My mother has decided that she is dying.

[murielm99]

She called both my brothers today and told them about it. She called my middle brother multiple times to let him know about her impending death. She has left an envelope with two keys in it on her table, and a piece of paper with some sort of information. She asked my middle brother if she could give his phone number to her good friend.

She called him again, and told him she was taking her purple dress to the funeral home where she has a prepaid plan. They have to be sure to bury her in the correct outfit.

I think I know why she is doing this. My branch of the family has just experienced a very real tragedy, with the sudden death of my son-in-law. We are all still in shock and grieving very deeply. My daughter is handling things with a great deal of strength and dignity.

My mother cannot stand to have the attention on someone else, so she is doing this.

You will notice that she has not called me with any of this BS. I stopped putting up with her drama a long time ago. She knows I will tell her exactly what I think about her attention seeking behavior.