That story didn't say to spend time with elderly relatives who upset you and cause you stress and trauma. You don't have to go out of your way to spend time with your older uncle or cousin who keeps screaming "Not my president" whenever someone has a mild grievance with a general part of life.
In Brutus' defense, Mother Gargle spends absolutely way too much time at the Thornapples'. She has been in seven (7) strips out of 66. That's 10% and that's entirely too many times.
