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<blockquote data-quote="Hound dog" data-source="post: 467844" data-attributes="member: 84"><p>This particular sis and I used to be super close. Unfortunately her gfgdom has grown horribly worse over the years, not better. I've as yet nailed down a diagnosis for her, mostly because she has several different things going on which mucks up the water. I strongly suspect schizophrenia and have since her mid 20s, but I think she's more like my aunt than my mom and leans far more toward shcizoeffective disorder due to the mood issues. And she's got some heavy duty borderline traits, if not the disorder itself. Her version of reality doesn't even come close to anyone else's, hasn't for years.</p><p></p><p>And due to a husband (can't refer to him as "dear" in any sense) who ranks pretty close to Star's ex satan himself, she doesn't have a very high opinion of males in general. She's been separated from the man for about 10 yrs but neither will cough up the cash to get an actual divorce. He's managed to weasel his way back into her life by moving in with one of her grown sons. </p><p></p><p>And she felt her comment was appropriate because that's what she tells her kids she wants done when she dies. Not that she means it by a long shot, she's hoping they'll do the opposite.</p><p></p><p>When they were young my kids used to get so mad at me for avoiding my side of the family, especially Nichole. As adults......they <strong>thank</strong> me for keeping them at a distance. </p><p></p><p>As for me, I'm not doing too bad. I'm not spending my days in tears or anything. I do seem to be in a new phase where looking at images of him is like someone punching me in the gut. It will pass. Same with his belongings which is making sorting through it harder to motivate myself to do. That will pass too. And there are some days when I'm mad at him. It feels like he heaved the whole world onto my shoulders and just up and bailed on me. I know he didn't, but yeah. It was hard enough to face survival as super dirt poor with him at my side fighting with me. Alone.....it's overwhelming if I let myself think about it. Which I try not to. I take it one day at a time. </p><p></p><p>Today I'm going to Nichole's bff's baby shower. I wasn't going to, but she's basically just another one of my kids. And I got to go pick out cute baby girl things, which was fun. And I don't mind doing for her because unlike Katie this girl works her tail off. Nichole is coming down and we're going together.</p><p></p><p>I'm planning a big Halloween party for the grandkids and Nichole's bff's 2 yr old son. Hope to make it a big deal. I've bought decor on sale and with drug store coupons so that they've so far been basically free. I'm going to make my first scare crow since I was a kid for the porch. We're still thinking of games that will range from 11 down to 2. And there will be pumpkin carving. it's BOP (bring your own pumpkin) This was in the works before husband had his heart attack, although now it's on to a higher scale. </p><p></p><p>Been working on projects to sell online for extra cash, I'll let you all know when I get that started.</p><p></p><p>Life keeps right on going. And I intend to live it as fully as I can. That's what I'm here for. (and yes, I am mumbling that to myself frequently lol )</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hound dog, post: 467844, member: 84"] This particular sis and I used to be super close. Unfortunately her gfgdom has grown horribly worse over the years, not better. I've as yet nailed down a diagnosis for her, mostly because she has several different things going on which mucks up the water. I strongly suspect schizophrenia and have since her mid 20s, but I think she's more like my aunt than my mom and leans far more toward shcizoeffective disorder due to the mood issues. And she's got some heavy duty borderline traits, if not the disorder itself. Her version of reality doesn't even come close to anyone else's, hasn't for years. And due to a husband (can't refer to him as "dear" in any sense) who ranks pretty close to Star's ex satan himself, she doesn't have a very high opinion of males in general. She's been separated from the man for about 10 yrs but neither will cough up the cash to get an actual divorce. He's managed to weasel his way back into her life by moving in with one of her grown sons. And she felt her comment was appropriate because that's what she tells her kids she wants done when she dies. Not that she means it by a long shot, she's hoping they'll do the opposite. When they were young my kids used to get so mad at me for avoiding my side of the family, especially Nichole. As adults......they [B]thank[/B] me for keeping them at a distance. As for me, I'm not doing too bad. I'm not spending my days in tears or anything. I do seem to be in a new phase where looking at images of him is like someone punching me in the gut. It will pass. Same with his belongings which is making sorting through it harder to motivate myself to do. That will pass too. And there are some days when I'm mad at him. It feels like he heaved the whole world onto my shoulders and just up and bailed on me. I know he didn't, but yeah. It was hard enough to face survival as super dirt poor with him at my side fighting with me. Alone.....it's overwhelming if I let myself think about it. Which I try not to. I take it one day at a time. Today I'm going to Nichole's bff's baby shower. I wasn't going to, but she's basically just another one of my kids. And I got to go pick out cute baby girl things, which was fun. And I don't mind doing for her because unlike Katie this girl works her tail off. Nichole is coming down and we're going together. I'm planning a big Halloween party for the grandkids and Nichole's bff's 2 yr old son. Hope to make it a big deal. I've bought decor on sale and with drug store coupons so that they've so far been basically free. I'm going to make my first scare crow since I was a kid for the porch. We're still thinking of games that will range from 11 down to 2. And there will be pumpkin carving. it's BOP (bring your own pumpkin) This was in the works before husband had his heart attack, although now it's on to a higher scale. Been working on projects to sell online for extra cash, I'll let you all know when I get that started. Life keeps right on going. And I intend to live it as fully as I can. That's what I'm here for. (and yes, I am mumbling that to myself frequently lol ) [/QUOTE]
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