We're in the shit hole known as Brooklyn, NY. She got the "mandate" from her job, and instead of talking about what to do, she's folding like a cheap suit and is gonna get the goddamn shot.
Hell, she was all gung-ho initially when she got the memo. I told her don't give it, let them fire you then you sue them and win and you can retire (because she's already 67). But no, without even talking to me about any dangers, she's decided she's going to get it.
I've been sick of her retarded, narcissistic, idiotic bullshit for 30 years. I swear, she sometimes seems like she has the IQ of a fucking rock.
But goddamnit, why the fuck can't she just talk to me about it?
My MIL is a narcissist. She had heart surgery and my wife felt obligated to take care of her. She thought her mom was going to die within the year, but I cautioned her to be ready for her to live well into her 90s (she's in her 70s). We sold our house and purchased one in her neighborhood and moved her in with us. This was 5 years ago.
2 vaccines and a booster shot and a steady diet of CNN 24/7 and the woman is still alive and kicking.
I've bitten my tongue for most of the 5 years but I lost control and blew up on her when she tried to tell me she didn't us to switch our mobile plan to a third party carrier that piggybacks off the Verizon network because they didn't have a customer service telephone number.
I was explaining to my wife why I wanted to switch to that service and why it was cheaper (no customer service telephone number) and she decided to interject herself into the conversation and try to take control of the decision. Never mind the fact we were paying for her phone (and my mom's phone) and I work in IT and handle any technical issues that come up.
I tried to brush her off but she wouldn't shut up and I ended up going off after she insulted my family (she doesn't even know them really) and said I had a "poverty mentality" because I wanted to lower our phone bill. I didn't hold back and I let 5 years of pent up frustration out on her, destroying any illusions she may have had of my real opinions of her. I may have even called her a brainwashed communist.
I shouldn't have done it, to be honest, but I've never been more at peace in the aftermath.
Why?
She is now giving me the "silent treatment" and actually believes it's some sort of punishment. That's narcissism in a nut shell right there.
The funny thing is she thinks she's found my buttons now, but it won't even phase me if she goes there again.
We've said very little to each other for the past couple months and she's been holing up in her room until just recently. Part of that is I believe she is honestly afraid of me because I'm unvaccinated and CNN has been warning her about me.
Maybe you should try pushing her buttons about that. Loom over her saying the big bad cold is gonna get her in her sleep.
Honestly, I'm enjoying the silent treatment and have been doing my best to keep her in that mode.
Last thing I want to do is feed her with the negative attention she's craving.
If she speaks to me (only if she needs something), I respond, and leave it at that.
That's what my sister does. She used to argue with our sick dad - sick as in PD dialysis, heart valves replaced, blood pressure problems, multiple strokes, and she still kept pushing. I got to a point in my childhood that I just didn't like her. I'm cordial but still don't like her.