Ego Uncle

I had an uncle who constantly felt the need to be the hero, so we would throw huge parties for him to celebrate even the smallest of good deeds he did. We would always hire a photographer and tell him it was because the newspaper wanted to publish the story.

We would often exaggerate the good deed to make it sound more like it was worth celebrating, and essentially gaslight him into thinking he actually did something really amazing. We were throwing a party because he gave someone a compliment, but the story kept getting exaggerated to the point where the cake said "Jeff is so great for saving that disabled veteran who fell from the sky, giving him a good education, and then some sandwiches."

In stark contrast to his wife, who everyone hated. She told another family member that she's so fat that she needs to eat in the car so nobody has to watch her, which she did just to get away from her. I started talking to my family, asking why she was so rude to everyone and trying to psychoanalyze her behavior, but everyone just told me I'm overthinking things and she's just a bitch.