Posted by rskontos on November 29, 2008, at 19:04:11
In reply to Family -- and Defending Boundaries, posted by Racer on November 29, 2008, at 11:26:12
Racer, way to go in standing your ground and doing it your way. and staying cool. I haven't mastered that particular virtue yet. I still think I am at the teenage level of cool. I lose it too easily still.
And I did like Partly, I did not go anywhere this year. For Tday. Now for Christmas I am going to my sisters' and my estranged sister of 14 years with whom I have now made up with will be in attendance with her family minus the ex-husband. He is or was the cause of our past estrangment.
I hope the visit will go as well as our past phone conversations. For now, I am taking one day at time.My newly found sister's birthday was close to T-day, I sent her a big bouquet of flowers. She was thrilled and touched. I really don't know my sister and I am trying to re-connect. This is huge for both of us.
She called on T-day and we had a nice conversation. So for now, the three sisters are doing well. I am thankful for that. We are leaving dad out of it for now. That is a good thing.
I have set my boundaries with Dad and this did not come easy.
rsk
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