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This morning I went down to the kitchen and washed a bowl of grapes, sat down at the table with my book and started reading. My grandma was sitting there as well, on the phone with her sister bitching about their other sister who currently has lung cancer...lovely.
My grandmother started yelling at me: I hope you didn't get those grapes for just you.
And of course, the bowl of grapes was just for me.
Me: Why did you want some? (and i hand the bowl over so she can take some).
Grandma: No I didn't mean that. They have been in there a few days and you didn't offer them to anyone. (this is not said politely, this is at the point just before yelling starts).
Me: Anyone who wants some can help themselves. I didn't realize I had to go around the house and ask everyone if they wanted grapes when I bought them.
Grandma: I hope you didn't buy them just for you.
Me: What do you mean?
Grandma: I hope you didn't buy them just for you.
Me: Anyone who wants any can go in the fridge and have some.
Grandma: (screaming and looking at me all crazy eyed) I hope you didn't buy them just for you.
Now these grapes I didn't just buy for me. A few weeks ago I bought a whole bunch microwavable dinners special for me because I have certain dietary needs/wants. My aunt and uncle ate them all. I was pissed. I'm not pissed because they ate them, I'm pissed because most nights I have dinner here is something like peas and carrots and rice because I don't eat pork or beef. Keep in mind my grandparents WILL NOT make meals to fit my needs or likes. I get these dinner things so that I can eat some chicken once in awhile. My grandparents replace the yummy meals I get with Swanson shit. My grandmother says things to me like "Well we don't buy the things you like so you must buy them for yourself." Well that's okay with me, just don't let these other people eat them. I have easily spent a few hundred dollars on groceries so far this summer and that was the whole point of staying with my grandparents. They also give me my grandpa's tax return because he claims me on his taxes. They do this because if my grandfather doesn't claim me he has to pay tax. So this year I got $1000, which I then lent $500 back to them which they were to pay back in 2 installments first in June, second in August. They aren't paying it back. My grandma told me (indirectly) they aren't giving me the money back. I don't have a job. My dad and mom don't help me out. In fact I emailed my mom telling her how much I'm struggling, how I can't afford to pay my tuition deposit etc this summer, and she told me she is getting her haircut/dyed at some expensive salon in Kitchener next week, and how she and John are tightening their belts to help pay down some of their debts. Did I mention they went on a 14 day cruise in February and they already booked the same cruise again for next year? The cruise cost them just under $5000. Granted this year they got a discount. Yet she can't fork over $300 to help me? I have to lay in bed every night getting panic attacks, anxiety attacks thinking about money and school and stressing out about everything. I hate my maternal side of the family.
My grandmother started yelling at me: I hope you didn't get those grapes for just you.
And of course, the bowl of grapes was just for me.
Me: Why did you want some? (and i hand the bowl over so she can take some).
Grandma: No I didn't mean that. They have been in there a few days and you didn't offer them to anyone. (this is not said politely, this is at the point just before yelling starts).
Me: Anyone who wants some can help themselves. I didn't realize I had to go around the house and ask everyone if they wanted grapes when I bought them.
Grandma: I hope you didn't buy them just for you.
Me: What do you mean?
Grandma: I hope you didn't buy them just for you.
Me: Anyone who wants any can go in the fridge and have some.
Grandma: (screaming and looking at me all crazy eyed) I hope you didn't buy them just for you.
Now these grapes I didn't just buy for me. A few weeks ago I bought a whole bunch microwavable dinners special for me because I have certain dietary needs/wants. My aunt and uncle ate them all. I was pissed. I'm not pissed because they ate them, I'm pissed because most nights I have dinner here is something like peas and carrots and rice because I don't eat pork or beef. Keep in mind my grandparents WILL NOT make meals to fit my needs or likes. I get these dinner things so that I can eat some chicken once in awhile. My grandparents replace the yummy meals I get with Swanson shit. My grandmother says things to me like "Well we don't buy the things you like so you must buy them for yourself." Well that's okay with me, just don't let these other people eat them. I have easily spent a few hundred dollars on groceries so far this summer and that was the whole point of staying with my grandparents. They also give me my grandpa's tax return because he claims me on his taxes. They do this because if my grandfather doesn't claim me he has to pay tax. So this year I got $1000, which I then lent $500 back to them which they were to pay back in 2 installments first in June, second in August. They aren't paying it back. My grandma told me (indirectly) they aren't giving me the money back. I don't have a job. My dad and mom don't help me out. In fact I emailed my mom telling her how much I'm struggling, how I can't afford to pay my tuition deposit etc this summer, and she told me she is getting her haircut/dyed at some expensive salon in Kitchener next week, and how she and John are tightening their belts to help pay down some of their debts. Did I mention they went on a 14 day cruise in February and they already booked the same cruise again for next year? The cruise cost them just under $5000. Granted this year they got a discount. Yet she can't fork over $300 to help me? I have to lay in bed every night getting panic attacks, anxiety attacks thinking about money and school and stressing out about everything. I hate my maternal side of the family.