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<blockquote data-quote="Kjs" data-source="post: 41647"><p>I stopped going to family gatherings long ago. Not that I have much family left anymore. they all have grown children, grandchildren and have their own get togethers. i have no in-laws, or any family from husband's side. and, well i am 16 years younger than my oldest brother.</p><p>Regardless...anytime there has been any type of family get together, my brothers sit around and brag about how much money they have. (could help out poor little sister going through rough times). But, My sister is a kindergarden teacher, she is now 57 and has been teaching since college graduation. She is a big drug pusher. Can't teach anyone unless they are on medication. Big time issue with that. I don't agree. Not all kids need medications. And not all medications. help the kids. She has told me since difficult child was 3 that there is something wrong with him. We are not being good parents. He needs all these medications.</p><p>then there is my sister in law. A bit older, teaching same amount of time, only 5th grade. she taught Special Education at one point. She too points out all that is wrong with difficult child. I don't want to hear that. i do the best I can, and I do not agree with them. I do not say things about their children/grandchildren. I am lucky if I see them once a year. We have a family week at our cottage in door county. I dread the event, but it means so much to difficult child.</p><p>I grew up there. On the water, boat, jet ski's, woods, motorbikes. the entire time i am there all i hear is how they diagnos difficult child. I don't want to hear it. Last year difficult child wanted a fire in the beach, and fireworks. Everyone was saying no, and i said, "doesn't seem that long ago when all your kids were here building fires, lighting fireworks over the water. We are going to go and do that". shortly after we had the fire started, everyone was there. It means so much to difficult child.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kjs, post: 41647"] I stopped going to family gatherings long ago. Not that I have much family left anymore. they all have grown children, grandchildren and have their own get togethers. i have no in-laws, or any family from husband's side. and, well i am 16 years younger than my oldest brother. Regardless...anytime there has been any type of family get together, my brothers sit around and brag about how much money they have. (could help out poor little sister going through rough times). But, My sister is a kindergarden teacher, she is now 57 and has been teaching since college graduation. She is a big drug pusher. Can't teach anyone unless they are on medication. Big time issue with that. I don't agree. Not all kids need medications. And not all medications. help the kids. She has told me since difficult child was 3 that there is something wrong with him. We are not being good parents. He needs all these medications. then there is my sister in law. A bit older, teaching same amount of time, only 5th grade. she taught Special Education at one point. She too points out all that is wrong with difficult child. I don't want to hear that. i do the best I can, and I do not agree with them. I do not say things about their children/grandchildren. I am lucky if I see them once a year. We have a family week at our cottage in door county. I dread the event, but it means so much to difficult child. I grew up there. On the water, boat, jet ski's, woods, motorbikes. the entire time i am there all i hear is how they diagnos difficult child. I don't want to hear it. Last year difficult child wanted a fire in the beach, and fireworks. Everyone was saying no, and i said, "doesn't seem that long ago when all your kids were here building fires, lighting fireworks over the water. We are going to go and do that". shortly after we had the fire started, everyone was there. It means so much to difficult child. [/QUOTE]
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