Family Craziness

I have known all my existence that my family was not the Cosby's. We have never had a Family Reunion; can't all get along. My granny had seven children; Thomas (died as an infant), Robert, Delores (deceased), Thomasine, Patricia (Ann), Johnnie, and Janciette (Baby). I love my family but we are not close. My grandma had two sets of children; my mom and aunt baby are the second set. There is a eight year gap between my mom and auntie Ann. Anyway let's get this on the ball.

My mom graduates December 15th of this year from her Master's program. We are having a formal dinner to celebrate in her honor. My mom and aunt baby just started talking again at the end of October after a month of not speaking (on my behalf); thats another story. Anyway my aunt decided she was coming here for the graduation. She purchased a ticket for her and my cousin. I have been asking my granny to come as well. My grandma is 77, diabetic and spends all her days inside the house alone watching tv. I can't stand that. She is married but my step-granddad is a "junker," people's trash is his treasure. So he spends a lot of time out driving around.


I been asking granny for a few weeks to come. She hasn't been here since December 2003. She been putting off saying yes all this time. Finally, I called her Sunday. She said call her later and she would give me an answer. I love my granny to death. I am the favorite grandchild! She used to watch me all the time. We have a bond and I would do anything to get her to move here.

My grandma agreed. She would come to the graduation. I told my mom, we talked and decided to get her a ticket. Meanwhile (not to my knowledge) my mom and auntie baby had discussed that auntie baby did not want to be RESPONSIBLE for my granny and she didn't want her to come because she was not well to travel. This is what my mom told me, I was in disbelief. I called my aunt and she returned my call early Tuesday morning. In a sharp tone, DO NOT PUT MOMMA ON MY FLIGHT, I WILL NOT COME! Just pure selfishness. She says she is on vacation and doesn't wanna be responsible. My grandma is GROWN! If she is not well then why in the hell is everyone keeping it a damn secret. Then expect my mother and me to know whats going on 700+ miles away.


So my mom and me got my grandma a flight out a day early and my aunt Tommie is suppose to take her to the airport. A wheelchair was arranged. I told my granny and she was upset. I don't wanna go alone she says. I don't blame her, but her SELFISH daughter didn't want her to travel with her and my cousin. I couldn't tell my grandma that. So fine its set. This morning my aunt calls and she and my mom are fussing. It's 6:15am!


My aunt is going on and on how momma is not well and she needs someone with her and the airline will mistreat her and she needs to be treated as a child BUT remember her saying just a few days before, DO NOT PUT MOMMA ON MY FLIGHT, I DO NOT WANT TO BE RESPONSIBLE. So they going back and forth. Then my aunt is like put momma on my flight. Another suggestion was get a one way ticket out there and then she takes original flight back because that was with them anyway. Oh and she has Finals so she doesn't have time to help momma get ready to come to Kansas. Wow.
Oh my grandma fell the other day and no one bothered to share that information with us. So yeah. My granny needs a break too......one from boredom!

The crazy thing....I got a text message from my cousin, my mom is not coming.

ARE YOU FUCKING SERIOUS?? WHAT THE HELL!

My mom ended up calling me before I finished this post. She was able to change my grandma flight (she is coming and leaving with my cousin). When my mom told her sister, she was relieved. CRAZY
She is the one that started the confusion. We would not have had to go thur this if she would have just said from the get go that momma could fly with them. No one knows if my aunt is coming or not. Who Knows. Will give an update in December. Later.

Thank You Lord for ALWAYS making a WAY!