I gave up on trying to make my family love me. They are just not capable. My siblings are too competitve and my aunt is too judgmental and anything my aunt say, my grandmother co-sign so fugg em all!

My family loves me-but they don't always understand me. I am very creative, and sometimes they think I'm nuts! I chose to spend Thanksgiving with my in-laws instead of my own family this year. It was a wise decision!

It is very hard.. I have the same problem except its with my husband's family, they are never around..but try and make us feel guilty because they aren't..or that there is always a problem, a argument.. its always SOMETHING!! they live a mile away and never see the kids or even try.. but they say its because of us, its hard to let go because I think in your heart you really don't want to.. no one really "want's" to let go of family.. especially when you have children, you want to share them!! you will always have a part of you that wants and needs acceptance from you family, instead of working on letting go, maybe try working on changing the way you think about your relationship with them? if you can't change them.. work on you. Its good that you recognize your children for the true blessings they are! I feel the same way.

I like what Walkinfaith said, it is so very true - I let go of my family but of course I did not want to - I would rather be accepted. In the end, I had to learn to accept myself. I too spent Thanksgiving with In-Laws, but would have been just as happy with my husband. I am spending Christmas with two good friends.