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February 16, 2008, 11:01 am PST
Your welcome
Quote From: ctmom1Thank you. She never apologized. I have decided that i will distance myself more from them, because i am sick of being put down. My oldest sister said that the sister i don't speak to saw me hug her kids when they were crying, yet she never said thank you for consoling her sons. I love my nephews and i would never treat them meanly or call them names. I have stopped waiting for her to apologize, i sent her a letter two weeks ago and she proceeded to throw it in the garbage. I really appreciate your advice. You are right, i do deserve happiness and one of my friends who called me said the same exact thing to me today. The thing is that i hate being like this, she was not always this mean (half of the time anyway). I get jealous when i see families that are so happy and caring and i wish my family was like that. It is sad that you family isn’t close, but you have your own family now, your child and husband, and with them, you can begin new traditions that are happy. You have the ability to create happy memories with them instead of continuing to suffer through holidays with your dysfunctional family. Put your whole heart into making holidays/special times a lot of fun so that you don’t even think about ‘what could have been’ with your family. It won’t be easy, because dealing with your toxic family has been like a life-long habit for you, but once you truly distance yourself from them, you will discover that the effort is so worth the rewards. I wish you the best!
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