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<blockquote data-quote="Marcie Mac" data-source="post: 385819" data-attributes="member: 47"><p>Susie, as the parent of adult grown children, I too have suffered from the Rodney King illness called "Can't we all just get along" at various times. I have three that barely can tolerate each other in the same room without old hurts and grudges comming into play-they all revert to being children instead of grown adults. As I have gotten older, my memory now keeps recalling those Norman Rockwell paintings, especially the one that has the family around a Thanksgiving table and I have to slap myself out of it. We are all so programed from birth with this ideal of "family" blood is thicker than water, family needs to stick together, blah blah blah. It causes a lot of angst to come to the realization that there are people in your family that you wouldn't give the time of day to if you were not related, whether its your parents, siblings or kids for that matter. But as an adult, despite family pressures, you need to do what you need to do to feel safe and if that means walking away giving your parents an open invitation to visit you, but you are not going to go over there and possibly subject yourself to gfgbro, then that is what you need to do - its your decision. </p><p> </p><p>Marcie.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marcie Mac, post: 385819, member: 47"] Susie, as the parent of adult grown children, I too have suffered from the Rodney King illness called "Can't we all just get along" at various times. I have three that barely can tolerate each other in the same room without old hurts and grudges comming into play-they all revert to being children instead of grown adults. As I have gotten older, my memory now keeps recalling those Norman Rockwell paintings, especially the one that has the family around a Thanksgiving table and I have to slap myself out of it. We are all so programed from birth with this ideal of "family" blood is thicker than water, family needs to stick together, blah blah blah. It causes a lot of angst to come to the realization that there are people in your family that you wouldn't give the time of day to if you were not related, whether its your parents, siblings or kids for that matter. But as an adult, despite family pressures, you need to do what you need to do to feel safe and if that means walking away giving your parents an open invitation to visit you, but you are not going to go over there and possibly subject yourself to gfgbro, then that is what you need to do - its your decision. Marcie. [/QUOTE]
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