I'm sorry about the family drama, could you set something up so that you get a little bit more breathing room and your mom could talk to you at a more convenient time? I'm not sure how that would work with time zones. My mom used to call me every day but I explained to her during my last few years of college that a full course load, a full time job, and an internship didn't leave me that much time to chat. After that we now talk a few times a week but not EVERY day. I have a bit more time now but feel like the distance is good for us.
As for your old room mates meeting up it is likely you were not invited because they KNEW you'd say no. Perhaps they were trying to save you the awkwardness of saying no. In any case it sounds like you've made better friends this year- so forget them and move on. No need to torture yourself over people you don't care about anyway.
*hugs* I tried that, two years ago. Both she and my dad got really offended. I'm at that stage where I love them desperately, and I don't mind talking to them everyday because they give me some perspective on things, but we're currently talking to each other *twice* a day. If not more. It makes me *crazy*. I feel like a little distance would do us good, but I don't think she's ready to let go. It's demeaning to put it down to empty nest syndrome, but that's what it is, I think, because my sister will be leaving for uni soon, too
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My dad's caring comes with a price, too. Everything he does for me has a price tag attached to it and I HATE it. It's at the point where I feel nothing for him -- I've had too many years of being emotionally, verbally, and psychologically abused by him to care.
Um. Yeah. That's me trying to say I understand what it's like to have that kind of parenting to deal with.
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As for your old room mates meeting up it is likely you were not invited because they KNEW you'd say no. Perhaps they were trying to save you the awkwardness of saying no. In any case it sounds like you've made better friends this year- so forget them and move on. No need to torture yourself over people you don't care about anyway.
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My dad's caring comes with a price, too. Everything he does for me has a price tag attached to it and I HATE it. It's at the point where I feel nothing for him -- I've had too many years of being emotionally, verbally, and psychologically abused by him to care.
Um. Yeah. That's me trying to say I understand what it's like to have that kind of parenting to deal with.
Is there anything I can do for you?
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