Posted by ClearSkies on November 28, 2005, at 20:49:47
My mum is in town. Sigh. Talking with her is like finding your way through a dense fog. Nothing is as it seems, nothing is clear. I'm really not certain what we are talking about. Then she says later how good it's been for us to speak so frankly.
Huh?
You know, I don't think it's about being polite or correct. I think it's about her not being able to address any significant issue with forthrightness, and worse, with any honesty. Her sister's husband died on Thanksgiving eve, and my mom talked herself out of attending the funeral, saying that her sister had her kids with her (well, most of them, it was tough finding flights), and that her presence wasn't needed.
Encore; huh?
My mom has spent her entire life hiding from the people she says she loves, then saying how many things she regrets in life. Sometimes I find it really sad, but right now I'm angry about the love she's withheld from me.
Sigh. It's been a tough Thanksgiving.
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