Nutty as a fruitcake

Oh how far he could swing.

One moment he swore he and his precious son would never ever demand for gifts (Yeah right. Shoving toy catalogues with desired item underlined to us means nothing?).

Another moment he declared that mum- and dad-in-law should buy Ethan presents since they were able to buy presents for the other grandchildren.

Should? The Longman dictionary defines "should" as "ought to", and "ought" as having "a moral duty to do something or shows what is right and sensible".

Hmm... Giving a gift should come from one's heart, no? Giving a gift is not a moral duty that must be fulfilled nor it is the right thing one must do.

The last text message he sent me yesterday night was a threat to "create a scene" at my house. I welcomed him and asked him most frankly, which issue would he like to create a scene over - what his dad said OR the views I have of his precious son.

At that point, it is worthwhile to note that dad-in-law had already sheepishly clarified that there was a misunderstanding, since it was mum-in-law who overheard it... a few years ago.

So that leaves the latter issue. And I believe I am entitled to my own views, especially if those views were formed through personal experience. So if the fool indeed chose to come to my home and pick a fight, I am not in the wrong. I'd be more than happy to give him a few bitch slaps, in fact, especially for always looking down on my husband. I'll give him extras for Moley-moley too.

It turns out, he did not reply to that message. But this morning, I woke up to an insane ranting from him. Part of it read: "I'll not create a scene for both issues because he (his son, I suppose; it was hard to follow the nonsense he was spewing) don't deserve to see evil. Remember bad karma will haunt you."

That message should get me raging again, but for the sheer dramatic nature of the message, I burst out laughing.

One thing that crossed my mind was the Transformers, with him as Optimus Prime. Why? Because if you visit his Facebook page, he posts shout-outs about saving the human race, as if he was leader of the Autobots. I've always suspected him mad, writing things like that at this age of mid-thirties. Now I am sure he is.

Josh warned me against fueling the argument and made me promise last night not to reply anymore, no matter how indecent his brother was.

But but but, how could I resist?

So I texted this reply: "Oh hail thee angel!"

Oh boy, what would I give to be able to see his expression. :)