Hachi's posts

She doesn't really participate in any of the parties, or talk to anyone (I've... never... had a conversation with her in my life...). There's nothing wrong with that, I hardly talk myself. But I at least have the decency to greet the people who are putting in so much time to host this party at their house, make all the food for us to eat, etc. She gives off the feeling that she doesn't want to be a part of the family, like she's just... taking advantage of us.

She and my cousin had been living at my aunt's house since they got married. At some point, she got into an argument with my aunt and things went south. She started vandalizing family photos and other belongings, and defaming my aunt on the internet for things she didn't do. And then she turned to my other cousin (i.e. her husband's brother) and started vandalizing his stuff. Listen, you're welcome to be mad at someone, but you have to really be a piece of work to do things like that. My other cousin isn't even a part of your damn argument, leave him alone?? And to top it all off, she tries to play the victim by saying that my aunt is the one doing all these things and then framing her for it, which is NOT true.

Eventually she and my cousin moved out of my aunt's place. My cousin doesn't talk to his mother or his brother anymore, even though their relationship was just fine before. They have a kid and my aunt has never met him, no one knows where they live now. They don't come to family get-togethers anymore. My cousin didn't come to Tomb-sweeping Day this year to honor our dead ancestors. It's a family tradition that he hasn't missed in all the years I've been alive. Not anymore.

Really it only takes one person to turn a whole family sour. It hurts the most when you know that everyone else in the family is so close and loving to each other.