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Stressed and sick can't take much more of ungrateful adult children
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<blockquote data-quote="Lioness" data-source="post: 651914" data-attributes="member: 18827"><p>Thank you so much. You always make complete sense. I am trying to claw back a semblance of a life for myself, as things are getting harder, and harder. This has put my marriage under a great deal of strain. My husband is also a very accomadating person, and he is Mr Reliable and the go to person for his and my children. He has always supported his sister as she has mental health issues, severe depression so she works very erratically. He is so used to propping her up all the time. This is a second marriage and we have both been so super cautious to not upset our 5 kids between us from separate marriages, to the detriment of our relationship. Our exes do not help our kids at all. They therefore all rely on us for any emergency, or problem. I spoke to my husband today, and told him that we need to make changes as we can't go on like this anymore. He wants to change too. His daughter is upset with him today as she wanted to come for dinner tonight as she didn't want to cook. We are not having dinner tonight as we ate at lunch time, and will only snack. I am unwell today and trying to conserve my energy for work tomorrow. Mentally and physically exhausted with a sore throat. He said we weren't cooking, so she wanted him to take her out for dinner which he would normally have to do. He said he couldn't as we were on a budget so she hung up the phone! She is 24 years old, lives at home with her Mum. She only works part time for 3-4 hours a day! Seriously, she left a well paid job because she had to work 6 days a week but it was a very well paid job with prospects. Yet she wants us to cook for her! She has all day to sort out a meal. I feel like I am going crazy, what the hell has happened to this generation?! I applaud your parents for bringing your brother up to be more self sufficient despite his illness. My daughter too takes medication, that is very strong, she has to have blood tests every two weeks to test her kidney and liver function. She is ill most days and only feels ok for maybe one day a week. She has learnt to handle it pretty well. I do worry as I am her lifeline. I am going to look into what help there is out there. She does get assistance at University sometimes, they supply someone to push her around the campus in a wheelchair. This is a new development which really knocked her confidence. But most days she walks for herself. I feel so overloaded, and carry it all any more. I will post on the other forum from now on, what an imbecile I am! Thanks</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lioness, post: 651914, member: 18827"] Thank you so much. You always make complete sense. I am trying to claw back a semblance of a life for myself, as things are getting harder, and harder. This has put my marriage under a great deal of strain. My husband is also a very accomadating person, and he is Mr Reliable and the go to person for his and my children. He has always supported his sister as she has mental health issues, severe depression so she works very erratically. He is so used to propping her up all the time. This is a second marriage and we have both been so super cautious to not upset our 5 kids between us from separate marriages, to the detriment of our relationship. Our exes do not help our kids at all. They therefore all rely on us for any emergency, or problem. I spoke to my husband today, and told him that we need to make changes as we can't go on like this anymore. He wants to change too. His daughter is upset with him today as she wanted to come for dinner tonight as she didn't want to cook. We are not having dinner tonight as we ate at lunch time, and will only snack. I am unwell today and trying to conserve my energy for work tomorrow. Mentally and physically exhausted with a sore throat. He said we weren't cooking, so she wanted him to take her out for dinner which he would normally have to do. He said he couldn't as we were on a budget so she hung up the phone! She is 24 years old, lives at home with her Mum. She only works part time for 3-4 hours a day! Seriously, she left a well paid job because she had to work 6 days a week but it was a very well paid job with prospects. Yet she wants us to cook for her! She has all day to sort out a meal. I feel like I am going crazy, what the hell has happened to this generation?! I applaud your parents for bringing your brother up to be more self sufficient despite his illness. My daughter too takes medication, that is very strong, she has to have blood tests every two weeks to test her kidney and liver function. She is ill most days and only feels ok for maybe one day a week. She has learnt to handle it pretty well. I do worry as I am her lifeline. I am going to look into what help there is out there. She does get assistance at University sometimes, they supply someone to push her around the campus in a wheelchair. This is a new development which really knocked her confidence. But most days she walks for herself. I feel so overloaded, and carry it all any more. I will post on the other forum from now on, what an imbecile I am! Thanks [/QUOTE]
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