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<blockquote data-quote="Mamacat" data-source="post: 704801" data-attributes="member: 20962"><p>Jodie, I'm right there with you. I'm so sad. On the verge of tears most of the time. I want one of those Hallmark Christmases. Instead my daughter has not spoken to me for almost three months. Why? Because I said no to signing for an apartment. And then I told her I'm old and tired and can't handle the stress anymore. So that's the end of that. I'm mad. I'm sad. And I don't understand. My daughter also contacts me when things go wrong. So, in that respect, I'm glad I'm not hearing from her. I've had many vacations interrupted while I deal with problems in her life. In the meantime, she barely works so there's no money to even pay for an oil change. I sold (gave) her my minivan because her car fell apart. I've received $200 in the last 9 months in payment, after promises of getting a job, etc. I liked my minivan, but sod it to her so we could get work. So, I had to go buy another car. Just one example of her behavior through the years. The hard part is my granddaughters. I miss them so much.</p><p>We're going to my husband's family for Christmas. They're Jewish, with some interfaith marriages thrown in. We may then head to the beach depending on the weather. I know none of us ever imagined our adult children to be in the places they are. I dream of my granddaughters being in their own rooms in a real house instead of a weekly motel room. Sending love to all of you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mamacat, post: 704801, member: 20962"] Jodie, I'm right there with you. I'm so sad. On the verge of tears most of the time. I want one of those Hallmark Christmases. Instead my daughter has not spoken to me for almost three months. Why? Because I said no to signing for an apartment. And then I told her I'm old and tired and can't handle the stress anymore. So that's the end of that. I'm mad. I'm sad. And I don't understand. My daughter also contacts me when things go wrong. So, in that respect, I'm glad I'm not hearing from her. I've had many vacations interrupted while I deal with problems in her life. In the meantime, she barely works so there's no money to even pay for an oil change. I sold (gave) her my minivan because her car fell apart. I've received $200 in the last 9 months in payment, after promises of getting a job, etc. I liked my minivan, but sod it to her so we could get work. So, I had to go buy another car. Just one example of her behavior through the years. The hard part is my granddaughters. I miss them so much. We're going to my husband's family for Christmas. They're Jewish, with some interfaith marriages thrown in. We may then head to the beach depending on the weather. I know none of us ever imagined our adult children to be in the places they are. I dream of my granddaughters being in their own rooms in a real house instead of a weekly motel room. Sending love to all of you. [/QUOTE]
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