I have a CV related CF story. So it’s my DM’s SIL. She is generally someone who takes zero responsibility for herself and expects everyone else to run around for her and pick up the pieces. She relied on her elderly parents for money and since they passed away she expects her brother’s, my step Dad included, to drop everything at her whim and fix whatever mess she’s got into.
Anyway, CFSIL is in her 50s and her brothers and my DM are much older and fall into the at risk categories. I live abroad and all flights are cancelled so I am unable to help and naturally worried. Luckily my amazing BFF lives down the road from DM and has offered to help with anything she might need. I call my DM to let her know, and she is very grateful, but tells me that CFSIL has actually arranged an online shop and will drop off some bits for her and my Step Dad and also for BIL. Brilliant, I think, finally CFSIL can step up and give something back for a change, although I guessed that my Step Dad would probably offer to pay for her shopping too, so it wouldn’t have been entirely selfless.
Fast forward to yesterday. I check in with DM, and ask if she has everything she needs. She explains that when my step Dad called CFSIL to request some items to add to the online shop that she explained that she had already done the shop. Just for her. But she then said she’d put in another order. All fine. Apart from the fact she calls straight back and says that there are 17000 people in the queue before her so she can’t do it. My step Dad says not to worry, they will pop to the local, small and expensive, shop just before closing to pick some things up. CFSIL says that’s great and then proceeds to give a long list of things she wants them to pick up for her so that she can stay at home. FFS.
Thankfully, my Mum always has a well stocked freezer and cupboards and wasn’t depending on CFSIL.