Here's a crazy story of a nephew and his aunt who are embroiled in a family feud in which they can do just about anything but "hug it out."
A human resources manager from Manhattan's Upper East Side is suing her nephew, 12, after he allegedly broke her wrist via a hug.
Honestly.
Jennifer Connell, 54, believes little Sean Tarala, now 12, should have known better than to jump into her arms as a means of welcoming her.
Even more incredible? This enthusiastic welcome came after she showed up at his birthday party in 2011, making him eight years old at the time.
Sean was outside playing with a brand new bike when he saw his aunt arrived and ran to greet her, shouting, “Auntie Jen, Auntie Jen!”
The "victim" testified, according to media reports: “I remember him shouting, ‘Auntie Jen I love you,’ and there he was flying at me.”
“All of a sudden he was there in the air," she went on, recounting the horror. "I had to catch him and we tumbled onto the ground.”
Connell is seeking $127,000 in damages for suffering a broken wrist when the two fell to the ground in the aftermath of the hug/assault.
The aunt, who has no children of her own, said her life has not been the same since the 50-pound child came at her recklessly that day.
“I live in Manhattan in a third-floor walkup so it has been very difficult,” Connell testified. “And we all know how crowded it is in Manhattan.”
Not to mention the social impact of this injury. “I was at a party recently and it was difficult to hold my hors d’oeuvres plate,” she added.
Connell concedes that young Sean has always been a “very loving, sensitive" boy toward her, but she still feels he's gotta pay for this.
“The injuries, losses and harms to the plaintiff were caused by the negligence and carelessness of the minor defendant," her lawsuit claims.
Honestly.
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