I get a call from my mom last week saying if the phone rings from my grandma (or any of my dad's family) that I should be prepared. Daddy Dear and the SO's house burned down. AtT least part of it. Stupid idiot ran a stove pipe out the kitchen window. (Not sure if this was from a cooking stove or a heating stove.) It caught the leaves in the gutter on fire, which caught the porch roof on fire, which caught their trailer roof on fire. All while my brother, SIL, and the three kids were visiting and having Christmas with them (a couple of days after Christmas). 
My brother told my dad that this was dangerous when he did it, but the moron didn't listen to him. Kudos to my brother for at least having some sense in HIS head. So.... Dad and SO are at my brother's house. SIL is fit to be tied. She's afraid if the housing people find out, they'll kick them out or up their rent. They can't have guests for more than a few days without screwing up their housing eligibility. And knowing my dad, he'd stay for as long as he can get a free ride. My brother is just getting out of that hold dad had on him and doing so well with his family on his own and now the jerk is back on top of them again. 
So, I tell my mom OK. Check the caller ID and the voice mail. No calls from anyone around there since my Grandma called on Christmas. So, you see where I rank... Nobody tells me anything. Not that I really care--I don't want him crying on my shoulder. I have enough problems of my own.
I just wish that this guy would grow up. He's 55+ years old. He should know better than all these stupid stunts he's pulling. And he should know that he shouldn't be mooching off of his own child who is struggling just to make it.
Maybe this is calloused of me to say this, but I wish he'd learn his lesson already. How many failed marriages, digruntled employers, mad relatives, and estranged children do you really need before you realize how badly you've screwed up?
My brother told my dad that this was dangerous when he did it, but the moron didn't listen to him. Kudos to my brother for at least having some sense in HIS head. So.... Dad and SO are at my brother's house. SIL is fit to be tied. She's afraid if the housing people find out, they'll kick them out or up their rent. They can't have guests for more than a few days without screwing up their housing eligibility. And knowing my dad, he'd stay for as long as he can get a free ride. My brother is just getting out of that hold dad had on him and doing so well with his family on his own and now the jerk is back on top of them again. So, I tell my mom OK. Check the caller ID and the voice mail. No calls from anyone around there since my Grandma called on Christmas. So, you see where I rank... Nobody tells me anything. Not that I really care--I don't want him crying on my shoulder. I have enough problems of my own.
I just wish that this guy would grow up. He's 55+ years old. He should know better than all these stupid stunts he's pulling. And he should know that he shouldn't be mooching off of his own child who is struggling just to make it.
Maybe this is calloused of me to say this, but I wish he'd learn his lesson already. How many failed marriages, digruntled employers, mad relatives, and estranged children do you really need before you realize how badly you've screwed up?
Sorry Dina. Hope he realizes soon.
She asked when I was going back to the doctor, and that's about it. No news is good news, I guess.
