So, I went to visit my mom in her memory care room today and we called her sister to say hi (who is my aunt). When my aunt asked me to update her on my life, I took the chance to tell her that i was going back to grad school (I'm middle aged). Instead of the normal response I expected of, "Hey that's great," my aunt's response was rather snarky and gaslighting, "Don't you have enough degrees? Who is going to pay for it? You can't even keep a job."

To avoid upsetting my mom who has dementia, I just made the excuse with my aunt (who was on speaker on my smart phone), that I had to use the bathroom. When I returned, my mom was still talking to her sister (my aunt). She asked me to hang up the phone call so I did. My aunt didn't even attempt to apologize to me.

This is why I hate my family so much.