the other stacey on the family email chain

 So yeah, let's start here: 

With some frequency, my mother would ask, did you see my email? 

And I would say, nope, I did not. 

And my mother would look down her nose and roll her eyes. Oh you young people with all your texting who don't know how the email works. She was so impatient. 

For my part, idk, being not actually a young person but a Gen X'er extremely familiar with how the email works, I have managed to collect probably five email addresses over the years. So I just assumed the missing email went to one of my defunct yahoo accounts or something. Besides, Tom always was cc:ed so if it was anything important, he had the deets.

If you're quick like this, you might be able to see where this is heading, but let me give you a couple other clues. 

My father sent out in quick succession, the following two emails:

This email came through without any explanation from my father.
Just a big photo. That's my parents heads btw.
Pop's into the photographic arts, what can I say.

 

Then came this:

Again, no writing, just a gigantic emoji in a blank email
of a guy that looks like my dad popping out
of an envelope, like Marilyn Monroe came out of that cake.

I got neither of them. 

Then came this to the email group from an email address that looks suspiciously like my email address, but is not my email address. In case you were unaware, missing one character does in fact make a big difference when it comes to email addresses, it turns out.

OMG, this "Other Stacey"
has been on the family email
for TWO YEARS.

 

Yup, those last two emails put Other Stacey over the top. She could no longer handle it. She's had it up to here and beyond.

My mom or dad then proceed to send Other Stacey their travel itinerary for an upcoming trip. To which Other Stacey replied:

and... she attaches one of the family photos
we had taken professionally LAST AUGUST
(and apparently sent around to each other via the email)

So right. Let's recap.
 

For two years Other Stacey is getting every hilarious meme email chain my mom or dad forwarded (including the fifty seven FW: FW: FW: in the subject line). She also was part of long complicated discussions about who will bring the salad to Thanksgiving dinner. And that whole thing about my dad getting kicked out the state capital building because he tried to take his bike through the metal detector.

But yeah. Now she's totally had it with the likes of us after the double image escapade culminating in the giant dad popping out of the envelope. 

Luckily Tom of the high EQ stepped in and calmed her down, so I don't think she'll sell the travel confirmation numbers my mother sent her on the dark web. 

On the good news side, Other Stacey might be able to be a witness if an argument breaks out about my parent's will, since I think she was included in the paperwork distribution.