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I'm feeling that RIGHT NOW!
My family is on vacation with my mother-in-law (MIL) and my nieces from out of the country. The original plan was for them to spend a week with us, and then stay with my MIL and her husband (J for JERK) in Florida to visit Disney World. MIL is the neices grandma
Well... MIL fell and BROKE BOTH of her ARMS!!
She cannot move her arms so requires 24/7 care which my partner is providing.
On a call MIL had with J, they're discussing how the new plans are for them all to stay up here with us longer and will only spend a few days in Florida. J says to send them down now and that he's fine to handle it (this guy has ZERO empathy).
MIL says "but they'll want to go shopping".
J: "How hard is that, I drop them off and then pick them back up when they say they're done. Oldest niece is 22, she can probably drive herself". She's from Europe and doesn't drive.
MIL: "What about Disney world?"
J: "Well that's not happening now."
MIL: "WHat?!"
J: "Well the deal was that you and I would see a presentation and we would get free tickets. Since you're not coming now, I have to cancel"
This guy is a multi-millionaire but is so beyond stingy he will STEAL FOOD from hotels that he's not even staying at.
And then when J tells MIL he's going to keep his plans to leave the state in a couple weeks, MIL starts begging J that he cancel his trip because MIL needs him to take care of her saying she's ALWAYS there for him, and J needs to be for her now. With tears in her eyes begging J, he says "Nope. I'm leaving the state like I planned to attend a GOLF OUTING and give a speech at a funeral for a friend".
Fucking vile bastard of a rancid maggot-riddled trash bag! I cannot fathom how someone can be so evil.
Multimillionaire, no empathy, story checks out. There are a lot of trauma backgrounds and cognitive disorders that create people with little to no empathy. Even more unfortunately if they become successful they will tend to view their condition as a benefit. It's usually not until they're old and alone where they begin to notice being disagreeable to others was a bad move.
I would rather be poor and loved by many than rich and alone.
Although either would be an improvement.