3460)
United States
March 6, 2013 6:45am CST
I'm trying very hard to be calm this morning because last night didn't end too well and I was/am too tired to deal with nasty people. I have a 73 year old aunt who is crazy as a loon (thank God I have no family here!). She seriously does have a lot of mental problems and takes a lot of medication more than I even take and that's a lot. Anyway, she has a 52 year old son who is gay but has been married over 20 years and has 2 teenage boys. Personally I don't mind gays but obviously his mother does because she hates this poor guy. He's in the process of getting a divorce. He wrote something on fb and I responded. I didn't say anything bad I just gave him my support. Last night my crazy aunt called me screaming and yelling as she always does. You don't get a chance to say anything to her because she just yells through the whole conversation not letting you get a word in. She got to the point where she threw some things up in my face that happend over 20 years and really, really, hurt me so I told her I haven't slept in days and would not sit and listen to this at this time of night when I was trying to go to sleep. I told her i'm going to hang up now and did. So....the phone rang, I picked it up and said leave me a message and h/u. My phone goes to voicemail after the second ring and for a good hour she kept calling me sometimes leaving a message and sometimes not. I took the phone off the hook and went to bed. I just quit smoking and all that baloney isn't helping me any! I don't know if she'll call back today but i think she might! Anyone else have a 'crazy' family member?
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5 responses
@suspenseful (40192)
• Canada
6 Mar 13
She sounds like she has dementia or altezeimers. As for her son, he found out after he had two teenage sons that he is a homosexual? Of course she is upset. I would too because I am sick of tv where the homosexuals are all good guys and we are crap. As for giving him support, I hope it is because his wife made his life miserable, was cheating with another man, was cruel to his children. Not as I think you did.
I do feel sorry for your mother as her mind is going. And she probably forgets that you could not sleep in days. I was wondering whether you could get some help, someone to stay with her. I am sure there are organizations in her city that could keep her company.
@Raine38 (12387)
• United States
6 Mar 13
Oooohh, sorry to hear that. She is crazy. I wonder why she chose to take it against you but then we really wouldn't know how her mind works. Thank goodness I down have any experience with any family member like that. At least for now. I know I hear some stuff going around and I try to stay out of it as much as possible because my husband and I don't really need any of it.
@Pose123 (21635)
• Canada
7 Mar 13
Hi ctryhnny, Thankfully, I don't have a family member who is THAT crazy.Has she always been like that or does it have to do with her age? She definitely needs help. I wonder why she hates gays. Is she perhaps one of those religious people, who have been taught that homosexuality is a choice? Clearly it took a lot of courage for her son to come out of the closet, but he is still young enough to have a chance at real happiness. His mother should support him. So many gays do marry and live very unhappy lives. There is certainly no reason for her to turn on you. If she continues to bug you it might be a good idea to get an unlisted number and just give it to those you know that you can trust. Blessings.
@Kashmeresmycat (6369)
• United States
6 Mar 13
Well you mentioned that she has a lot of mental issues so I would just forget about it. She probably doesn't realize everything she's saying so let it go and go on with your life. I wouldn't let it bother me.
No we don't have any crazy family members that I know of. We had some wild and crazy relatives but not mentally crazy.
@ctryhnny (3460)
• United States
6 Mar 13
After the phone calls last night I'm through with her. There is no reason to call me any more but I'm sure she will over something in her mind that I've done...lol. Phone numbers show up on my tv and I will not answer the phone when she calls. I'm going to see if there's a way I can block her from calling me. YOur lucky to have a sane family...unfortunately I don't.
@WakeUpKitty (8691)
• Netherlands
6 Mar 13
Your aunt is 73 and lives in a completely different world as you do. She is raised differently and no matter what you say or think will make her change her mind (my granny was like that so is my mother). So the only thing I can advise you is to ignore her and not pick up the Phone. I hope she found some relieve after scolding at your voicemail for 1 hour. Ignore it and let her think/say what she wants. It says way more about her as it says about you or her son. It's a pity she can't love her son for who he is.
@ctryhnny (3460)
• United States
6 Mar 13
She has been back and forth with her son and I feel bad for him because she does the same thing to him that she does with me. One day she's ok with his lifestyle and the next she hates the kid. She doesn't talk to his kids...off and on of course but I think everyone knows how she is.
