Thanks Carole for your post! I know how I feel as a Mother and how I love my children unconditionally. I may not always agree with their choices but it is their lives to live and it doesn’t change my strong love for them. I would do anything for them and my Grandson. I do leave my Mom’s house when she is mean and out of control and I limit the time she is at my house. It is sad, but necessary for us to have some resemblance of a relationship. I agree that something is abnormal in my Mother being so unsupportive. She made comments recently on how I have my house paid off and that she still has a mortgage. My Mother owned a home outright when she lived in the city. She was about my age when she remarried and sold the house and moved to the town I live in now. She made the choice not to buy her new home with cash and have a mortgage. All the money from the sell of her home was blown in a few years. So, I don’t understand what that comment was about!! I am working on accepting this and I am still working on boundaries. Thanks, the border took me a little while as I had to shovel gravel, ect… Just another thing done that makes my home mine!! My Grandson and I ran a few errands this morning and have been busy all day!! We took a long walk this afternoon and we have played video games and played cars, ect… He loves pizza and that’s what we’ve eaten for 2 days, lunch and dinner. No pizza tomorrow!!! I am feeling much more peace in my life, (except for my Mom’s issues). I am learning to meditate and it does really help to relax and distress you. When I wake every morning, I first think of my Husband and I say hi to him. It may sound strange but that is helping me cope with being without him. Then I say a gratitude affirmation. I do have a lot to be grateful for. Thanks for listening. Sometimes I ramble on.
