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<blockquote data-quote="Stress Bunny" data-source="post: 623734" data-attributes="member: 4855"><p>MWM, I already contacted my mom and asked that she not share any gossip going on about JT within the family, nor what he posts on Facebook. I just don't want to know. I need to take care of myself, as you said. If he loses his job again or behaves or says anything inappropriate, I don't want to know. I want to have some peace now.</p><p></p><p>I read and re-read the DNA connection statements in your post, and they are all correct. I know I have certain wishes and hopes for my relationship with my sister, but time and again, she just doesn't show concern for me in the way that I hope. In fact, if I get honest, she seems to want to compete with me and outshine me. I don't like competition, and I am more passive than she. Though younger than me, she is the dominant personality between us. I have such a hard time letting go of the relationship I always wanted; accepting what is. Maybe this is because we are quite close in age and grew up as twins practically. Plus, due to the turmoil in our (mine and husband's) lives raising difficult children over all these years, I don't have much of a social life. In fact, I really don't have any close friends right now. Between parenting difficult children, working long hours, and having relocated a number of times, I just haven't formed new friendships in a long time. Beyond family, our support system is pretty non-existent. </p><p></p><p>husband is going to an al-anon meeting tomorrow morning. We hope this is the beginning of finding support outside of our families.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Stress Bunny, post: 623734, member: 4855"] MWM, I already contacted my mom and asked that she not share any gossip going on about JT within the family, nor what he posts on Facebook. I just don't want to know. I need to take care of myself, as you said. If he loses his job again or behaves or says anything inappropriate, I don't want to know. I want to have some peace now. I read and re-read the DNA connection statements in your post, and they are all correct. I know I have certain wishes and hopes for my relationship with my sister, but time and again, she just doesn't show concern for me in the way that I hope. In fact, if I get honest, she seems to want to compete with me and outshine me. I don't like competition, and I am more passive than she. Though younger than me, she is the dominant personality between us. I have such a hard time letting go of the relationship I always wanted; accepting what is. Maybe this is because we are quite close in age and grew up as twins practically. Plus, due to the turmoil in our (mine and husband's) lives raising difficult children over all these years, I don't have much of a social life. In fact, I really don't have any close friends right now. Between parenting difficult children, working long hours, and having relocated a number of times, I just haven't formed new friendships in a long time. Beyond family, our support system is pretty non-existent. husband is going to an al-anon meeting tomorrow morning. We hope this is the beginning of finding support outside of our families. [/QUOTE]
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