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So What's So Bad About Me, Anyway...?
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<blockquote data-quote="tiredmommy" data-source="post: 356712" data-attributes="member: 1722"><p>Another reason I've thought of is guilt... survivor guilt to be precise. Perhaps your siblings managed to grow up in the same circumstances as you, had similar expectations and outlook. Things may have worked out relatively well for them... but it hurts to see your family's struggles. I know it hurts to watch my dear brother's family struggle and the contrast in our lives is very uncomfortable at times. I don't feel I deserve more or a happier, simpler life than my brother. Yet that is precisely the way it has been for many, many years. I'll sometimes take a mini-break because it just hurts too much... but we're talking a week or two. And I don't leave him or his family out of the loop when it's important because they <strong>are</strong> family. And I love them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tiredmommy, post: 356712, member: 1722"] Another reason I've thought of is guilt... survivor guilt to be precise. Perhaps your siblings managed to grow up in the same circumstances as you, had similar expectations and outlook. Things may have worked out relatively well for them... but it hurts to see your family's struggles. I know it hurts to watch my dear brother's family struggle and the contrast in our lives is very uncomfortable at times. I don't feel I deserve more or a happier, simpler life than my brother. Yet that is precisely the way it has been for many, many years. I'll sometimes take a mini-break because it just hurts too much... but we're talking a week or two. And I don't leave him or his family out of the loop when it's important because they [B]are[/B] family. And I love them. [/QUOTE]
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