Let me just preface this by saying that this post is not intended to be anti-christian nor is it intended to be anti-Fresno... it is intended to be anti-my sister.

Oh, also this is bound to get relatively ranty, so if you get bored, stop reading.

So my sister calls me last night to try to extort money from me for "our parent's Christmas present". She has been trying for the past 6 years to get me to give her multiple hundreds of dollars to send my parents down to the Rose Bowl to see/work on all the floats.

While I have no doubt it would be a great trip, I have not once ever heard my parents mention the Rose Bowl or the floats let alone every year like my sister insists. "They tell me all the time how much they want to go... every year..." *violins* "We should send them before they can't get too old. It's a lot of walking"

My parents are in their late 50's and not anywhere near "not being able to get around."

So anyway, I'm trying to get off the phone, "So I better get going. The baby is being fussy." I always use the baby to get off the phone now.

Her: "So who are you voting for?"

Ugh...

Me: "I don't know" [/lie]

Her: "You know I registered and I'm going to vote for Bush."

She is 35 and never bothered to register until last week. I registered the day I turned 18.

Me: "Good for you. It's about time you registered."

Her: "Yeah, there's just been so much talk about the election at church (oh boy, here it comes). We had a registration drive at church and I just think it's my responsibility as a good Christian to get out there and 'vote Christian'".

Holy... mother... of God.

Me: "So... they told you this at church then?"

Her: "Well yeah, but it's true. Bush is more inline with Christian values than Kerry."

*translation*
"I live in Fresno. I am a cow. I go with what the farmer tells me to do because he feeds me hay. I am desparate for something to hang onto since my husband cheated on me and the church marriage couseling group told me it was my fault."

Me: "So... I suppose they told you that in chuch, too?

Her: "Well yeah, but it's true."

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAhhh...

Me: "Okay, well... gotta go. Loveyoutakecare."

Her: "What about Mom and Dad's present?"

Me: "... ... well, seeing as how I have a huge mortgage, and spend at least $500 a month on transportation, and we recently had a baby... I'm thinking no. We can't afford it. We will probably just get them a little something by ourselves."

Her: "You know they really want this."

Me: "Well... why don't you just do it for them yourself then. That would be a great gift. 'kaygottagoloveyoubye."

Her: "but..." *click*

But nothing. It's not going to happen. Ever. If not because I can't afford it, then because it is a stupid idea. They have NEVER mentioned it EVER. My mom is not good at hiding what she wants. If she REALLY wanted it, she would have found some way to work it into at least 1 conversation in the last 6 years.

I am convinced my sister is just trying to get me to pay for this whole trip because she thinks I have money or something... $300+ for each of them? And that's just my share. What... EVAR.

bleh. www.biteme.com

 

She's that old and acting like that? You did the right thing. Sounds pretty fishy.

About the whole voting for Bush because of Christian values is uh...no comment.

 

ahhh, sisters and their religions (i can relate) i have one who is psycho with her religion and another sister who lives in fresno..... i have 4 sisters...

 

ryball,

Did you ever ask your parents about this trip? I don't know your/their financial situation, but that is a lot of money to spend. (Hopefully you don't spend that much on any mods! ) I understand your situation, I have two kids.

What ever the religion you should tell your sister to no be a sheep or cow or whatever. She needs to vote for which ever candidate is the lesser of two evils to her. Tell her also to find a different support group for here marital problems. (I'm probably being a hipocrite here for religious reasons.)

Anthony

 

that's a great story. I loved it. Very entertaining! thumbs up!

 

Well, just to give you a little back ground... (rant #2)

She was pretty and popular in high school, coddled until she was 18 and went to college in Fresno. Her first job was at 25... when she graduated... she moved home for a year and just sat around doing nothing.

She moved back to Fresno and got married. When she found out that my wife and I were getting married, the first thing she said was (not congratulations)

"So are you guys going to have kids right away? You can't have a baby this year. We are thinking of trying to have a baby this year. So you can't have a baby this year."

I told her if it comes, it comes. They went into overdrive trying to have a baby before us. And they told EVERYONE.

anyone: "So how are you guys what are you up to?"

Her: "We're trying to make babies"

She worked it into EVERY conversation. "We're tying to make babies." "We're making babies" "Blah, blah, blah... making babies"

Just before our wedding, after close to a year of trying, she made the announcement that "they" were pregnant. Way to try to be the center of attention.

My wife got pregnant on our honeymoon. We weren't trying or anything. Like I said, if it comes, it comes. She was PISSED.

The babies are 10 and 7 month respectively now. She YELLS at her daughter for everything like I yell at my dog when she takes a crap where she isn't supposed to.

Her: "*insert baby's name here* NO!!! WHAT DID MOMMY JUST SAY?!?!?! WHAT DID WE JUST TALK ABOUT?!?!?! NO!!! NO!!! WHAT DID MOMMY JUUUUST SAAAAY!??!?!"

Baby: "Gee mommy, since I'm a baby and I don't understand more than maybe four words you say that relate to poo and food... I don't know what the **** you were just talking about. all I heard was, 'ASD WEHHW WEASDHJF WHH E EHTOD TGAHG NOO!!! NOO!! GLABU DDROG GEFLER'"

bleh.

the end.

p.s. I don't really care if anyone reads this. I just kinda have to get it off my chest... ahh...

 

From what I can tell, the "Robin Hood" economic style of taking from the rich and giving to the poor that the Democrats have has a lot more similarity to the Christian Gospel than the "Let them eat cake!" and "Might makes right" Republican philosophies. Tell your sister that when the Bible magically changes its vast majority focus to abortion, homosexuality and war from its current focus on serving the poor and needy and choosing to be wronged rather than claiming your personal rights then she can with good conscience side with Mr. Bush's religious views. Until then, all I see is that the Democrats have historically, although perhaps coincidentally, had a much closer agenda to biblical justice.

Ask her what she though was more important? That LBJ fought for civil rights? Or that LBJ went to war in Vietnam to kill Commies for Jesus? Its interesting to note that while MLK appreciated LBJ's work in Civil Rights, he could not compromise his Christianity to blanketly support LBJ regarding Vietnam. Something that LBJ was never able to understand and always resented.

jason

 

So then mix your crazy religious sister with the one that lives in Fresno then you know what I'm dealing with.

 

Talk to your sister in the same way. If your niece is lucky... very lucky... maybe your sister will be offended.

jason

 

But back to the main issue... I teach high school kids at a Catholic school on Sundays. I teach confirmation class and we talk about religion all day long. I think something's fishy about the church she goes to. Tell her it's not very christian of her to extort money from you and lying. Obviously she's not learning much about her faith. hehe. man, I swear, some catholic/christian people are just so god damned ignorant and narrow minded.. (no offense to your sister...)

 

Your sister has major issues and needs more than Jesus 2 help her.

 

don't let her drive your car. she's got demons

 

I am sorry that you have such a bias against the Christain church. It seems that a lot of members in this forum are anti Christian and anit Bush. I also dont think that a car forum is the place to be bringing up any other topics besides car realted topics.

 

hahaha ryball i clicked on the link!

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Sisters are sisters...

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I'll talk to my mom about it tonight. But I will gaurentee you that she will have no idea what I am talking about. "What kind of bowl?" hahhah...

What are these mods you speak of? Is that some new type of diaper? heheh.

Yeah, you know, I could really care less what religion she is. Seriously, I will never discriminate based on religion especially with my family... but if you try to push it on me, be prepared for a war.

Just to give you a little more on the church marriage "support" group. They convinced her that her cheating husband only cheated because of her. That it was mostly her fault. Even better, they convinced them that the best way to repair the mairriage was to have a kid. Yeah, that's a great reason to bring life into the world.

This is a direct quote from her, "We are not going to let the baby run our lives. The relationship between me and *insert cheating husband's name here* is more important. That will show the baby that a strong marriage is the most important thing next to a strong relationship with Jesus."

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They were in counseling EVERY DAY for a year because he was "so bothered by the fact" that I completely ignored him. I basically acted as if he did not exist. If he was in the room I would not see him.

Ooh, gosh, sorry I thought treating him like he didn't exist was a better solution than breaking his legs with a baseball bat...

He sent out an EMAIL expressing his regret for "what happened". Nowhere in the email did he take responsibility for what he did. He had the nerve to send me a letter to say how much "I" was hurting my sister by not acknowledging him.

She even went as far as say that she would cut off her relationship with the entire family if I didn't start acknowledging him. She said that it would be my fault that my niece would never know her grandparents and uncle...

She flat out said that she would chose her cheating husband over our family. "I chose him, I didn't CHOOSE you."

I acknowledge him now only for my parents and my niece. They want to put this whole thing behind them and I want my family to know my niece.