To ask for your worst stories of high maintenance people?

[Imjustamomandlifeisanightmare]

Currently dealing with an aunt who is unbelievably high maintenance. I work, have 2 small dc, run a small business from home as well as the usual domestic drudgery and stresses of modern life. I understand that’s not something unique to me and I always make an effort to call, text, include her in my DC’s life etc. I should stress that this aunt was very close to me growing up so not just a distant relative. The problem is she expects so much from me ALL THE TIME constant texts, calls, updates on the minute details of my DC’s lives. By all means I want to be in touch with her but she demands so much in terms of time and doesn’t ever seem to grasp the concept of us being busy. I guess I’m posting looking for a bit of venting about other high maintenance people. So AIBU to ask you to share your stories of high maintenance friends, family, co workers etc?

I just don't suffer high maintenance people so I don't have any stories!

I had a friend who no matter what would rope in new people to do things she didn't want to do

• wait for repair man (sounds reasonable) - then asks said person to tidy up her kitchen. And she had 10 people over for dinner the night before and the kitchen was a absolute state. Friend let repair man in and tidied a bit and left for work. Said friend got a massive ranty text asking why hadn't she clean the kitchen properly. Needing to get to Work wasn't a good reason it would appear

• selected the same nursery as friend 1 and then asked if friend would drop off and collect her children from nursery. Even on days when friends children weren't there and made a massive song and dance of friend wouldn't collect and drop off to this womens house on those days.

• when she moved she didn't want to pay for movers so asked friends to help them move. Turns out what she meant was she would it in moving van all day and direct people where to carry box's to and from and didn't lift a finger all day.

I wasn't the friend in question but I watched all this shit with absolute awe and horror

@candlesflamesandbrooms That's not high maintenance, that's just a cheeky fucker!