Last week, J told me she has to go to her mom’s house to help her. I said ok and asked (like normal people do) “What are you helping with?” I mean, does she need me to help with anything too or a ride (her car is out of commission). Her response was a very frustrated “Helping her with ‘BILLS’” (insert adolescent GEEEZ- lay off me! tone)
So I said, “You’re helping organize them or do your parents need help paying? I’m on board if they need help”. Her response was a very angry “It DOESNT CONCERN YOU! You’re ALWAYS poking your nose into other peoples business! Leave it alone!”
Despite multiple statements from me that I don’t care about it that much and it’s not important, she chased the topic in circles about how I’m saying this to dig into this “state secret” issue.
Fast forward to me taking her to her mom’s (she asked me if I wanted to go- so I drove her), I called her bull
PLEASE READ out by telling her mother that J has drawn a giant boundary about whatever they were doing and I will be leaving them to return when she needs a ride to give them more privacy. She went off about how despite my insistence that her mother NOT tell me anything, it’s an attempt to dig for more info. Her mother said, “I don’t know what the secret is- she’s just helping to figure out medical bills with me” (which is a normal response). J went into the other room carrying out a tantrum about how I’m a stupid
PLEASE READing idiot and how I need to dig into her privacy and business.. I told her mom that I have no interest in their medical bills and it’s really not a big deal.
After this whole ordeal, several hours later, she texted me to ask if I wanted food at her parents house. I did not ask or bring up the issue again- as I don’t care that much about her mom’s bills.
This isn’t the first time she’s slightly hinted at something and then behaved as though I’m prying into her worst personal secrets when I act interested in what she is saying.
I imagine that she does this in an effort to test how much I really care and see how much I will push back when she shoves me out the metaphorical door that she opens.