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Originally Posted by Chyialee
{{Tisha}}
So sorry for your pain.
It IS so very hard to always feel as tho one has to be the bigger person, isn't it? And exhausting besides. I believe many of us have experienced some version or another of this, often within our own families. And nobody can hurt you like your own loved ones. ~sigh~
Our eventual decision was to send Holiday cards with brief notes re the doings of our kids & so forth. But perhaps that's not something you would want to do. :sad:
The only thing I can say right now is: Take a little time -- then do what's really in your heart.
love and support,
Chyia, fighting some of this too <3
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Ugh, gifts or even Holiday cards are even a sore subject. I had sent gifts to the whole family for the past couple years. Before that, nothing was ever exchanged with the far sister. Gifts were exchanged with my parents and the closer sister would visit, so would exchange very cheap, token gifts. Far sister never sent gifts, but recently surprisingly did send a card. We are even dysfunctional regarding religion and the far sister’s husband is atheist.
Now, I have been diagnosed with an emotional disorder, but, in my defense, I must stress how the struggles with the closest family to me is REAL and they bring me to hysterical tears all the time, especially holidays.
