[Rhapsody]

5:00 (am) --unable to sleep....... the MIND has been disturbed.

**awaken from sleep after only 2 hrs - brain in overdrive thinking**

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[glok]

Hello, Rhapsody. Family drama usually is hard to deal with. I wish you well.

[Rhapsody]

It is...... and sadly it is one particular niece that keeps on making the drama at most of our family gatherings. She is about to turn 30 years old and I feel like its time she grows up and stops flying off the handle with every little thing she see's fit to get angry about, therefore, raises her voice and starts the yelling at people followed by the fowl language.

This last time (yesterday) she made it personal by attacking my son and his new bride over some thing that wasnt even their fault, because she chose to listen a whiny child (her daughter that does no wrong) over the word of five adults.... and yep you guessed it, the ***** hit the fan. My family and two other families left the event at that point...... and I am just soooooo frustrated that this kind of thing keeps on happening - time after time.

*Guess its time I stay home and miss some family functions from this point in, but that with in its self makes me sad.

[Tender_Heart]

Then in that case you should put the law down with your daughter. Her child is no angel either. She is like everyone else. An equal. Remind her of that. I too have family like that. If all five adults told her this maybe it could stop. Or maybe just not invite her to events with a lot of family members. This way your keeping peace with all the family members and your daughter. Separating her from the equation may take her out until she can get along with everyone. She also have mental Illness.

[Rhapsody]

I totally agree..... the offender needs to be eliminated from future family get together's until she can get her act straight and anger under control, and yet I can only do some thing when I am hosting the event..... as others keep allowing her to return even though they are tired of her ways just because she is family.

Sadly for me the only way to deal with this issue atm is for me to STOP going to family function that will have this particular niece at it and that will mean I (and my family) will miss out on extended family time...... but it needs to be done and I have to face it --I am usually the one in the family that has to make a stand when no one else will.