OK. I am posting this simply because I need to vent a little bit and to maybe give someone out there a little bit of "My Mother is like that too...."

My Mother is possibly the most gossipy and competitive person on the planet.

I decided a long time ago (years and years) to only contact my Mother once a week. It's always been a Sunday with either a very quick email or a phone call. The phone call is only because my spouse believes a call to her would brighten her day instead of a cold email. I do not necessarily agree with that but I did, in fact, call her this past Sunday.

She simply wants to gossip, gossip, gossip. She starts off really wonderful. I needed a little bit of advice about something happening on my spouse's side of the family. She was really good with that advice. However, right after that advice, it was an immediate switching of the subject and just letting loose on everyone. It's almost like an addiction to her. She's also retired and is a little on the bored side. She obviously needs something to fill up her day. After the advice, I get immediately, "Your brother is going to brother's house this Saturday... we're back to them being best friends again... I know it won't last, I know it won't last..." and "Bob (my middle brother) says he never speaks to you anymore... I don't blame you for not want to call him anymore..." and "You go see your Dad... you just leave me out of that.... I could care less..." and on and on and on....

*** I never, ever said I didn't want to call or contact my brother anymore. We just simply text or speak on the phone once every week or so.

I need to cut those weekly emails down to once a month...

Good Lord...