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<blockquote data-quote="Mikey" data-source="post: 40162" data-attributes="member: 3579"><p>Just my two cents....</p><p></p><p>I personally wouldn't go with the "eye-for-an-eye" approach, no matter how good it may feel. For me, when I've done those things I've eventually regretted it because I lowered myself to the level of the person who hurt me (in this case, my philandering, womanizing, non-existant gypsy of a father). </p><p></p><p>I can't tell you how many times he'd go six months or more without calling or writing his <strong>8 year old son</strong>. And when I'd finally call him or write, his first comment was always some variation of "I'm glad to see your broken fingers/hand have healed enough to call/write me".</p><p></p><p>When I got older, a few times I poked back, but in the end it never made me feel any better - it only made me feel worse because I was acting just like him.</p><p></p><p>Again, that's just me. But rather than return pain for pain, I humbly suggest that you turn the other cheek and resist the temptation to strike back. If you don't, at best I don't think it'll make you feel better; at worst, it will probably give your mother even more reason to continue treating you the way she does.</p><p></p><p>Mikey</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mikey, post: 40162, member: 3579"] Just my two cents.... I personally wouldn't go with the "eye-for-an-eye" approach, no matter how good it may feel. For me, when I've done those things I've eventually regretted it because I lowered myself to the level of the person who hurt me (in this case, my philandering, womanizing, non-existant gypsy of a father). I can't tell you how many times he'd go six months or more without calling or writing his [b]8 year old son[/b]. And when I'd finally call him or write, his first comment was always some variation of "I'm glad to see your broken fingers/hand have healed enough to call/write me". When I got older, a few times I poked back, but in the end it never made me feel any better - it only made me feel worse because I was acting just like him. Again, that's just me. But rather than return pain for pain, I humbly suggest that you turn the other cheek and resist the temptation to strike back. If you don't, at best I don't think it'll make you feel better; at worst, it will probably give your mother even more reason to continue treating you the way she does. Mikey [/QUOTE]
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