SMH
How is it that you can be the best mother evah to your children but the worst daughter to your parents? My sister is thought of as Mommy of the Year by her friends yet from what our brother and I observe - she treats our parents horribly. She doesn't communicate with them (call, write or FB). Ignores our parents birthdays, anniversary and any holiday. I am the only one she has limited communication with.
Neither our mother nor I have never gotten a thank you or acknowledgement from the kids for the presents they have been sent for birthdays and holidays. Now I know I could call but that would only enable her to continue her behavior. I have talked to her face to face about it a few times but nothing has changed. I have said this before - she has a degree in communication. She is a SAHM with her own communications company that deals with clients and she is on twitter and FB. It is not that she does not have the ability to communicate it is that she doesn't.
I get frustrated when I try to pick stuff out for the kids and then get no feedback. It is like not getting a review at work - how do you know if you are doing it right without feedback. The kids birthday was last month - and again nada. This is not teaching them gratitude - I know she learned this as both our brother and I did. I know they received the gifts cause Amazon said they did. I have had enough - this holiday I am going to donate the money I would have spent on them to either a family in need or to a charity in the Philippines. I will make sure that both of their names go on the donation so that they can receive the thanks.
Am I being bitchy - yes right now that is exactly how I feel.
Neither our mother nor I have never gotten a thank you or acknowledgement from the kids for the presents they have been sent for birthdays and holidays. Now I know I could call but that would only enable her to continue her behavior. I have talked to her face to face about it a few times but nothing has changed. I have said this before - she has a degree in communication. She is a SAHM with her own communications company that deals with clients and she is on twitter and FB. It is not that she does not have the ability to communicate it is that she doesn't.
I get frustrated when I try to pick stuff out for the kids and then get no feedback. It is like not getting a review at work - how do you know if you are doing it right without feedback. The kids birthday was last month - and again nada. This is not teaching them gratitude - I know she learned this as both our brother and I did. I know they received the gifts cause Amazon said they did. I have had enough - this holiday I am going to donate the money I would have spent on them to either a family in need or to a charity in the Philippines. I will make sure that both of their names go on the donation so that they can receive the thanks.
Am I being bitchy - yes right now that is exactly how I feel.