Evil Sister Update

I admit that after my evil sister's weirdness about her pregnancy, I was more than a bit hurt and annoyed. When we learned that our older brother's wife is preggers and due before my evil sister -- well, I nearly laughed until I peed. It didn't strike me at first, but then dear Hubby pointed out to me how annoying it would be to Evil Sister to share this spotlight. He is right. It is funny!

Evil Sister was not much help to my Dad during the holidays. She pulled the martyr thing and had to rest while the rest of us did the work for the meal. I am becoming as evil as she is -- I can't wait for her to learn what tired is! She thinks she is tired now. Hee hee!

I've written previously about the ring controversy. We finally had the discussion when I brought it up again last week. The sister had been thinking hard on this one. She suggested that we make a copy of the ring in question (my Mom's plain wedding band). This way we "could each have it!" My comment was that I thought it was important that we each have a wedding band that she had worn -- one for each of us. She got in a snit because she thought I was insisting she get the copy while I get the original (since I had previously noted my mother had said the diamond band would got to my sister since she is the oldest daughter). She even pulled out the "Well, when you put it like that, I could say that I have a right to the band because she was AT your wedding and didn't even get to come to MINE!" Yep, you could say that, but it would make you sound really evil.

She then tried to spin things around with the "Why are you so angry??" comment. I countered with "I'm not angry, I'm just sad." Dad looked like he was going to puke. I've seen this poor man have a heart attack and him watching this scenario seemed to frighten him more. We kept it calm, but his worst fear is that this kind of petty argument will tear us apart. I'm not willing to let it go that far. I'll settle -- as long as each of us walks away with one of the bands. It is only fair.

It wasn't until I was pushed and she discovered that I was open to her having the old band and me taking the new one that Evil Sister lightened up. Funny how we are in competition for the least valuable ring -- it hold the most sentimental value for both of us.

We shall see what happens. It is funny that my Dad took the band to have it copied. I hadn't thought about not trusting her with it (she suggested she take it and get it done since she has the week off). Okay. Hubby mentioned my Dad's wisdom in removing the temptation for deception. Yay for Dad and Hubby -- both are wise men.

My daughter is the oldest granddaughter. I can live with that as fulfilling the oldest daughter legacy through her. My sister is making it very clear that she will settle for nothing less than the old band we both wanted. She joked, (was it a joke?) that she "could not stand the thought of another person besides herself walking the face of the earth with that ring on their hand." She then softened it with "I know I'm a bad person to admit it, so I'm a bad person -- sorry."

I razzed her a few times about how it appears she is ready to bump me off over a ring. Eventually it sunk in and she said she was kidding. Yeah, sure your kidding sister -- I'm not turning my back on you anymore.........