"aem" > writes:

>You say she bragged about this? What admirable quality did she think
>she was displaying by this abdication of responsibility for her
>children? I mean, what did she think she had to brag about? -aem

I'm not entirely sure. She was apparently proud that she didn't have
to cook, but I never knew *why*. She had a lot of stories about all the
chores being done by her daughters, and various times she refused to
help her husband with standard spouse things. I think she was very
spoiled. Her house was immaculate, apparently because she demanded her
girls (teens with jobs outside of the home) keep up with her
clean-freakiness.
We pretty much stopped talking when she became unapproachable for a
week when her husband got vacation time and she didn't. She sulked like
a spoiled 2 year old, lashing out and calling people names for no reason
because she didn't get her way.

Stacia