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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]She is a jersey.  She obviously doesn't like you. She thinks you don't need to work and only work for luxuries.[/quote]

Well, she'd be right.  It's not really a secret that my job is only tolerable but I stick with it because of the business travel (to cool) places, and therefore miles and hotel points I earn and use on vacations.  But still.  I don't complain about any of that, by the way.

Our relationship has been pretty non-existent, that's why I was so surprised by it!  [/quote]

I'm not sure I believe this. You say you don't complain about the "barely tolerable" job, but my guess is you have mentioned, more than once, that you keep the job solely for the travel perks. That's bragging, not complaining, but equally annoying. It would be especially annoying to someone who does need to work to keep the family afloat, or to someone who stays home at significant cost to her family's lifestyle. So, when you then complain about not having time for everything ... she snapped and said something impolitic.

It was rude, but I can understand how someone who is maybe not as financially secure as her brother might take it the wrong way. She could also have said, "why not pay for wash-and-fold with some of that unnecessary income," which is my suggestion.[/quote]

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