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[quote=Anonymous][quote]They act as the conduit for connection across the family. [/quote]

Our family has a dysfunctional self appointed matriarch. She actually gets angry if anyone sends an email to the entire family without vetting it through her. She comes up with the stupidest reasons. I overheard her scolding my cousin for sending an email telling her that the family is only used to seeing emails from her and all things should go through her. She added that there are family members that trust her judgement and want to be kept in the loop but not reveal their email to others in the family. This was such BS. With the exception of an imaginary friend, there are no other people on this list. If she gets mad at someone, she removes them from the list. She uses the list to try to control events.

SIL is pissed at her now because she will not give SIL someone's contact information. She sent out an email that so and so needs XYZ. SIL wrote back to her sayingI have that and please send me her contact info and we'll handle the coordination. SIL had the contact info and just had lost it when she changed devices.  She's refusing to do this and insisting on being the one to coordinate. She wants SIL to send her her family's schedule for the next several months so she can pick a coordination date. SIL ended up calling other family members until she found someone who had the contact info. The more distant relative was perfectly happy to hear from SIL and coordinate with her. The self appointed matriarch is pissed though since she isn't in the middle of it.

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