Yep, agree totally with you B2B. Those types get to you after a while. And truly, that's the type I thought you meant when you wrote what you did.


I have a SIL like that. She's great to your face, makes everything feel like it's a burden on her if she does something (and makes you feel bad for even being around), and to your back.... well, she's a first class #@^@!

The woman said to me at my MIL's funeral luncheon, "Thank you for coming." I actually said, "Thank you for inviting me" to her before I realized what I was doing--it was MY MIL and my H's stepmom since he was 18 mos old. I'd known my MIL for 23 years. Why was I thanking her for inviting me????? Geez, we were FAMILY......... ugh.......

My two SILs and I had a good crack up about that. Let my other SIL play the martyr one more time if it made her feel better.....

I don't think I am, per say, any of the above, but I have my share of (by myself) pity parties..

What do you call a person who needs a cheering section?.. My DH was my cheering section and when I was able to do something I hadn't been able to do or just forced myself to do something anyway.....He Cheered.. .. I loved that man...he never nagged, only cheered.

Sometimes I'll call my DD or a Friend to brag about something I was able to do and wait for a cheer.. .. The only place I get any cheers now, is when I come here and tell you,,

You ask, "What do you call a person who needs a cheering section?" I would call that person "human".