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<blockquote data-quote="skeeter" data-source="post: 160747" data-attributes="member: 439"><p>I don't think my mother ever said anything "good' about anything I did in my life, there was always the "you should have, you shouldn't have, why didn't you" types of comments. I was always closer to my dad, and I sometime suspect that may be part of the problem. I never realized until my dad died just how much he had been running "interferance" in the relationship.</p><p></p><p>Things came to a head when I divorced and later remarried. She (being the good Catholic she is) decided she didn't want to talk to me. Period. Now, I'm an only child, my dad has been dead over 20 years, and she has no close family living, only cousins.</p><p></p><p>I did not keep her from seeing my kids (her only grandchildren). One year for Christmas, when she asked my oldest what he wanted, he told her he wanted her to talk to me. This was over 3 years after my remarriage.</p><p></p><p>We do talk now, but it's on MY terms. She know that if she "goes there" I will not put up with it. We will never be close, not because of the hurt, but just because I don't feel it's in my best interest.</p><p></p><p>You have my heartfelt thoughts and prayers. Hopefully you can come to a peaceful decision for yourself.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="skeeter, post: 160747, member: 439"] I don't think my mother ever said anything "good' about anything I did in my life, there was always the "you should have, you shouldn't have, why didn't you" types of comments. I was always closer to my dad, and I sometime suspect that may be part of the problem. I never realized until my dad died just how much he had been running "interferance" in the relationship. Things came to a head when I divorced and later remarried. She (being the good Catholic she is) decided she didn't want to talk to me. Period. Now, I'm an only child, my dad has been dead over 20 years, and she has no close family living, only cousins. I did not keep her from seeing my kids (her only grandchildren). One year for Christmas, when she asked my oldest what he wanted, he told her he wanted her to talk to me. This was over 3 years after my remarriage. We do talk now, but it's on MY terms. She know that if she "goes there" I will not put up with it. We will never be close, not because of the hurt, but just because I don't feel it's in my best interest. You have my heartfelt thoughts and prayers. Hopefully you can come to a peaceful decision for yourself. [/QUOTE]
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