So…why I didn’t go to my sister’s.

Those who know me…know about my mother. She has never been the easiest person to live with. She is self-centered….and incredibly jealous. She is also aging and not in the best of health. I take her with a grain of salt. When things get to be too much….I back off for a bit.

Now, surprisingly, she stepped up a bit during the stressful time of October…but the moment that things seemed to be resolving with the Ex and I….that’s when she immediately went back to being…her selfish self.

When I talked to her Monday about the oldest being sick…she took it ok. Today, when I called to tell her that I was feeling all kinds of ick…the first words out of her mouth were “Well, I don’t want to catch what you’ve got”.

I was pretty sure that would be her response…

To be honest, in most situations, I would have dosed up on meds and just…bucked up - and not mention how I was feeling. But because of my niece, I had chosen to back out before I had even called.

Something I haven’t blogged about - but some of you (Chris, Lee) know all about it, is that my niece is pregnant. In fact, she is very pregnant….36 weeks along…and I, in no way, want her to catch this cold-thing that I have…. I am miserable…and she has been fighting early labor. Why would I want to add to the stress of her labor by exposing her to possibly catching my cold?

For those of you who know me….your math is not off. My niece is a few months younger than my oldest…who happens to be 16. My niece will be 16 on Saturday.

Can you believe that this far into the pregnancy, my mother is still freaking out a bit? Not over her granddaughter being a teen mother - but over the fact that “that boy” (my niece’s boyfriend) is still around and (gasp!) wants to be involved in the baby’s life.

So.  I didn’t go to my sister’s because I didn’t want my niece to get sick.  She’s having a hard enough time as it is and I’m not going to be responsible for adding to it.