... As I read your story my heart broke. As bad and obnoxious as things have been for me, your stories top the cake here. What the hell is wrong with these people? ... (36 replies)
... bound, I lost my job after I used up all my personal time, so I moved in with them. ... (36 replies)
... Well my mother doesn't hate me and I can't imagine what you're going through Silvia. My heart goes out to you. My mother has never really appreciated me and I've spent a lifetime looking for that until recently. I finally just let it go with both my parents. I'm no longer looking for it and it is more peaceful. ... (36 replies)
... i stood enxt to the disconnected tap for about 13 years since my dad passed. i used to hope that things would work out but i don't anymore. ... (36 replies)
... If you are like me, ICC, at some level you are still hoping that your mother will at the very least recognise and regret the harm she has done you, even if she is incapable of appreciating you. ... (36 replies)
... you can get. it's funny how little it takes to make us appreciative but people we do so much for don't care or give any thanks. it amazes me. i actually ran into my mother in the drs. about 2 weeks ago. always wondered what i would do. ... (36 replies)
... I've been trying to get back to these boards periodically. One night as I was posting, my broadband went out. I found out later they were doing work on the cable system all night. ... (36 replies)
... I am happy that your mother is leaving you and it won't be long before she starts pour lies and complained about other relative she lives with. ... (36 replies)
... A couple of nights ago I noticed that my mother's door was open late at night and that she hadn't called the dog in. ... (36 replies)
... t let the chips fall where they do. as the gambler says "you have to know when to fold". it will be very difficult not knowing what is going on. i still think of my mother and hope she is alright but there is nothing i can do about the situation. i WILL NOT let her hurt me anymore. ... (36 replies)
... I have spoken to my doctor who recommended that I call a social worker in so that I could avoid being accused of abandonment if I stepped away from the situation. ... (36 replies)
... and bent over with exhaustion. I then became responsible for organising his care and visiting him daily for three years and then 3 times a week until he died. My brother refused to visit him ever, my sister said that she "trusted me to make all the right choices" and visited twice a year. ... (36 replies)
... i am so sorry this is happening to you. all i can say is you are not alone. my mother hasn't remembered my birthday in so many years i can't even remember but to have your family turn against you is horrendous. ... (36 replies)
... com. me and my daughters used to do that alot because we just couldn't get beyond the hurt or understand my she didn't like such nice, kind, giving people. ... (36 replies)
... my heart goes out to you. all my life my mother talked about how everyone knows your first born is the most special and you always do more for them. i am not the first born. ... (36 replies)
... Of three children I have always been the one my mother actively disliked, she made no secret of that. Paradoxically I have also been the one that helped her and stuck by her through thick and thin. ... (36 replies)
... I had been physically brutalised and have been unable to return to work. Strange, we are exactly the same age and our sisters could be twins! I have also lost my nephew and niece through this. ... (36 replies)
... It breaks my heart to think that a mother could look at her child and break her spirit like you all have been describing. ... (36 replies)
... You have been a comfort and an inspiration to me ICC. I don't know what I would have done without you. Thank you! ... (36 replies)
... good morning my friend------you sound like you are right on top of things. i wish you the best in you're meeting and hope all goes your way. i'll be anticipating hearing from you.:wave: (36 replies)
