the stupid gene

after a night like tonight you have to wonder. i always thought people were supposed to get wise as they got old, but in our family it seems to be a trait that they (i hate to include myself in this as i hope to break tradition some day) get more unreasonable, illogical and downright stupid as they get older. my grandmother (a prime example and carrier of the most potent before mentioned 'stupid' gene), prematurely released from hospital was demanding i take her to go get her car so she can drive back to bendigo. my auntie, throwing the biggest hissy fit i've ever seen because my mother picked gran up from the hospital when she was already released, bag in hand and waiting outside (apparently mum was meant to leave her standing there). my mother, throwing an even BIGGER hissy fit because she was getting yelled at. then it moved on to who will take car of nan. my auntie? whos had her for the last few weeks as she is home 24 hours a day but feels she can't cope with it any longer. my mother? nan is banned from our house (another story altogether and further proof they're stupid) but thats besides the point as there is no one home in our house between 8-5 so there's no one too look after her anyway. so instead of finding a way to have her at my aunts house but with my mum helping out enough to take half the pressure off my aunt, they yell at each other and return all items floating around the house that belong to the other as though they are 'breaking up'.

enter me, promptly drive over to aunts, pick up nan so that aunt can have a break. have reasonable chat to find out what she needs mum to do to take pressure off. drive nan to our place till i'm due at work tomorrow (night shift). tell mum issues discussed with aunt. "oh yes that would help. ah ha. that should work. good!". mum gets nan to bed while i go finish cooking my own dinner which i started a good 2 hours ago, and its now nearly 10pm. (not happy jan)