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Originally Posted by Touch of gray
The only emotion that was safe to express in my family was humor. And that isn't even an emotion. There's a very good book that you probably wouldn't want your family to see you reading. (So go to the library and read it. A win-win situation  ) It's called Running on Empty: Overcome Your Childhood Emotional Neglect by Jonice Webb Ph.D. I sure got a lot out of it. |
Thanks for the suggestion, though having a Kindle reader app on my computer is a lifesaver for no longer having to hide books from the family!
Your statement hits amazingly close to home. The ONLY time I open my mouth in a family setting is to make a little joke. I'm the youngest, so I guess it was just assumed that I had nothing to say growing up, and now I'm 30 and have seen a lot more and have a much wider perspective on things than the majority of the rest of my family who rarely leave their suburban comfort zone. Yet, I'm not a financial success, so I must not have any worthwhile thoughts!
I have a birthday coming up and the thing I'm dreading most is that I know I'm going to have to take a phone call from a judgmental family member who will call to say happy birthday then give me a lecture about how wrong it is that I'm living with our parents, tell me for the millionth time how I need to have money saved and invested, and generally proceed to tell me how to run my life because I must not be smart enough to figure it out myself. I know that type of stuff shouldn't bother me, but having family members pile on when I already feel worthless because of my situation just pushes me down deeper.