Okay I had a conversation with Elizabeth. I did not do damage. I did not pry. But I learned something hilarious. She told me why her mom again cut us off. And to me it sounded like looking for an excuse and I'm happy to let it lie.
Seems she was upset because I sided with my mom and didn't believe her. Wait...what? Yeah I was totally confused. Seems my mom asked her to do something or not in Tanya's mind and I believed my mom that Tanya told her no. Now Tanya and I have never had a conversation about this.....so.....
As soon as Elizabeth said this I busted up laughing.
Last summer Mike was coming over to see the kids. He had told the kids the weekend before how he was coming to see them. He talked to them on the phone and reiterated it. When Tanya brought him over she informed me that they didn't have time to stay because they were going to the river. Now I was upset and left the room. Better than saying anything.
Mike asked me about it and I told him the things that led up to being rather annoyed which started with....hold on to your hats.....Family dinner when Mom, Tanya, girls, Pat and I were sitting at the table and Mom asked Tanya to take her bra shopping and Tanya told her no that Pat and I could figure it out. I didn't tell him the story as it was just that she was asked to do something for Grammy and she said no. Obviously she doesn't remember the incident at all.
But no, I didn't take any one's side. I was sitting there and witnessed her declining to help.
If this is the excuse to end the family.....so be it. It's not the first thing, it's not the last thing. But it is a thing and an excuse. We didn't ask for anything before that or since that.
I did not completely clear the air with Elizabeth. She wants to do dinner with her sister and the littles and I. I told her to plan it. I don't expect anything to come of it. As always the ball is in her court. And now we go back to regularly scheduled programming. ;p
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