@parus @gingerw
Having your only child ignore Mother's Day but follow through on Father's Day and then not acknowledge the 3 birthday presents you sent makes you wonder if you were a lousy mother. If I did a good job as a parent wouldn't she want to at least talk to me?
Gingerw, I agree that we can only pursue being our best selves. I think, though, that to see if I'm doing that, I'm going to have to get out among people even when it's hard. I'll have to balance that with also cutting myself some slack in order to take care of me.
So, i guess my next goal is to go to the senior center for the first time and see how it goes. My time frame will be next week. One baby step at a time.