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To deeply dislike my grandmother (TW)

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Spokebefore · 20/10/2025 16:40

NC as I’ve discussed things about her before. There’ll also be various triggering topics below.

i somehow feel an immense guilt writing this. I do believe she’s severely mentally ill and she’s had a very tough life but more recently I just feel myself not being able to tolerate her and I feel I might lose it on her (by this I mean really kick off and give her a piece of my mind, nothing physical obviously)

if she wasn’t my grandmother I’d think she was a disgusting human being (and I do now but won’t admit it). She says a lot of the way she acts is through love for her family what she sees as protecting.

examples;

she is incredibly racist towards certain (but not all) ethnic groups. She ostracises ethnic neighbours, will set prompts to make sure she can get to the door to glare at them during the school run, intimidates and insults given any opportunity. She treats shop workers as lesser if they are of certain ethnic groups.

she’s cruel to animals, regularly kills cats and birds that go in her garden with poison, she shoots at birds with my uncles airsoft BB gun type thing. she’s picked up dog mess from outside her house and rubbed it in the owners face (who was picking it up, but in her eyes she shouldn’t be doing it at all). Pours bleach over cats etc.

she’s homophobic and we have multiple gay people within the family, actively dislikes their partners and coins them as not being good enough the lace XYZ relatives boot. Makes no issue in pointing out she’s disappointed in them for being “queer”.

shes sexist and believes women have a place and so do men. She’ll actively hurl abuse at little boys who play with “girls toys” or “squeal” when playing near her bungalow. She will tell their parents to make them behave like proper boys and they should be ashamed. She doesn’t necessarily believe in ALL women’s rights and raises an eyebrow if mothers within the family leave their kids with their dads for a night out for example.

she has (and claims she would continue to do so) physically abused kids in her care. If they’ve been mean to one of her GC for example, she would slap them or not give them snacks but give them to the DC. She would make them feel bullied and excluded. All of this would happen after being the sweet caring GM inviting her DC friends around for a play date. She says she wanted them to feel as hurt as they’d made her GC feel.

We live in london, she is constantly comparing how many white people she’s saw to XYZ nationality. she has never worked and really excessively rages about “hand outs” foreigners are getting.

she doesn’t speak to a large portion of the family and has plotted the most evil things against her brother (who’s DC weren’t biologically his unbeknownst to him and she revealed the secret) she’s had his house smashed up and has said horrific things about her infertile sister and slept with her husband.

she is overbearing and over opinionated (obviously). On a personal level she is unbelievably over dramatic and protective of family, always plotting some sort of revenge on anyone we’ve had a run in with. Overly complimenting us always as if we are gods gift to earth and won’t have it said otherwise. I get this can be general biased grandparents but it’s to another level. She’s generally extremely difficult to be around.

of course on a family level she has some positives and I do think she’s sort of a victim of her own upbringing and/or mentally ill. But I really find myself not being able to tolerate her nastiness and evilness and I find it exhausting calling it out every single time. That said, she’s pushing 80 and her health is declining. Would you cut her off? Would you put up and shut up? Would you feel guilty if something happened to your GM and you’d cut her off? I don’t know what I’m gaining from this I suppose I’m just venting but what a mess.

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Spokebefore · 20/10/2025 17:04

thepariscrimefiles · 20/10/2025 17:02

She dangerous though. Don't subject your children to her crazy and illegal behaviour. Do the rest of your family like and support her? Are you the only family member who has a problem with her? If so, to go against them will be difficult but you must keep your children away from her for their own safety and wellbeing.

For incidents that are against the law, please contact the police.

It depends, it’s all very “ahhh that’s just how she is” though right throughout my life there’s been huge fall outs that all centre around her. Half the family does not and will not speak to her, the other half (my siblings and her children) love and adore her and just accept that’s how she is. They don’t agree but “it’s her” sort of thing.

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PeachyKoala · 20/10/2025 17:04

OP you have to report her about the cats. Do you know what a death involving poison is like for an animal? It's horrific. You are as bad as she is if you let this continue and turn a blind eye.

thepariscrimefiles · 20/10/2025 17:02

Spokebefore · 20/10/2025 16:54

The thing I also worry about is, if I go NC that would likely cause her to spiral and either do more evil things to others or conspire against me. She didn’t see my DC until they were about 5 due to a period of us not speaking and says it “destroyed” her. Now that she knows them I can’t imagine what the fall out would be.

She dangerous though. Don't subject your children to her crazy and illegal behaviour. Do the rest of your family like and support her? Are you the only family member who has a problem with her? If so, to go against them will be difficult but you must keep your children away from her for their own safety and wellbeing.

For incidents that are against the law, please contact the police.

ComfortFoodCafe · 20/10/2025 17:02

Spokebefore · 20/10/2025 16:59

This is kind of what I’m doing now. They see her maybe once a fortnight if not less

Thats to much. You do not want your kids being influenced by this woman. If I was you my kids wouldnt be allowed anywhere near her. Shes a deranged pyshcopath. Your obviously used to her behaviour and cannot see it for what it actually is, she shouldnt even be allowed to walk around in public.

NessShaness · 20/10/2025 17:02

This cannot be fucking serious.

She is torturing and killing animals and nobody is reporting her?! You are allowing and enabling this.

NestEmptying · 20/10/2025 17:01

You have to report her about the cats. If you don't she will continue to do it. You can do it anonymously.
If you don't then their deaths are on you.
You've become immune to it perhaps but that's really bad and shouldn't be allowed to continue.

SL2924 · 20/10/2025 17:01

Report her to the police.

Spokebefore · 20/10/2025 16:59

Whatwouldnanado · 20/10/2025 16:58

She sounds completely unhinged. I would phone every now and again but keep your kids away.

This is kind of what I’m doing now. They see her maybe once a fortnight if not less

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Spokebefore · 20/10/2025 16:58

Danioyellow · 20/10/2025 16:56

I wonder what people think would happen if the op reported her to the police for killing cats. Nothing will happen

The police wouldn’t do much I imagine however she’d go conspiring about who reported her and get very nasty I assume.

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Whatwouldnanado · 20/10/2025 16:58

She sounds completely unhinged. I would phone every now and again but keep your kids away.

wheresmymojo · 20/10/2025 16:56

And I would absolutely report her to the police for killing animals. Mine didn’t do anything half as bad as that!

Danioyellow · 20/10/2025 16:56

I wonder what people think would happen if the op reported her to the police for killing cats. Nothing will happen

wheresmymojo · 20/10/2025 16:56

You aren’t bound to keep seeing people just because they’re family. I haven’t spoken to my Grandma for six years and feel much better for it.

Spokebefore · 20/10/2025 16:54

The thing I also worry about is, if I go NC that would likely cause her to spiral and either do more evil things to others or conspire against me. She didn’t see my DC until they were about 5 due to a period of us not speaking and says it “destroyed” her. Now that she knows them I can’t imagine what the fall out would be.

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Comedycook · 20/10/2025 16:52

A lot of very elderly people do have quite dated views about ethnic minorities and gay people but this sounds like a step further than that. She sounds like quite a terrifying person to be honest. I'd absolutely keep my distance.

Spokebefore · 20/10/2025 16:52

I can understand people questioning the truth of this believe me. MN can confirm I’m a long type poster.

unfortunately it’s 100% true. There’s various other examples that I recall but as I was much younger I’m not sure if I’d have an accurate account.

but yes the cat killing is regular because they toilet in her garden and she thinks it’s disgusting.

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thepariscrimefiles · 20/10/2025 16:51

If any of these things are true, I would report her to the police and never see or speak to her again. Did she really rub dog shit into someone's face?

ComfortFoodCafe · 20/10/2025 16:51

MO0N · 20/10/2025 16:49

Murder only applies to human, if killing animals was murder we'd not be able to eat them would we.
When she kills a pet she is destroying another persons property.

For god sake, always one.

Purplecatshopaholic · 20/10/2025 16:51

Op, if this is real, go NC right now. Preferably report her to the police too.

ComfortFoodCafe · 20/10/2025 16:50

Spokebefore · 20/10/2025 16:48

That doesn’t feel fair. I’m not as bad as her. I can tell her how disgusting it is and actively tell her to stop poisoning animals but not reporting her to the police does not mean I’m as bad.

You need to report her, your aware shes abusing & murdering animals. If not prison she needs to be in a mental hospital or something like that. You can’t let it continue.

Thundertoast · 20/10/2025 16:49

Being around this woman your whole life has desensitised you to just how bad it is as it has become your normal.

She is murdering animals and abusing children.

If she was a neighbour down the street you'd report her and cross the street to avoid her. Do that.

You arent obligated to be around people you are related to, there's no laws about it, its just society refuses to believe that horrible people turn into horrible grandparents.

Report her and never go near her again.

Catpiece · 20/10/2025 16:49

Who the fuck in her childhood created this monster???

MO0N · 20/10/2025 16:49

ComfortFoodCafe · 20/10/2025 16:46

So your just going to let her continue to murder peoples pets? ARE YOU MAD?! Report her or your just as bad as she.

Murder only applies to human, if killing animals was murder we'd not be able to eat them would we.
When she kills a pet she is destroying another persons property.

Catpiece · 20/10/2025 16:49

Who the fuck in her childhood created this monster???

Wannabegreenfingers · 20/10/2025 16:49

She wouldn't be a part of my life, she sounds awful.