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I wrote a post about my aunt for the 10th year anniversary of death and had described her as vivacious. Next thing I know I'm being slammed by all sides of the family for 'slandering her name' and 'being cruel and heartless'. Apparently her daughter (my cousin) had seen the word and thought it was a negative. She'd then gone to everyone and told them I was saying bad stuff about her mother online.

You'd think explaining what I meant would have solved it, but apparently they refused to believe that I knew what the word I used meant, that I'd meant to be cruel and deliberately done it to upset everyone. For the record I've always had a good relationship with the whole family - never fought with them bar the odd spat here and there, never caused any trouble - nothing that would lead them to thinking this was normal for me. Definitely hurt that they wouldn't believe me, that's for sure. I burned a few bridges emotionally that day. :/

It took me pointing out that...
- I was the only one in the family who did extra English and writing studies, had passed high-school as well as TAFE courses in writing and thus knew what the fuck I was saying when I wrote the piece and,
- that the rest of the piece was all positive stuff so why in the world would I have suddenly put an insult in there for no reason
... before they decided that maybe, just maybe, I knew what the word had meant when I used it.

(I then found out that the reason my cousin had taken offence was because earlier that day I had refuted something she wrote to my sister about some medical advice. My sister was pregnant at the time and said cousin had given her information about allergies which she 'knew was true because I've had a baby so I know this stuff'. I pointed out a few studies that contradicted her information as well as respected doctors findings about it. She never said anything after that so I figured she didn't see, but, welp!)

After that I only use FB to send messages to my sister and a few friends. And stalk said sister/friends. She always posts up images of my niece, so I save them to a special folder for safe-keeping. ^.^


I mean, look at this cutie!<3



(Ignore her mother. She's not cute.)

I kid, I kid. I love that shithead. Even if she 'borrows' my everything... >.<;