09-24-2022, 12:08 PM
The people who had the cookouts would have, under different circumstances, probably preferred to be friends with me if the stepmother weren't in the picture. They saw exactly how she treated me, and were disgusted by it.
Unfortunately, associating with her automatically made them potential flying monkeys. I coached the woman on what kinds of things she shouldn't mention to the stepmother or Auntie, and she understood and cooperated with me on that point. She drove Auntie to dialysis and fixed her lunch afterwards, two days a week. She was quite willing to follow my suggestions to avoid drama and conflict.
Unfortunately, associating with her automatically made them potential flying monkeys. I coached the woman on what kinds of things she shouldn't mention to the stepmother or Auntie, and she understood and cooperated with me on that point. She drove Auntie to dialysis and fixed her lunch afterwards, two days a week. She was quite willing to follow my suggestions to avoid drama and conflict.
