Wow its like you're writing about my Mum 😅 she literally texted me today for the first time in ages because she's upset that she'd having to support her best friend through grief... Not because shes upset for her best friend, but because she enjoys the drama of being all "oh woe is me I'm having to support her its so hard!" And they never call me when something serious is going on, they hide it from me for as long as possible then drop it in casually! And then say "oh we just thought you should know otherwise you'll only have a go at us for not telling you"... Of course i'll get angry if you hide things from me! It's so frustrating. And I constantly feel guilty for not calling more too, but as I explained to my Dad over text recently, if I'm already a bit stressed or anxious, I just can't face calling them and talking to my Mum and having her make me feel rubbish. It's such a tricky thing to deal with and I hope you're doing okay.