[befuddled2]

A cousin of mine whom i haven't heard from in at least 3 years called me and I'm not happy with the conversation. She asked me how I was doing and I said good. She wanted to know what city I lived in so I told her. I have been in the same city for 50 years so I asked her why did she have to ask me what city I live in. She said the family was all scattered and she just had to get it straight. Then she asked me for my address and I gave her my P.O. Box number. She then asked me for my physical address. I told her that was why I have a P.O. box so that certain people don't know where I live. She asked me if I was alright. I hate that question in that phrase, "are you alright?" To me that means that they think I am having an epidsode with my BP and need help. My older brother had to put the cousin up to calling me and fish for where I live. My brothers did not want a thing to do with me when I was down and out but now that they think I'm coming into a small fortune for me they want in my life. My brothers want to control me too and that is one reason why they are out of my life on my part. Many a time I've been committed when they had control of me and I really didn't need to be committed. I am very capable of signing myself in the hospital if I were to ever need it. I'm so hurt and angry at this cousin for fishing for my where abouts. And for my whole family to say stuff like, "are you alright?" instead of, "how are you doing?" angers me. If I don't want to be their puppet when they pull the strings they act like I'm not alright.