Oct 14, 2002 17:56
So I was just wundrin... if this has ever happened to anyone.
Out of the blue, your girlfriend comes into your room, she's in psuedo tears, hands you a phone and says... "it's my uncle, he wants to talk with you"
Then the uncle gets on and says that you have to support the "Family's" decision to get your girlfriend back home because she is Ill. Emotionally ill and she needs help.
This is all new to you.. first time that you're hearing that your girlfriend is emotionally ill. Then you tell the uncle that you need some time to think about this decision and he threatens you with statuatory rape?! Saying that he has no problem going down to the district attorney's office the next morning and turning you in (with absolutely no evidence).
You finally get off the phone with him... on bad terms too because you didn't give in to his pressure and then sit, hug, kiss, and comfort your NOW emotionally distraught girlfriend. Only emotionally destraught because she has an uncle doing things way out of the ordinary and trying to force her to go away from the place she wants to be. And also because at the time she thinks her whole family hates her for some unknown reason.
Then you sit down and discuss anything and everything with her and fix all the little details. Then find out from her parents later, on the phone, that they think the Uncle was way out of line in what he did and they weren't expecting it. They apologize for his actions and explain that their only intention was to make sure that your girlfriend was happy.
Then Fast Forward a few days and you go down and visit the immediate family and learn that EVERY SINGLE PERSON in the immediate family likes you and has no problems with you. EVERY SINGLE PERSON believes that it was wrong of the uncle to speak that way. Then your girlfriend gets another call. Mind you... she was fine and extremely happy up until this point and didn't ever cry, always had a beautiful smile on her face. This call is from the same uncle from before. She starts crying because this uncle has a speech prepared about doing the right thing. He doesn't care about her being happy at all.. only doing the right thing. She then thanks him for his opinion and tells him not to speak with her again until he's ready to apologize to you and your family for the accusations and threats he has made. He still doesn't feel he has any need to apologize. He then somehow makes your girlfriend cry even further to the point of wanting to hang up the phone, but she doesn't because she IS stong and she ISN'T emotionally unstable. She stays on until a bitter goodbye is said.
So here it stands... your girlfriend loves you more than ever, her immediate family gives you its best wishes. Her Hispanic Grandparents like you (or at least don't hate you... take it whichever way you want). As far as you know, the only single person in the family that still has a beef with you is the uncle.
Anyone ever have this or anything close to this happen to them?? I'd be interested to know how it turned out cause right now I don't know exactly when I'm going to be doin.