chatterbox24
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ORIGINAL: chatterbox24 You could do what I did once. I was always trying to keep the peace, listening to nonsense from my brother, stating his opinion, sarcastic condescending remarks at all family gathers. He didn't know when to stop, but before I let myself go into explosion mode I would think for years " Its not worth it, don't ruin the holiday, think of mom" Well one thanksgiving I had enough. He made fun of everything I would say about helping someone, insulting the individual etc. I finally had had enough! IT did cross my mind thinking I was going to ruin the holiday, but mine had been ruined every year from my silence. SO I had a fit! I threw the utensil into the mashed potatoes, slammed my plate against the table with each word I spoke. Stood up, and as I did the chair went flying and I flounced off into the garage. He and his family left, my mother said she thought it was best. YES I DID RUIN THANKSGIVING, and things were not great for awhile. All that is in the past now, and we have family gatherings but one thing has changed. There is no more insults at the dinner table. I actually enjoy holidays now. My sister used to come in from out of state and during her visit would start doing that to me. Funny how family will try to shove responsibility for ruining a holiday onto their victim, as an emotional blackmail for them not to retaliate in kind. One year I just looked at my mom and sister after my sis had verbally disemboweled me and mom had jumped in with that "Let's not ruin the holiday" and I just stopped walking with them from the car to the mall and said that the holiday visit is ALREADY ruined, for ME; but by all means let Cathy continue to have a great time. We took separate vehicles after that. These people...are who they are and we cannot reason with them or try to educate them; they feel justified and "holier than thou", and their emotional sadism needs a target. My nice side says to ignore him (like he's not even there in the room). My self-protective side says to make this a hard limit, and let everyone know in advance that if he starts in on you and the host/hostess doesn't call him out on it and/or make him leave that you will get up and leave. From my dark side I'll add... Hire a detective to dig up some dirt on him. Barring that, go out of your way to remember everything that ever happened to him in school or whatever that he would find humiliating. Get info from friends and family, if there's not enough good stuff then make some of it up, things he wouldn't know for sure about. And then when he is having fun at your expense, rest your chin on your elbow and stare at him, smiling bigger and bigger the more he takes center stage. Then start laughing. When others ask what's funny, say "I'm sorry, but whenever he acts like a complete jerk I lighten the mood by remembering that time when..." (and drag something humiliating out of his closet. Make him afraid of trying to publicly humiliate you.) If he had some one night stand or fling with someone in high school or college...who gave him crabs or the clap...yep, you knew the people who talked her into sleeping with him while she was still infected and you guys laughed your asses off about it...and took bets on how long it would take for him to feel some discomfort. That time you guys went to the movie theater and he snitched your popcorn...you and your girlfriend were laughing hysterically about it later on because...you had cut a hole in the bottom and had inserted your dick, and those times when your girlfriend was reaching for popcorn, she was really wanking you off. That butter stuff in the popcorn...wasn't all butter... Those movies you made...are just proof that you had all kinds of wild kinky sex with many lovely women. Tell him to stop watching your old porn movies, that it makes you uncomfortable and squicks you out. HAHAHAHAHAHA............MY GOD........that ought to do it! I do have some dirt, now puts my chin in my hand, and dreams of a sadistic pay back. lol. Those thoughts have crossed my mind in the past before I threw my fit, but Im a puss, I didn't want to hurt anyones feelings to much. I was more interested in it just stopping. But I will keep that in mind if there is a next time BTW good for you for sticking up for yourself!
< Message edited by chatterbox24 -- 5/23/2013 1:48:52 PM >
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