In article >,
George Leppla > wrote:

> Dave Smith wrote:
>
> >> I'm thinking you went into this with a bad attitude and it became a
> >> self-fulfilling prophesy.
> >
> > Quite right. After all the years of knowing her and not liking her, I
> > was not thrilled about taking them to a restaurant, knowing that a human
> > sized meal would not be enough and that they would order extra side
> > dishes,extra drinks etc. Perhaps I should add that this is the one who
> > won a million bucks in a lottery and her version of spreading the joy of
> > her windfall was to buy my wife a china coffee mug. She also told her
> > brother to go out and pick out a car and she would help him with it, and
> > when she finally gave him a check it was for $400.
> >
> >
> > However, I have to admit that it was not quite as bad as I had expected,
> > and I know that it is not likely to happen again.
>
>
> OK... I get it. You did it to keep peace in the family. Sometimes
> observing the social graces can be a pain in the ass but we all go
> through it sooner or later.
>
> All in all, if your wife is happy and you have done your family
> obligations, then $150 wasn't too bad a price to pay.... and you got
> another story out of it to add to the "Legend of BN".
>
> George L

She has paid the price and is now Diabetic. It's kinda sad if you think
about it... but she did it to herself.
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