My parents have been alienated by my Freeper brother

[Modem Butterfly]

My folks live on the other side of the country. They've driven nearly 3,000 miles with my oldest nephew to visit my Freeper brother in Alabama, and I was supposed to meet them all next weekend, a trip I was dreading. They arrived at his house yesterday at noon. Well, they just called me this morning at 9 AM EDT to ask if they could come to Atlanta "for awhile". It seems they've already had enough of his freaking religion and creepy in-laws. They're going to drive up to Nashville for a few days while Dennis goes away (we're expecting him to cause a lot of rain and some wind damage here) so they'll be here late next week.

:bounce:

I am so excited! We just moved, so the house is a mess, but my folks are coming! Yay!

[RPM]

1. i guess he's a uniter, not a divider, too...

sorry to hear. :cry:

[Modem Butterfly]

2. Nah, it's okay

We've never been close. He's gotten kind of pompous and hypocritical, so my folks are excusing themselves rather than argue with him in frong of his in-laws and sons. It's a good ting, really.

[CottonBear]

3. Sorry to hear about your brother. I'm estranged from my brother too.

It's very sad. I just don't know what to make of him these days. It's not so much politics as his wife who is a spoiled, rich girl bitch who has cut all contact with her own father and brother. My bro doesn't call us or visit us anymore after his marriage. It was 5 years before he would let my mom babysit her only grandchildren. :cry:

I'm glad that you can visit with your parents at your new abode. How's that cute puppy? I loved your post about how horrible you are to it! ;)

Have fun with the family. We are awaiting the rain here in Athens. I hope we don't get much. All of the rivers are at flood stage. My friends house on the Apalachee River may be on an island if it rains anymore.

:hi:

[Modem Butterfly]

6. It's really your brother's loss, CottonBear

I'm sorry for that, it's really a shame. In my own situation, I don't let it bother me, but it does bug our mom.

Puppy's good. Tender, too! Our new home is coming together great. My folks' visit is well-timed because my father is the ultimate DIYer and there are a few small projects that we could use some help on. Yes, I have ulterior motives! The best part of it all is that they're bringing about 10 pounds of wild-caught, quick-frozen Pacific salmon with them!

We were in Auburn, AL yesterday with Will's family and coming back we saw a lot of folks from the Mobile area (you can tell based on the tags in AL). I'm keeping my fingers crossed for all of us.

[CottonBear]

8. Hi Modem Butterfly!

My in-laws live in Lacombe, LA north of New Orleans and I am so glad that they are not in the direct path of the hurricane. (Mr. CottonBear is from New Orleans.)

I'm glad your puppy is OK. I miss having dogs but I can't have them now. :cry:
We have 1 child, 3 cats and a horse not to mention the tropical fish aquarium and the goldfish pond. NO MORE PETS for now!

I hope that all of your family in AL and Mobile are OK. My mom's family lived on the gulf coast. My grandmom would head inland from Gulf Shores with a suitcase and all of her picture albums during the hurricanes (remember Frederick)!

:hi:

[ikojo]

4. My freeper brother, who was in the military for 20 plus

years, has cut off all ties with the family over a mis-directed e mail. My mom received an e mail from him, and thought she was forwarding it but had hit reply instead and it went back to him. She had made a comment that was more directed to my sister than him but he took it personally.

Oy vey!

[arwalden]

5. I Hope You Have An Enjoyable Visit...

... and so-WHAT if the house is a mess. At least you have a good excuse for it being cluttered and untidy. Any other time, you'd have to make up some OTHER clever excuse for everything being in disarray.

:hi: :loveya:

[hickman1937]

7. I wonder how your brother justifies to himself that your parents

needed to bail less than 24 hours after seeing him.