Revenge Stories When People Get Way Too Personal

Mom set up grocery delivery, etc., but Grandma wouldn’t give up driving voluntarily.

Well… California has a law on the books that allows anyone to report a dangerous driver to the DMV and request a re-examination. It exists because so many people like me have relatives who are no longer physically and/or mentally fit to drive, and we may not be able to make them stop on their own.

(You can request to remain anonymous.)

I filled out the form and hoo boy, did I have a LOT of dirt on Grandma’s driving habits. I had to use extra pages. I made sure to tell them she was driving one-handed and couldn’t look around properly.

Sure enough, Grandma got a letter from the DMV. They insisted she takes the driver’s test again and required she receives a medical examination first.

I knew well Grandma wouldn’t see a doctor. And she didn’t.

Since she refused to comply with the DMV within the required time frame, they suspended her license.

(The suspension was indefinite, pending the medical exam and driver’s test. Since she refused both, her license was never reinstated.)

(Grandma planned to ignore the suspension, so Dad secretly disabled her car.)

Grandma eventually had to go to a care facility, and I would have to take Mom to visit her.

I would stand back, only speaking to Grandma when necessary, and sharing nothing personal. She craved attention (among other things, she was a narcissist), so I ignored her as much as possible.

By the way, I was Grandma’s favorite grandchild. I never did tell her that I was the reason she had her license suspended.