Apology
This is a sincere apology to all my friends. I feel very badly and I feel sad because I think I have neglected many of you. I haven't been on on the site much because I have been dealing with so much in my own family. First it was just my sister who I was always very close to, I would confide in her alot about my issues with my daughter. Well that all blew up in my face she had a stupid fight with Krista and called her a junkie and told her she didn't deserve to be a mother, I took this very personally and now I am not speaking to her at all. Well I just had a fight with another sister because she accused my daughter of taking fioricet from my mother. I made the mistake of calling my daughter before I asked my mother and accused her too only to find out I was wrong all she took was tylenol.
I am so sick of my family downing my daughter, she has made so much progress and I don't feel like she gets recognition for it. I'm really ready to just tell them all to mind thier own business. I don't talk to them about her anymore because eventually they throw it in her face or mine. Am I wrong?
I am so sick of my family downing my daughter, she has made so much progress and I don't feel like she gets recognition for it. I'm really ready to just tell them all to mind thier own business. I don't talk to them about her anymore because eventually they throw it in her face or mine. Am I wrong?
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I don\'t think you are wrong at all. Oh boy, if you remember, last year at Christmas I became the villain of the family for standing up for my folks from my awful sister in law. Then they all found out I was still with my fiance, who is such a bad man because he was in prison, so now I am the black sheep again. It\'s just crap how family\'s treat each other. I never go out and try to make anyone miserable but they sure do. At my age, I am now deciding I don\'t have to be around them, if they take pride in treating me like crap.
If your daughter is doing better, that\'s great, and you are right to stick up for her. Even if she isn\'t doing good, it\'s not their place to condemn. Wipe out people in your life that are negative. I did. Make them think what they did, if they are capable of that. My mom sure isn\'t capable of being nice the last year. No excuse using her age, unless she had alzheimer\'s.
Stand your ground, and do what you feel is right. They sure aren\'t.
Good to hear from you again.
Don\'t feel bad about not checking in on Daily Strength. We know you are busy. I am so sorry about the fights between you and your sisters. I don\'t blame you at all for sticking up for your daughter. I hope that you will forgive them for their accusations. Maybe you can let them know that she needs positive people; don\'t we all. Did your momma ever tell you if you don\'t have something nice to say... Sometimes this kind of advice is priceless.
Hope you are feeling better and this doesn\'t ruin your Thanksgiving dinner.
Hugs
Don\'t worry about its just good to hear from you.
That sucks that your family said those thing to you and your daughter both of you need the positive things not stuff that\'s going drag you down. Hmmmm this is what my mum is doing with her mum who has been fair from positive with her cancer treatment she has taken to sending her a letter every so often so she dosnt get the negative stuff.
Hang in there it will be ok in the long run.
Hugs me
It\'s so nice to know I can count on my friends here, thank you for understanding. I am not going to let them drag me or my daughter down and I told my daughter the same thing. I am planning on having Thanksgiving dinner at home with my children, all of them and my grandchildren too, I willl invite my sisters and thier families for desert and leave it up to them if they want to come over. Thanks for your support and I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday. I\'ll be around more often, thanks again. Pat