Molly... You in Danger, Girl!

My crazy aunt thinks that she's an extension of God's voice, a holy messenger. She told me recently that my grandmother was trying to tell her something. Then she asked me if I knew what my grandmother was trying to tell her. Hmmm!

I've always thought that people who claim to relay messages from the great beyond are just plain nuts. Have you ever seen an episode of "Crossing Over with John Edward?" There's a funny episode of South Park where Stan debunks John Edward, utilizing his method of cold reading to perform a fake connection with the spirit world for a member of the audience.

Unfortunately for my aunt, I am too cynical to believe any word of hooey that she spews. I just don't believe that my grandmother would have to go through someone to speak to me. Grandmother was a very efficient woman, always cutting out the middle man and going straight for whatever she wanted to accomplish. And if grandmother did go through my crazy aunt, how do I know that the message was accurate? Ever see the 'purple monkey dishwasher' episode of The Simpsons?

My aunt and John Edward take advantage of people who are vulnerable because they're too distraught or desperate for answers. I may believe in something that I haven't seen, heard or felt (God), but heaven help the person who mistakes me for someone who fell off the turnip truck and tries to take advantage of me.

That really makes me mad. If she wanted to put one over on me, she could have picked a cool power to intrigue me like the ability to predict what happens on Grey's Anatomy this season. I would have listened to that.