Posted by Ginjoint on February 22, 2003, at 23:38:42
In reply to What the f$@ is wrong with me!!!, posted by Dinah on February 22, 2003, at 18:51:11
Hey sweetie...
Dinah there's nothing wrong with you for wanting to believe your own family. But you are in a bad way right now, and maybe you should consider not taking their calls for awhile, or SOMETHING. You just can't continue in this fashion.
I think bozeman described it well with a statement about how your family is too wrapped up in their own egos and dramas -- while doing so, they are stretching you to the breaking point. I'm not sure why they would lie about your brother leaving for the service -- there must be more to that than I'm aware of. If you're worried about cutting off contact because they are a big part of your son's life, I have to wonder what they are teaching him...that it's O.K. to behave amazingly selfishly and passive aggressively? That it's O.K. to lie to you, or to make you very upset? Jeez, Dinah, I sure don't mean to sound like I'm coming down on you (that's the very last thing I mean), but it's just that your parents anger me. You really gotta look out for yourself around them. When I'm trying to fall asleep tonight, I will think good strong thoughts of clarity and independence (as best I can, anyway), and send them your way.
Ginjoint
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