Gotta Catch 'Em All

Dear World,

I need some help with a problem that I have no idea how to fix. My grandma and my aunts have been possessed by some demonic Pokemon spirit, and I don't know what to do. Let me tell you a story that happened not too long ago to put it into perspective.

I was standing in my Grandma’s kitchen washing dishes after the party when I heard my aunt scream. She came running up the stairs in a panic, “Where’s Grandma? Where’s Becky? WHERE’S GRANDMA??”

“What can I do to help? What’s going on?” I asked as I dropped the dishes back in the sink, ready to spring into action. In my head I immediately imagined the worst. I thought one of my cousins was choking, or maybe they broke an arm. At the very least I thought that maybe there was a spider I needed to kill in the basement. (It is not uncommon to hear panicked screams and spiders being condemned to death at my grandma’s house.)

She pushed right past me as one of my cousins said, “Grandma is in the bathroom.”

Next thing we knew my aunt was pounding on the bathroom door yelling, “Grandma! Grandma!” We all waited with anxious anticipation to hear what was going on, “Grandma! There is an UNKNOWN in Lindon, just 10 minutes from here!”

The bathroom door was thrown open as my grandma rushed out into the hallway, “Oh my goodness! We have no time to lose!”

To be honest I don’t even think she took time to wash her hands.

Before I knew it my grandma, my two aunts, and my mom were piled in the car, tires squealing as they raced to find this “unknown”.

My wife and I were left standing there in the kitchen with my 20 other cousins all under the age of 12. I don’t think any of us fully understood what had just happened. Then one of my cousins walked up to my wife, and pulled on the hem of her shirt and asked, “So are you babysitting us?”

It blows my mind, and if it wasn't so insane sometimes it would be hillarious to see a woman in her 70s and 3 women in their 40s go nuts over a game that 12 year olds obsess over. I have friends that are crazy about Pokemon Go and they will send me pictures while they are out and about playing the game of my grandma and my aunts with my little brother playing the game. It doesn't matter what time of day it is or what is going on they will literally drop everything if a new Pokemon appears. I get embarrassed for them.

If it was a one time thing I wouldn't even care so much, but it is E-V-E-R-Y-D-A-Y-. They will leave for anywhere from 2-10 hours a day driving around together to catch all of the Pokemon. My grandma tried to check my little brother out from school to go with her Pokemon hunting. They all completely missed his science fair that he worked on for months because they needed to go catch a Charzard. He won in his school and district and was competing in state, and it was extremely important to him. My Grandma and my aunts decided that Pokemon was more important. I honestly don't know if he will ever be able to get over how offended he was when none of them showed up to support him.

They have become possessed by whatever demonic Pokemon spirits they released when they downloaded that dumb app. Seriously, it's for children, not full-grown adults with kids, responsibilities, jobs, and commitments that they are now neglecting. If they were my kids and they were as obsessed with the game as they are; they would be grounded from their phones and forced to play outside. It's messing with my head because in this case you can't ground the parents.

Maybe this is a rant, but I want my family back.

If you have answers or even a support hotline for people going through this same thing please comment them here.

Sincerely,

A Confused Grandson Who's Perception of Life Has Completely Changed