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I'm so sorry. It seems that all the responsibilities always fall on the same people. The most important thing is you are there for your mom and she can count on you. You are a blessing to her. 
@Bri369 wrote:
I'm so sorry. It seems that all the responsibilities always fall on the same people. The most important thing is you are there for your mom and she can count on you. You are a blessing to her.
Amen to this, @Bri369.
I'm sorry about the "dud" in your life, @Yahooey.
In college, one of the electives I took was a "Marriage and Family" class, something that introduced me to learning more about human relations, psychology, etc.
Great professor, too.
Along the way he talked about living with difficult relatives.
He said first of all it's important to think about the fact that we don't choose blood relatives the way we can choose friends.
A relative might have absolutely none of the characteristics that draw us to the people we come to know as our dear friends.
The prevalent notion that being "family" means we like and respect each other and being "family" can make our differences unimportant isn't really a true one.
Also, it can inappropriately and unnecessarily cause us to feel that somehow we are failures because we can't change things.
Maybe it sounds like a "duh" moment, but it was something I'd never thought about.
It helped me understand and navigate the journey with a sister who has caused all manner of pain, confusion, disruption. (When I was a little tot I often thought to myself she seemed like she came from a different family or something.)
I was pushing against the fact that she was a problem and somehow we could fix that and make her be nicer to us, because she was "family" and that had to mean would like each other, it all would come together.
Not so. Trying to force a round peg into a square hole seldom is successful.
Anyway, that awareness allowed me to give up the magical thinking wish that my sister would be different and, instead, allowed me to use the energy to work around her and the emotional potholes she often created over the years.
Didn't change her, can't do that, but it helped change my reaction to her and to lessen the ripple effects of her actions.
It's hard, maybe impossible, to not allow it to hurt and upset us, though.
You are such a gentle, gracious, generous spirit, dear @Yahooey.
People know that.
Vent whenever you need to.
Remember that we, and so many others in your life, see you, see who you are, and we are touched, inspired, and made better for knowing you.
Remember the song... "For Good."❤️
#WWPD⭐️
#LoveStays❤️
@dooBdoo : Thanks for sharing and very helpful information.🤗❤️
@dooBdoo wrote:
@Bri369 wrote:
I'm so sorry. It seems that all the responsibilities always fall on the same people. The most important thing is you are there for your mom and she can count on you. You are a blessing to her.
Amen to this, @Bri369.
I'm sorry about the "dud" in your life, @Yahooey.
In college, one of the electives I took was a "Marriage and Family" class, something that introduced me to learning more about human relations, psychology, etc.
Great professor, too.
Along the way he talked about living with difficult relatives.
He said first of all it's important to think about the fact that we don't choose blood relatives the way we can choose friends.
A relative might have absolutely none of the characteristics that draw us to the people we come to know as our dear friends.
The prevalent notion that being "family" means we like and respect each other and being "family" can make our differences unimportant isn't really a true one.
Also, it can cause us to feel that somehow we are failures because we can't change things.
Maybe it sounds like a "duh" moment, but it was something I'd never thought about.
It helped me understand and navigate the journey with a sister who has caused all manner of pain, confusion, disruption, and when I was a little tot I often thought to myself she seemed like she came from a different family or something.
I was pushing against the fact that she was a problem and somehow we could fix that and make her be nicer to us, because she was "family" and that had to mean would like each other, it all would come together.
Not so. Trying to force a round peg into a square hole seldom is successful.
Anyway, that awareness allowed me to give up the magical thinking wish that my sister would be different and, instead, allowed me to use the energy to work around her and the emotional potholes she often created over the years.
Didn't change her, can't do that, but it helped change my reaction to her and to lessen the ripple effects of her actions.
It's hard, maybe impossible, to not allow it to hurt and upset us, though.
You are such a gentle, gracious, generous spirit, dear @Yahooey.
People know that.
Vent whenever you need to.
Remember that we, and so many others in your life, see you, see who you are, and we are touched, inspired, and made better for knowing you.
Remember the song... "For Good."❤️
#WWPD⭐️
#LoveStays❤️
years ago
I went through close to a year suffering with stomach problems depression caused by lies told by my sister..,
My neighbor started a group to read the Year Bible Study reading a chapter a day.
Did i say it was my younger trouble maker sister and her dh that believed all her lies she told about me?
Well with reading the book on the Bible, the ladies told me i was only hurting myself by not letting it go and forgive her! I couldn't let go!
I prayed for months saying i needed to and forgive her ! Let Go!Let God!
I was also told we can/should forgive the person but we "don't" have to be around that person at all....and for my health and sanity!.But will never forget her lies !
This sis once told me it was time for me to forget it! I hung the phone on her after her comment...she still doesn't think she did anything wrong even when i refused to be around her!
Uh..no if i'm around her ,i can't trust
her as she never once told me she was sorry and i still dislike her!
So yes you can pick your friends
but not your family.
lubs ya!
Did you decide on what new tracfone to order yer?
I know that HSN had some one sale this week.
lubs ya!
Dear preds and friends
I didn't get out of my jammies at all today as its been a light rainy day and felt sleepy all day.
lubs ya!
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