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<blockquote data-quote="Shari" data-source="post: 390482" data-attributes="member: 1848"><p>I think it is helpful to have some idea where she's coming from. I had plenty of speculations before...now I have a clue. Will it change anything? Probably not. M2O you're probably right on...they are jealous. I know Two Brooms is incredibly insecure...I think she thinks her children still need to <em>need </em>her. She can't let them go, and in the process of clinging so tightly, pushes them all away. But she's been told so many times, and she just won't make any changes. I also know she buys a lot of the stuff she does for cgfg to "keep up with her other grandma". Which is LUDICROUS - unless, as you say, its all about money, and money = love, and she's trying to buy love...</p><p> </p><p>The monks? OMG funny thought. She'd just glare down her nose at them, too. Should I also tell her I'm fairly closely related to Sister Maria Innocentia Hummel? ROFLMAO. Obviously, we all know who got her fortune, and it wasn't me! Maybe I'll put my ONE Hummel figurine on the table when we have Thanksgiving, then I can say, "oh that thing? Great Aunt Hummel gave me it. Kinda ugly, huh?" lol (just kidding. and I love the Hummels, but not enough to own any more than the very small one I was given as gift!)</p><p> </p><p>And MM, you nailed it! I work in a profession where many people make 6 figure salaries. I don't. Maybe I never would have, maybe its because of the situation with Wee, but I am thankful for my job and what I do make. We live in an ancient house with no insulation, and I love my house. I love my land. I love the one pair of cowboy boots that I bought new when I graduated from college (and I still have and wear! the rest came from garage sales, ebay, and hand me downs) My family experience right now, with husband and the Brooms, is miserable compared to how I grew up, but money won't fix those problems. </p><p> </p><p>My parents were far from perfect. My dad was sexist. It was how he was raised (mennonite). I <em>was not</em> the girlie daughter of his dreams. lol As an adult, he finally accepted that in me, and honestly I think he was finally proud of what I was capable of doing. When easy child 1 was born, and the circumstances surrounding that, well, um...yeah, they were pretty p-poor parents. lol But hey, we all screw up, and they did, and they admitted it later. But they were overall good parents, great grandparents, outstanding members of the community (they hold a festival in dad's name every year...must of done something ok). They loved easy child 1 with all their heart, and when difficult child 1 joined the picture, they drew no lines and loved him just the same (they really did...it amazed me) It all worked out in the end. I wouldn't change too much and I honestly feel blessed to have had them. I miss my dad (stubborn old goat...)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shari, post: 390482, member: 1848"] I think it is helpful to have some idea where she's coming from. I had plenty of speculations before...now I have a clue. Will it change anything? Probably not. M2O you're probably right on...they are jealous. I know Two Brooms is incredibly insecure...I think she thinks her children still need to [I]need [/I]her. She can't let them go, and in the process of clinging so tightly, pushes them all away. But she's been told so many times, and she just won't make any changes. I also know she buys a lot of the stuff she does for cgfg to "keep up with her other grandma". Which is LUDICROUS - unless, as you say, its all about money, and money = love, and she's trying to buy love... The monks? OMG funny thought. She'd just glare down her nose at them, too. Should I also tell her I'm fairly closely related to Sister Maria Innocentia Hummel? ROFLMAO. Obviously, we all know who got her fortune, and it wasn't me! Maybe I'll put my ONE Hummel figurine on the table when we have Thanksgiving, then I can say, "oh that thing? Great Aunt Hummel gave me it. Kinda ugly, huh?" lol (just kidding. and I love the Hummels, but not enough to own any more than the very small one I was given as gift!) And MM, you nailed it! I work in a profession where many people make 6 figure salaries. I don't. Maybe I never would have, maybe its because of the situation with Wee, but I am thankful for my job and what I do make. We live in an ancient house with no insulation, and I love my house. I love my land. I love the one pair of cowboy boots that I bought new when I graduated from college (and I still have and wear! the rest came from garage sales, ebay, and hand me downs) My family experience right now, with husband and the Brooms, is miserable compared to how I grew up, but money won't fix those problems. My parents were far from perfect. My dad was sexist. It was how he was raised (mennonite). I [I]was not[/I] the girlie daughter of his dreams. lol As an adult, he finally accepted that in me, and honestly I think he was finally proud of what I was capable of doing. When easy child 1 was born, and the circumstances surrounding that, well, um...yeah, they were pretty p-poor parents. lol But hey, we all screw up, and they did, and they admitted it later. But they were overall good parents, great grandparents, outstanding members of the community (they hold a festival in dad's name every year...must of done something ok). They loved easy child 1 with all their heart, and when difficult child 1 joined the picture, they drew no lines and loved him just the same (they really did...it amazed me) It all worked out in the end. I wouldn't change too much and I honestly feel blessed to have had them. I miss my dad (stubborn old goat...) [/QUOTE]
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