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that I am ok, I can handle it; my elder shouted in the crowd of my acquaintances: "You have no friends, you were once poor"...and more abuse. His breath was so foul that I needed to move seat eventually. I had by then put up with this humiliation for 1hr. Had done my best to be polite by talking to anyone whom I had met before. Wanted to show to my children that people are ok and that being shy is all in the mind of the beholder. Wanted to prove to myself that life is worth living (should I not believe so if I want to be a good model for my children?).But then I crumbled and I turned into powder. Got home, sent him to bed, now I can grieve. Thank you husband, this time you understood!
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Oh, I do feel for you...what an awful situation to be in, tho good on you for staying there and showing your son that you are normal. It was nasty of him speaking to you like that, the saying kids can be cruel comes to mind. I think everyone's kids will home in on their parents weakness's. I've seen it done often. I don't have children (hmm, I wonder why?;) but my brother has made me feel awful by saying oh you don't have friends, that was really cutting. I was at my Mum's and she said oh, it's the drugs talking (he's an addict) still, it got me quite paranoid and thinking I wonder who else thinks this about me...as I've done a good job in covering it up.
I'm glad your husband understood!
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lavenderS