OK, grab some popcorn and get ready for this circus.
My youngest cousin (23) is a recovering drug addict who got kicked out of rehab with her boyfriend and got knocked up shortly after. Our family has been super supportive of her and her new life situation, myself included. We are all really hoping that this pregnancy helps her turn her life around. So far so good.
I was chatting with our Grandmother a couple of days ago and she asked me if I had talked to said cousin lately (we don't talk often, usually just at holidays). I said no, I hadn't heard much from her since our engagement. My grandma replies with "oh, I guess she's still upset" (Grandma has had several strokes and sometimes says things she is supposed to keep secret)
I, of course, ask her what she could possibly be upset at me about. To which Grandma replies: "Oh, well I think she wanted to be the first to be married"
I almost lost it, in both anger and laughter. WTF? She's mad at me for being engaged? That's rich. I laughed out loud and asked my Grandma why on earth she felt entitled to be the first one to be married. Grandma didn't know.
I am the oldest of all the grandchildren (not that it really matters), with a stable career, my own house etc. She is a recovering addict who really still needs to work on herself, but now is bringing a child into this world. My family have been nothing but supportive, yet she is mad at me?
Ridiculous. I mean I really don't care who gets married first, and I'm not mad at her for having the first great-grandchild, why is she mad at me?