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@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.
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Hi Pearlbaby-You have had a lot of pain in your life for sure but Congrats to you for setting the goal to move forward even one baby step at a time ! I think you are awesome!!
Best wishes
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@pearlbaby7 We cannot pick our families, nor their interaction with us. I do not have any children, by choice, but I do have two siblings who do not interact with me, one being my twin brother who turned his back to me over 40 years ago. So, my friends are the family of choice, for me.
Ginger