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So this just came to mind, since it's kind of related.
My wife's family recently did another round of "family cookbook" reprints, since her sister died earlier this year and reminded the older generation of their own mortality, so they better make their additions and pass it on.
My wife did not receive one. The reason? "well you didn't have kids, so it's not like you can pass it on"
Due to genetic disorders, she decided to make sure she couldn't have kids. The doctor that performed the TL asked her about it in his opening small talk, "but you're so young!" then he opened her file, started reading, and apologized.
Her mother and remaining sister agreed with the decision and refuse to give her a copy.
Jesus that is so messed up. It's such a weird obsession too, furthering the family line. Like are we all royalty all of a sudden? Which hearths will I inherit, mother? Or will I inherit a bunch of debt and grandma's Beanie Baby collection? Get off your high horse.
Having said that, this shit must hurt. Sorry she went through that. It's such a stupid thing to be this shitty about.
It was baffling to me. Like holy shit you, by your actions, are saying you don't consider her family because she won't have biological children. It's a family cookbook. Therefore it goes to family. If it doesn't go to someone, they aren't family.
Yeah that's so shitty. And it's like, one copy.
Little Bourgeois like to pretend they're rich and imitate the rich because of that. It's why people have lawns in a desert climate and eat way too much meat.
It's the narcissism, 100%.
She desperately wants people to view her as fancy, high class and powerful, then she goes home to government housing.
Incidentally, this same woman had a trump flag hanging up in her living room the first time I ever went over, then she committed fraud by using my address to get "one of them damn Obamaphones" for free, claiming to be the resident. I only found this out much later after she nearly disowned my wife because I'm pro-choice, and my wife finally realized her mother is psychotic.
Literally the only thing keeping me from reporting this woman to the police is keeping my wife happy, because she's convinced if I do anything to piss them off too much, she won't be able to visit her nieces and nephews anymore since her sister will cut her off. I think that is a possibility, soooooo yeah.
The woman defrauds the social systems she elects people to destroy.
Well Grandma's China cabinet and furniture needs to go somewhere as her kids won't take them.