well, they're gone
Jun. 28th, 2006 08:00 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
hollybrookeFor not being an overtly religious service, the funeral went well. I liked what the clergyman had to say, how there's life after death for those who believe. And you know, for as much as I complain about how I don't like to be around that side of the family with all of the drama that comes with it, I do enjoy hanging out with my relatives.
But you know...things will never change. All I could think about was how sad my cousins were, but at least Aunt Ruth showed them that she loved them, & how much they knew she loved them back, & how I will never get that from Cosette. The whole time I saw all of their kids playing around, it made me think of way back to when we were all kids.
There was this one time when I was about four, & so was JR & Casie & Elanda, & I believe Stephanie was about five. We were all playing at some family thing at Cosette & Paw-Paw's house when they still lived in Crown Point. And me being a kid, I was playing with this canning ring & had put it on as a bracelet. JR came over to me & told me to give it to him. I told him I was playing with it first. He says it's his. We get into a fight over it, & Cosette tells me to give it to JR & let him play with it, even though I told her I was playing with it first. Mom & Dad sees what happened, & Dad gets into a tiff with his own mom & dad over it because JR started all of it.
More behind the LJ cut:
I was telling Debbie that at least her kids, & Donald & Vivian's kids, & Darren's kids got to enjoy their time with Aunt Ruth, & how I would never get that with Cosette. Neither me nor Hunter, really, because she's been too busy fawning over JR, & how she still won't let it go, & now that so many of her family have died, she's only got Dad & me & Hunter left. Debbie told me that what I told her is nothing new to her, & how Cosette was the one who chose what kind of relationship she'd have with me. There's nothing I could do about that, & she said it really IS a shame that it has to be this way. And you know, I know Aunt Ruth HAD to have gossiped about that sort of stuff with Debbie. Maybe three years ago or so, one of the times we went down to visit Cosette...I think Mom & Dad & Hunter & I were out picking up some stuff at WalMart...or maybe we were visiting Aunt Jensie or something. Either way, we weren't at Cosette's house. Everyone else is back at Cosette's house, & JR didn't do something around the house that Cosette asked him to do. She got on his ass about it, & he calls her a stupid cunt!! Okay, I don't get along with her, but at least I know better that to call her a stupid cunt to her face. I don't call ANYONE that. And the only way my dad found out was because Aunt Ruth told him. And the only reason JR got kicked out for a brief period was because of Dad telling Cosette she shouldn't have to deal with that shit.
And you know what's shitty? It's shitty because Cosette told Aunt Ruth NOT to tell Aunt Jensie about any of that. And Aunt Jensie, God bless her, she was the sort of woman who was really judgemental (in a good way) & didn't take any crap from anybody. So God only knows what Jensie would've done if she found out that JR treated his own grandmother like a piece of shit.
But no. Now I know. It's closure. Mom & I aren't the only ones who think that JR was a spoiled, spiteful shithead. Seems like everyone else in the family thinks that way, too.
Oh well. Cosette & James are gone, & I can sleep in my own bed again. Good riddance.
In other news, we had a staff meeting Monday morning, mainly between all us CSMs/ASMs & Patti. She explained to us new promo sales going on soon with the PVTs, & how we had to keep track of the credits. She couldn't believe it when we told her how Sheri was letting us redeem expired coupons & multiple free gumball rentals...but yeah, that's how she was operating. And THIS was interesting to learn...apparently, the store manager pockets an extra $100 a paycheck if the store manages to meet their quota for selling movie passes & rewards memberships. Brooke, Crystal, Jessica & I didn't know that till now. So the whole time when Sheri was still here, she was getting an extra $100 for our hard work. BULL SHIT. So here's what Patti suggested. Since Patti's helping us out, & she's on salary anyway no matter how many hours she works, she'll split up that $100 between the four of us on our paychecks since we're consistently at the store doing managerial duties. *raises an eyebrow*
And I think I'm catching Dad's cold. My throat hurts, & my nose is all runny. Yuck.
But you know...things will never change. All I could think about was how sad my cousins were, but at least Aunt Ruth showed them that she loved them, & how much they knew she loved them back, & how I will never get that from Cosette. The whole time I saw all of their kids playing around, it made me think of way back to when we were all kids.
There was this one time when I was about four, & so was JR & Casie & Elanda, & I believe Stephanie was about five. We were all playing at some family thing at Cosette & Paw-Paw's house when they still lived in Crown Point. And me being a kid, I was playing with this canning ring & had put it on as a bracelet. JR came over to me & told me to give it to him. I told him I was playing with it first. He says it's his. We get into a fight over it, & Cosette tells me to give it to JR & let him play with it, even though I told her I was playing with it first. Mom & Dad sees what happened, & Dad gets into a tiff with his own mom & dad over it because JR started all of it.
More behind the LJ cut:
I was telling Debbie that at least her kids, & Donald & Vivian's kids, & Darren's kids got to enjoy their time with Aunt Ruth, & how I would never get that with Cosette. Neither me nor Hunter, really, because she's been too busy fawning over JR, & how she still won't let it go, & now that so many of her family have died, she's only got Dad & me & Hunter left. Debbie told me that what I told her is nothing new to her, & how Cosette was the one who chose what kind of relationship she'd have with me. There's nothing I could do about that, & she said it really IS a shame that it has to be this way. And you know, I know Aunt Ruth HAD to have gossiped about that sort of stuff with Debbie. Maybe three years ago or so, one of the times we went down to visit Cosette...I think Mom & Dad & Hunter & I were out picking up some stuff at WalMart...or maybe we were visiting Aunt Jensie or something. Either way, we weren't at Cosette's house. Everyone else is back at Cosette's house, & JR didn't do something around the house that Cosette asked him to do. She got on his ass about it, & he calls her a stupid cunt!! Okay, I don't get along with her, but at least I know better that to call her a stupid cunt to her face. I don't call ANYONE that. And the only way my dad found out was because Aunt Ruth told him. And the only reason JR got kicked out for a brief period was because of Dad telling Cosette she shouldn't have to deal with that shit.
And you know what's shitty? It's shitty because Cosette told Aunt Ruth NOT to tell Aunt Jensie about any of that. And Aunt Jensie, God bless her, she was the sort of woman who was really judgemental (in a good way) & didn't take any crap from anybody. So God only knows what Jensie would've done if she found out that JR treated his own grandmother like a piece of shit.
But no. Now I know. It's closure. Mom & I aren't the only ones who think that JR was a spoiled, spiteful shithead. Seems like everyone else in the family thinks that way, too.
Oh well. Cosette & James are gone, & I can sleep in my own bed again. Good riddance.
In other news, we had a staff meeting Monday morning, mainly between all us CSMs/ASMs & Patti. She explained to us new promo sales going on soon with the PVTs, & how we had to keep track of the credits. She couldn't believe it when we told her how Sheri was letting us redeem expired coupons & multiple free gumball rentals...but yeah, that's how she was operating. And THIS was interesting to learn...apparently, the store manager pockets an extra $100 a paycheck if the store manages to meet their quota for selling movie passes & rewards memberships. Brooke, Crystal, Jessica & I didn't know that till now. So the whole time when Sheri was still here, she was getting an extra $100 for our hard work. BULL SHIT. So here's what Patti suggested. Since Patti's helping us out, & she's on salary anyway no matter how many hours she works, she'll split up that $100 between the four of us on our paychecks since we're consistently at the store doing managerial duties. *raises an eyebrow*
And I think I'm catching Dad's cold. My throat hurts, & my nose is all runny. Yuck.
