Long night- no sleep- Vent- Need help! Part #1- Aunt "passed away"
Ugh! Super tired. I got no sleep.
It's about 11 last night (which is late for me and DH to be going to bed) and we are heading to bed and his work phone rings. Okay. He deals with that. In the bedroom. Light on. Loud as f*ck. Whatever, it sounds like he is about to go out on a call and I can get to sleep- awesome.
At 11:30 his personal cell phone rings 2xs and then a text. It's OSD22.
So DH finishes his work call and calls OSD back.
#1- People have to work! Why is she calling so late? And #2- this is the second call from her in the past couple of days. Prior to that its been probably since July that she last talked to DH. And this is after she had been in our town (she lives out of state) for almost a week THEN she calls DH on her way out of town.
So since DH is in the bedroom talking to her I pick up 2 things from conversation. #1 that someone died and #2 that OSD is wanting to move back and she wants DH to help her find an apartment. (He works for a rental company) I think she thinks that DH can get her a deal or help her because she has bad credit???
So while on the phone talking about who passed I hear "oh no. Oh wow. I'm going to have to make it there (another state) for the funeral. wow. that sucks."
So he hangs up and I'm like oh no who died?
He tells me his Aunt (his mother's sister) and I'm like WOW okay what happened and he is like Oh it must be cancer. I'm kind of confused because I have never seen Aunt on FB talking about cancer or that she was sick.
I'm really surprised that the news would come from OSD who has little contact with the family outside of FB. Of course FH can be the most valuable place for information, but why havent we heard this news from DH's mom or aunts or sisters?
So DH goes into automatic mode which I hate- "I have to find out when the funeral is. I have to go."
I'm like Okay DH but we are kind of broke right now and its gonna cost a lot to travel. And he gets all pissy with me. I HAVE TO BE THERE!
In the 4 years that I have been with DH I have NEVER heard him talk about this Aunt. He has never even had a conversation with her this whole time we have been together.
Now obviously if he needs to go to the funeral I will support that.
But you have to know my DH to know why I'm kind of like :? about this funeral. He rarely talks to his relatives. They NEVER call him. He is the one that goes and sees them. (6 hours away) Realistically (which I am a realist) money wise, travel wise, it doesnt make sense. But now that she has "passed" he is freaking out.
Plus he then goes right into the conversation with OSD about an apartment for her when she moves back to this state. Um okay... you dont seem that upset.
So DH leaves for his call and I hop on FB. I'm actually really surprised that this Aunt has passed and I know she has kids, etc.
Well through FB snooping it's actually the Aunt's husband's mother who passed!!!!!!!!!
Aunt is alive and well!
I'm just annoyed at this point. OSD is an idiot. DH is an idiot. This is a recurring problem with DH. And a huge a pet peeve I have with him.
He just goes through the motions of life without really thinking about stuff. He does things that he thinks he has to do- out of obligation.
I always hear "Oh I have to travel to X state (where his mom and siblings and dad's family is) or I have to travel to Y state (where his mom's side of the family is- aunts/uncles/cousins). It's like he feels an obligation to do this.
Now I know you can go a long time without seeing/talking to a relative and still be upset at their passing. I totally get this.
However its like DH wasnt even upset but he felt like he just HAD to go even though it made no sense financially. This is typical of my DH.
Ya know I wasn't being heartless about someone's passing but its another example of DH making stupid decisions without even thinking. Or just reacting off of news.
Plus OSD is a freakin idiot. I dont even know how she even got the idea that the Aunt "passed" away. Like it took me all of 2 minutes to figure out who actually passed away.
Okay this is part 1 of my vent- more venting about OSD possibly moving back to this state in another blog.
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Oh I wouldnt be going. BS has
Oh I wouldnt be going. BS has school, I have work.
When we travel, we use my car. So DH would have to rent a car to even go there and travel for a funeral. It wouldnt make any sense.
No he was going because he
No he was going because he thought it was his Aunt who passed away because that is what OSD told him. After taking 2 minutes to FB investigate I found out it was actually his Aunt's Husband's mom who passed away.
No. LOL. He was only going to
No. LOL.
He was only going to go because he thought it as his Aunt. But seriously as much as I havent even heard anything about this Aunt, it might as well be like him saying he is going to some random person's funeral 6 hours away.
I told him- DUDE both you and OSD are idiots. It wasnt even your Aunt who passed away and he is like Oh.
Agree- realistically you are
Agree- realistically you are correct about the funeral.
Right now I am having a hard time putting into words the exact situation... because there is more to it and why I felt slightly "annoyed" about it. I'm going to think on it some more and get the exact words and then post back.
I dont want anyone thinking I'm heartless (I am not) but there is more to it.
My ExH and I had a huge fight
My ExH and I had a huge fight about that kind of thing once. A cousin of his killed himself, in a state clear across the country. A cousin whose name I had not heard mentioned in the 8 years we had been together at that point. BUT THEY WERE CLOSE WHEN THEY WERE 7!!!! Also keep in mind, he had over 40 cousins. 40! Needless to say, I was a 'cold, heartless bitch', and we ended up dropping like $1,600 on freaking plane tickets to go to this guys funeral.
I am a realist. My uncle
I am a realist.
My uncle (dad's brother) recently passed away unexpectadly. The funeral was 2 1/2 hours away. Sadly it just didnt make sense for me to attend because of money and having to take off of work. And this is an uncle that I did talk to and spend time with.
I think what bothers me is that DH just doesnt think. He goes through motions without thinking about the best plan/option. I think this is why I was so annoyed.
My DH does this. He did this
My DH does this. He did this when his grandmother passed, a grandmother that apparently made his mom's life living hell all through childhood, the one that had Nothing to do with any of the kids growing up, even after her son, their dad died. The one I had never heard him say a single nice thing about, whom he Never visited in the retirement home or at rehab when she broke a hip or something. There was zero love for this woman. But I think he was more concerned about "what will the rest of the family think if I don't go" then in saying goodbye or paying respects.
I think it's partly also staying relevant to the rest of the family because we live so far away. We have much the situation you do, he has to call, he has to visit - none of his family makes an effort, even his mom who has forgotten his birthday several times. He uses it as an excuse to convince me that it's "worth it" to go see them, even tho I have never made any comment or effort that he shouldn't see them.
Yeah I get tired of seeing
Yeah I get tired of seeing him put an effort (even if its not much) to see his family and they never put an effort into seeing him.
And I guess I get tired too of him wanting to put that effort into those relationships when I feel like I am begging for his attention and time.
I'm guessing part of it is
I'm guessing part of it is that you just can't judge whether DH really loved the Aunt and feels it's important to show respect and love by attending the funeral, or if he thinks it's something he 'should' do... what you said about going through the motions and you mentioned in other posts he had a weird upbringing....
I'd guess your 'issue' is more not knowing his motivations, because he doesn't seem to have a clue half the time.
Am I right???
Yes this would be
Yes this would be correct!
Example- his elderly Grandma called him. (mom's mom) He was at work, left a VM. He tells me she called. I'm like did you call her back? NO. I have asked him 2 more times if he called her back. NO. Geez DH how hard is it to call your Grandma back? But if she passed away today he is going to be all about going to her funeral and making a big deal about it.
Example- His relationship with his kids. I see it as the relationship is based off of when its convienent for him or he feels the obligation. He will ignore calls from them. He has blown off visitations. I dont see him going out of his way to make them happy. Like for me I dont want to sit outside in the cold and rain for BS's FB games but I do it because I love him and its for him. DH wouldnt do that. But then all of a sudden he something happens and he becomes super dad and just loves his kids so much and cant wait to see them.
My husband didnt even go to
My husband didnt even go to his dad's funeral. It was really at the most awkward time. It would have ment he would have lost 3 months of work. On top of that, the relationship between him and his dad wasnt a warm one. His dad would never ever speak to him on the phone for instance. And even his siblings admit they had a tough childhood because of him. When he passed they suddenly all forgot about that.
My dh just said, just because he died, it doesnt change things for him. Plus after all, the funeral is more for the ones left behind. The person that died wont be there to see if you came or not.
Just trying to say: dont worry about being a hard person, i dont think you are hard, just sensible and realistic