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<blockquote data-quote="tinamarie1" data-source="post: 79103" data-attributes="member: 255"><p>As the time ticks by, I get more eaten up with this. I seriously need to find a counselor here...that is on the top of my to do list for tomorrow. Something I didn't include in my post that seems to come up when I get angry at my sister over something else is...my dad who emotional and physically abused me growing up has suffered several bad strokes (from alcoholism). Before my dad has his strokes, he cut my sister and I completely out of his will and my sister vowed she would never speak to him again. So, here I am now dads advocate/ bill payer/ everything. My sister never even asks how he is doing, even though she was his "darling" growing up and I was the kid who felt like a door mat. See, in my mind there is this theme...one of complete selfishness. My mom and sister only want to talk on the phone when it is on their terms, when they have nothing else to do. </p><p>Its just so aggravating and this is really not helping things with- them forgetting difficult children b. day. I really feel like they will call in the next few days, and I won't be able to keep quiet about being upset about this. I think even if i stayed calm and said, you know I was really hurt when you didn't even call to wish difficult child a happy b. day...I think they would immediately go on the defense and think that I am inciting a family riot. </p><p>To just make things a little more heartbreaking, every year, difficult child invites oh, a dozen or so kids to his party...and maybe 1 or 2 show up. easy child is not that way, if she invites 12 girls, then 12 will show up. So in my mind, any and all good wishes, cards gifts that are sent to him he will treasure and it will make him feel good about himself. *sigh*</p><p>Do you ever feel like you are on all these medications just to cope with all the crap you have been through/ are going through from your family?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tinamarie1, post: 79103, member: 255"] As the time ticks by, I get more eaten up with this. I seriously need to find a counselor here...that is on the top of my to do list for tomorrow. Something I didn't include in my post that seems to come up when I get angry at my sister over something else is...my dad who emotional and physically abused me growing up has suffered several bad strokes (from alcoholism). Before my dad has his strokes, he cut my sister and I completely out of his will and my sister vowed she would never speak to him again. So, here I am now dads advocate/ bill payer/ everything. My sister never even asks how he is doing, even though she was his "darling" growing up and I was the kid who felt like a door mat. See, in my mind there is this theme...one of complete selfishness. My mom and sister only want to talk on the phone when it is on their terms, when they have nothing else to do. Its just so aggravating and this is really not helping things with- them forgetting difficult children b. day. I really feel like they will call in the next few days, and I won't be able to keep quiet about being upset about this. I think even if i stayed calm and said, you know I was really hurt when you didn't even call to wish difficult child a happy b. day...I think they would immediately go on the defense and think that I am inciting a family riot. To just make things a little more heartbreaking, every year, difficult child invites oh, a dozen or so kids to his party...and maybe 1 or 2 show up. easy child is not that way, if she invites 12 girls, then 12 will show up. So in my mind, any and all good wishes, cards gifts that are sent to him he will treasure and it will make him feel good about himself. *sigh* Do you ever feel like you are on all these medications just to cope with all the crap you have been through/ are going through from your family? [/QUOTE]
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