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Originally Posted by Haunted1
So, I started out with a great weekend. I got a big break with my writing *one of my short stories got published in a newsletter* Then I got to spend Thanksgiving day with my boy. It was good to see him after so long, and I really enjoyed the day.
I had made plans to go shopping with my three best friends on black Friday and I was super excited to go. I barely slept all night before thanksgiving because I was excited. A few hours before we were ready to leave they informed me they wanted to invite my boys girlfriend. The one who's been making my life a misery. They said they feel bad not inviting her because they are friends with her too, since I wasn't driving I didn't really have room to say no, and I don't want to be immature, but it ruined my night.
We haven't left yet and as I post this I really don't want to go anymore. I don't want to see her or hear her brag about how much my kid loves her. I understand that she and I share mutual friends and it's hard for them, but I knew them all first, and they know the stuff she said to me. They say that I should be the adult and just ignore her, but she hurts me so bad. I really don't want to go anymore, but I don't want to seem immature by backing out. I just feel so unimportant.
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How did it end up going? Hold you head up high, you were there for your son, you adopted him, you gave him nurturing love and support, when he needed you. You must have been so thrilled to have him, with you for the holiday! Having to be, around his gf, with a group of others, is better than to go it alone. In a way, I see, this as your friends, showing her, that you did, come first, you are still part of this circle, and you are important. Sure, being around someone who has treated you cold and callously, isn't a walk in the park, but when you stop and consider the source, and stop and consider all you have been through and endured, just like your fathers words hold no more weight, neither will hers, over time.
