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May 23, 2022, 09:05 AM
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Member Since: Jul 2019
Location: Downtown Vibes, California
Posts: 15,701
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Originally Posted by wildflowerchild25
In another foul mood. I’m just annoyed with my brother I guess. He said “Tuesdays are tough for us but we’ll TRY to make it (to my son’s concert)”. This is just after his wife said my mom’s gonna have to make an effort to get to know her grandchild (my niece). Ok that’s definitely true, but they don’t make any effort to spend time with my son either. They’re not gonna rearrange things to come see his only band concert? He didn’t get to do any last year because of Covid, nor the winter show for the same reason. He’s taking art next year instead of band.
RS says I can’t keep letting these things bother me and he’s right. It’s a sad fact that they just aren’t ever going to be there for us, especially my son. Btw I’m referring to my son as CR from now on it’s just easier. Thankfully my mom and grandma are coming, not sure about my aunt but she would have been there if it weren’t for my uncle’s stroke, and his other grandma.
Ugh. I really don’t want to go to program today. It’s so annoying when I feel like this. Everything is.
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It's very difficult to just stop letting your brother's thoughtless behavior stop bothering you. I can understand how you'd feel hurt and angry.
When my nieces and nephews were growing up I went to every one of their performances and many of their school functions. I loved going! But it really hurt badly when my sister didn't bother to come to anything my kids did. I guess this is an example of where "radical acceptance" works for me...I love my sister dearly, but she can be thoughtless and selfish at times. It hurts, it angers me - and that's how it is.
I'm sorry, wfc, that your brother is not being more loving toward CR.
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