Long story, don't want to drip feed but just to vent - she always seems to find a way to make whatever happens to me be about her.
Rang her tonight to let her know DD (8) has chickenpox and is feeling miserable and she never once said poor thing, or I hope she is feeling better, or anything. Just wittered on about herself and the fact she is coming to ours for Christmas, and will be visiting a "house full of sickness" and how typical it is that she has to face one problem after another!
I also told her yesterday about DH being out of work after Christmas and all she could say was "well just make sure you're careful and don't buy loads of crap". No shit, sherlock. My in laws on the other hand are being great, really supportive, have even offered to help us with the mortgage if need be.
My Dad died in 2011 and it has always been about her, how she lost the love of her life and could not survive without him - I had to put up with months of her ringing me every night to moan about how hard it all was and how she wanted to end it all. Now she has met someone else, and now she keeps ringing me all the time to tell me how loved up she is and how wonderful he thinks she is!
I am an only child and she is my only living relative apart from the DD's a few distant relatives I never see. She was also an only child so I am also her only relative. Just seems such a shame that we can't have a genuine relationship.