Mental Hemorrhoids

A niece is getting married. "Woohoo!" Or so you'd think. Well, that's far from what the clan is feeling right now. She's become this epitome of uncouthness and tactlessness. Her attitude has been less than exemplary lately. She now behaves like she was just crowned queen of some principality, sans the breeding.

Her immediate family is not exactly wealthy although they like to present themselves as such to the general public. The extended family, who are aware of their financial situation and want her to have a special day, have volunteered to contribute items for her wedding at their own expense, out of love. Shockingly, she had the audacity to say in a whining tone, "I don't want anything tacky or cheap!" She has turned up her nose to anything that has been offered to her. She makes everyone feel that it's their privilege and honor to be able to participate in or contribute to her wedding, instead of appreciating all the help offered to her to offset her costs. She never had the courtesy to personally announce her wedding to the extended family nor ask politely for or accept the help she obviously needs. Yet she expects it all to come together seamlessly anyway, with nary a hint of gratitude.

So now everyone in the extended family has lost interest and backed off. They are now not willing to part with their hard-earned money when it is not even appreciated. After all, they all have their own kids to worry about, without having to add the whims of a bratty 30-year-old child of their sibling.

Weddings are such memorable family moments, aren't they? :)