I want to beat the cr*p out of him.

I saw mom a couple of days ago - took her to the doc which went better than usual. But when I picked her up, her BF was there and HE's back to being nasty.

I needed her account number for Florida Power and Light. The power had been turned off in May, but FPL didn't know why. Talking to them was like being caught in a "Who's on First?" routine, so I thought the account number would help.

As soon as I asked her for the account info, HE asked why haven't I tried to sell the RV. "It's too expensive to maintain." He claims that she wants to sell. (First I've heard of that!) "She wants to move around in Florida, and try different places." Huh? That IS NOT gonna happen. NOT! NOT! NOT! And then, "This is the best time to sell! People are looking right now!" (Yah, sure, you betcha - if they're looking for a fire sale!)

"It's hard for her to get up and down the steps," HE said. (HUH? HE's the reason we added all the grab bars to the thing when we bought it. HE's the reason the handyman built some special steps for it… HE's got COPD and a bad knee or something.) I thanked him for telling me because when I ask her about such things, she denies it.

The very next words out of HIS mouth were bizarre: "SHE'S DOING A LOT BETTER THAN YOU THINK SHE IS! SHE'S JUST FINE! THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH HER" blah, blah, blah. Okay, now HE sounds demented.

Today she called me up about her dish network and how the contract was supposed to expire and she doesn't want it and wants to go back to cable and she HATES dish. First I've heard about a contract. She called a third time with more details. In the last call she finally said she has a card. She can't give the card to me because it belongs to the BF. Then, I hear HIM in the background - coaching her. Or more precisely, telling her what she wants.

Last week she said the exact same words about selling her house. "I don't want it! I hate it! I can't take care of it! It's too big!" Guess who I heard that from first? HIM.

I've had it with HIM. HE picks fights with me, and now it sounds like HE's pretty successful at convincing her of what she wants. It sounds a like like it's what HE wants though. "SHE WANTS TO SELL THE RV. SHE WANTS TO SELL THE HOUSE. RIGHT NOW! SHE WANTS TO BUY A CONDO. RIGHT NOW! SHE WANTS CABLE; NOT DISH, BUT THAT!"

She gets so angry with me when I don't go along with what she "wants right now" that it drains me emotionally and physically. She can't reason anymore, so explanations are useless. When she gets angry, I want to get angry. I want to take it out on HIM, but that would upset her too.

As Jillian Michaels (from The Biggest Loser) would say, I want to take him outside and pound the cr*p out of HIM. Either that or kick HIS a$$ (out of my life.)