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Just musing: Whom do you tell? Friends? Family? No one?
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<blockquote data-quote="Blondiesbf" data-source="post: 460205" data-attributes="member: 12548"><p>I have been honest with those closest to me. Some more than others...depending. Anyway, when difficult child went missing for several hours back in August, my biological family reached out to me. Of course offered advise. But also a shoulder. Being we never had a close relationship since being reunited 12 years ago, I was touched.</p><p></p><p>Provided two updates via Facebook. One was about difficult child's DUI. The second was to let them know difficult child was kicked out. They didn't really respond until I mentioned the crickets. All of sudden, it became a matter of me not doing enough to help my son and why haven't I tried everything??? They went so far as to criticize me for volunteering and continuing on with my life. And, they stated I was making this about me because I expressed my own hurt to them.</p><p></p><p>This happened the other day and I'm still in a tailspin over it...feeling really bad like the day I told difficult child to get out of the house...just wanting to cry. Now I feel like I shouldn't have a life. Like I should mope and figure out how to fix my son! Granted, I know better, but holy cow...I discovered family is not always the best and you can't count on your family to support you...which was all I wanted. If I could fix this, it would already be done!!! I feel judged by them in such a bad way.</p><p></p><p>I will always judge myself. I will listen to the opinions of others as there may be something of worth that I haven't thought of yet. But shoot...not sure I'm willing to continue with people who I didn't have all my life anyway. Sigh.</p><p></p><p>Today, I'm just having a day I wish I could make my difficult child better...and frustrated I can't!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Blondiesbf, post: 460205, member: 12548"] I have been honest with those closest to me. Some more than others...depending. Anyway, when difficult child went missing for several hours back in August, my biological family reached out to me. Of course offered advise. But also a shoulder. Being we never had a close relationship since being reunited 12 years ago, I was touched. Provided two updates via Facebook. One was about difficult child's DUI. The second was to let them know difficult child was kicked out. They didn't really respond until I mentioned the crickets. All of sudden, it became a matter of me not doing enough to help my son and why haven't I tried everything??? They went so far as to criticize me for volunteering and continuing on with my life. And, they stated I was making this about me because I expressed my own hurt to them. This happened the other day and I'm still in a tailspin over it...feeling really bad like the day I told difficult child to get out of the house...just wanting to cry. Now I feel like I shouldn't have a life. Like I should mope and figure out how to fix my son! Granted, I know better, but holy cow...I discovered family is not always the best and you can't count on your family to support you...which was all I wanted. If I could fix this, it would already be done!!! I feel judged by them in such a bad way. I will always judge myself. I will listen to the opinions of others as there may be something of worth that I haven't thought of yet. But shoot...not sure I'm willing to continue with people who I didn't have all my life anyway. Sigh. Today, I'm just having a day I wish I could make my difficult child better...and frustrated I can't! [/QUOTE]
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