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<blockquote data-quote="flutterbee" data-source="post: 155582"><p>Those boys of yours are tough nuts to crack. I don't know what to do to make it better other than just going on strike. The downside is then you suffer with a messy house.</p><p></p><p>Before I got sick, I was a little (or so) Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) about my house. The more sick I got, the worse the house got. It was embarrassingly disgusting. I don't even want to think about it. You would think that that would clue people in that I wasn't feeling well. But, no, I was told by my then 15 year old son that I was, 'lazy, selfish and irresponsible'. <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/emoticons/grrr.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":grrr:" title="grrr :grrr:" data-shortname=":grrr:" /> Even my mother - cause my son would complain to her and he is the favorite - would say, if you just did a little here and there.... What part of 'I can't' do you not understand? Having the heart attack was validating to me. It was like, see told you I was sick.</p><p></p><p>So, I totally feel your frustration. I don't know why it's so hard for those that we love and who love us to understand this.</p><p></p><p>Even after the heart attack I'd still go round with my son (difficult child couldn't care less what the house looks like). It wasn't until I got a letter from my doctor saying that I was at least temporarily disabled that he was ok with it. Why do we need a letter from the doctor to tell them what we already know? I think that bothers me more than anything else. Why can't they just believe us? With as much as we have done for our families over the years, you'd think they'd be a little more understanding.</p><p></p><p>I guess I'm just really feeling your frustration here.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="flutterbee, post: 155582"] Those boys of yours are tough nuts to crack. I don't know what to do to make it better other than just going on strike. The downside is then you suffer with a messy house. Before I got sick, I was a little (or so) Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) about my house. The more sick I got, the worse the house got. It was embarrassingly disgusting. I don't even want to think about it. You would think that that would clue people in that I wasn't feeling well. But, no, I was told by my then 15 year old son that I was, 'lazy, selfish and irresponsible'. :grrr: Even my mother - cause my son would complain to her and he is the favorite - would say, if you just did a little here and there.... What part of 'I can't' do you not understand? Having the heart attack was validating to me. It was like, see told you I was sick. So, I totally feel your frustration. I don't know why it's so hard for those that we love and who love us to understand this. Even after the heart attack I'd still go round with my son (difficult child couldn't care less what the house looks like). It wasn't until I got a letter from my doctor saying that I was at least temporarily disabled that he was ok with it. Why do we need a letter from the doctor to tell them what we already know? I think that bothers me more than anything else. Why can't they just believe us? With as much as we have done for our families over the years, you'd think they'd be a little more understanding. I guess I'm just really feeling your frustration here. [/QUOTE]
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