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Not attending to a son or daughter’s weeding could be considered a drastic action but there’s always a reason or reasons even for the hardest choices or even our worst mistakes.
Both, parents and son are in this case adults so, maybe we should consider both parties. __________________ Social Anxiety and Depression. Cluster C traits. Trying to improve my English. My apologies for errors and mistakes in advance. Mankind is complex: Make deserts blossom and lakes die. ( GIL SCOTT-HERSON) Last edited by AzulOscuro; Feb 29, 2020 at 12:34 PM.. |
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It's never easy to have to cut a loved one out of your life....but yay you for maintaining firm boundaries! Sometimes reconciliation is possible. It's possible that your son may one day learn how to see things from someone else's perspective. You just have to stay alive long enough for that to happen.
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I keep thinking this is about a difference in religion, and that your son did not honor the religion he was raised in at his wedding. I can see how this is an affront.
OTOH, in some religions, the faith is passed on through the mother, because obviously in olden times that was the only parent one could be certain of. So if that is what the young couple professed at their wedding, well, i think thats what it says in the wedding song - its not ABOUT the parents of the couple, its about the new couple. Full disclosure - that i did not have guts to say what i truly believed at my church wedding. I lied, lied, lied. I agreed to whatever my parents and his parents and the priests said. And it was over in a couple of years. Looking back (even that minute), i wish i had had the guts to stand up for myself. Also, my brother and his wife did not attend my wedding, making me look even MORE like a "fallen woman" than i already was! My FIL was furious. My parents felt my brother was right. I dont have a relationship with my brother. He just wants to be the boss of me. Not gonna happen. My advice is - at this point, see a family therapist to sort this out. No "demanding" apologies from anybody. Decide if you want to get some family wedding pictures taken, and what the ongoing relationship will be. But enough fighting about the wedding and who's the boss of who. |
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No, this was a series of exclusions, hurts, slights, outright meanness from the bride to alienate him from his family, mainly his parents. It’s just what I’m describing, honestly. There is one more outrageous component, but I don’t want to say due to anonymity— yes, it’s so over the top it could actually identify me. __________________ "And don't say it hasn't been a little slice of heaven, 'cause it hasn't!" . About Me--T |
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Yes, he denied my request to not do that...so we didn’t go. Boundaries for everybody! Nobody’s the boss of anybody. Nobody has to ever speak to each other again. I wish them much luck. __________________ "And don't say it hasn't been a little slice of heaven, 'cause it hasn't!" . About Me--T |
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I dont deserve such histrionics. Neither does your son. Neither does anyone who has attended to you all this time.
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Is it possible to do a sort of apology that is like "I am truly sorry we couldnt be there. We would have loved to celebrate this occasion with you. But we also felt very hurt and disrespected and felt like going would only make matters worse. We would like to resolve these feelings and situation. Our intent in not going was not to hurt you. It was a choice we felt we had to make due to the situation."
Without knowing more specifics obviously I've made this a little vague. I mean, you could also say "we are sorry that we had to make this choice. In a million years it's not what we would have wanted. And you know why we had to make this choice, as xyz were very important to us and you and wife's name chose to disregard that request. We would very much like to discuss it more and find a resolution so we can be a loving, healthy family and are leaving the door open to that discussion at any time." __________________ What if I fall? Oh, my dear, but what if you fly? Primary Dx: C-PTSD and Severe Chronic Treatment Resistant Major Depressive Disorder Secondary Dx: Generalized Anxiety Disorder with mild Agoraphobia. Meds I've tried: Prozac, Zoloft, Celexa, Effexor, Remeron, Elavil, Wellbutrin, Risperidone, Abilify, Prazosin, Paxil, Trazadone, Tramadol, Topomax, Xanax, Propranolol, Valium, Visteril, Vraylar, Selinor, Clonopin, Ambien Treatments I've done: CBT, DBT, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), Talk therapy, psychotherapy, exercise, diet, sleeping more, sleeping less... |
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This had nothing to do with you. As long as you were outside of the magical gates, the magic didnt affect you. Im serious.
This has nothing to do with magic, and all to do with control. Your son went from your control to her control. What else could he do? My brother TOOK OUR MOTHER to buy his (third) wife's engagement ring. I KNOW what this kind of control looks like. Dont try to blow smoke up my skirt. There are a lot of people here ready willing and able to help you. Instead you just insult us. |
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Now, I would even say what I don’t mean, if I thought it would make peace. However, I feel that they do not want peace and all these things done to drive a wedge were intentional to achieve this result. __________________ "And don't say it hasn't been a little slice of heaven, 'cause it hasn't!" . About Me--T |
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You didnt trigger me.
It sounds like the song Cat's in the Cradle. Your son is offering you the same kind of conditional love his parents offer him. Feelings arent facts, remember? Thats what it FELT like to you guys. Okay. I dont understand why he is standing on your neck now? What else does he want? He asked for something, you said no. You asked for something, he said no. Sounds even to me! Neither of you can go back in time. My parents never apologized to me, and i never much apologized to them. I did what i had to do. Of course, my family is not the ideal standard here! Thats why i think family counseling. What is the goal here? Sunday brunch once a month until the grandkids come? Then babysitting? |
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At this point, we get it, we’re accepting of that. We’re just really sad and mourning the loss of our beloved son. We are staying hopeful that some day he will change his tune. __________________ "And don't say it hasn't been a little slice of heaven, 'cause it hasn't!" . About Me--T |
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I need to say this. I’m feeling a little of animosity in some replies towards how the OP proceeded in relation to her son. Correct me of I’m wrong.
She stated that she needed support and not being criticised for the decision she had to take. It’s not easy to stand up at your boundaries with a son or a daughter but there are moments that you as a mother, a father have to make painful decisions for their own principles. Principles are part of what we are. And also there’s another strong motive that is to avoid a bigger damage for all. Again I don’t know the details but we need to consider both parties. __________________ Social Anxiety and Depression. Cluster C traits. Trying to improve my English. My apologies for errors and mistakes in advance. Mankind is complex: Make deserts blossom and lakes die. ( GIL SCOTT-HERSON) |
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If you mean me, i just wasnt up for the drama, and i wasnt the only one saying i needed more specifics in order to help.
Im speaking from the vantage point of now having very little contact with the next generation due to similar circumstances - im hoping to help tisha not have to experience that. I was the biggest right-fighter, as dr phil calls us. Well, you can be right, or you can be alone. Sometimes the other person doesnt give you much wiggle room, and thats when you have to outsmart them if you can. Because they are fighting dirty (i dont mean tisha, i mean like her DIL is fighting dirty. So being right doesnt count for much. And being supported in being right can ultimately be destructive? Thats why i was trying to focus on goals. Maybe i was overstepping. Thanks for your thoughts. But not animosity! I luvs my tisha!). |
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