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Thursday, May 21, 2009

WELL I had to go sit with mom today. TRUST ME I am doing this for mom no one else. My dad called me this morning and asked if I was coming down and I said if you need me I can. He said well your brother said he apologized to you so you need to drop it and stop. I told him he should have never pushed or got in my face. HE said well I want it stopped. I told him I would be civil at their house but that was it. So then I get an IM saying that he needs to know if and when I am going to moms house because YOUR mom needs help.Mind you yesterday he needed no help. It is never our mother----always Your mother. something else he said----(((Sorry to have put you so out trying to plan the care of your mother)))) I have decided that my family will consist of my husband, 2 kids, and my mom as he has everyone else convinced that is was me not him. I called his wife this morning and told her when I would be there and this was not my fault---she said I am not discussing it with you. She brought my moms car over to the house in case I needed it and she would not even come in. that tells me that she or my brother don't want to face me for some reason. I took my son with me to moms this morning has he was the only way I had to get there because I don't trust him. We never said 2 words to each other. He says I am put out---I have been there since tuesday from 9 until 3:30. I am back there again tommorrow. He is there during supper and then gone. So who is giving up their time. He had his wife call me on tuesday to make sure I did not forget to go to the hospital and bring my mom home. I am glad that I saved the IM for proof as to what I wrote because he told mom and dad things I never wrote.
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MRS_HBE 5/22/2009 11:03AM

    Nancy, I'm sorry things are going so poorly right now. Family dynamics can be so difficult at times. I hope things get better as the stresses of your mother's illness lessen. This has been a difficult time for everyone, and that's when things get said that no one really means.

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JIBBIE49 5/22/2009 11:03AM

    Don't blame your SIL, as I'm sure she is only trying to keep peace. You and your brother sound like my husband and dd, as she won't take anything from him, the way I do, so they have REAL arguments. I always tell him, "Well, you two are just alike and she isn't going to put up with your attitude." He threw a dinner plate at her once and cut her arm and she had to go to the ER for stitches, but she didn't tell them he did it, but said the plate fell out of the cabinet when she was putting them away and broke and cut her arm. Since then he hasn't thrown anything at her, because he knows she will NOT lie about it next time.

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DSCHAMBERS 5/22/2009 2:20AM

    Sometimes family is so hard to live with. You know the old saying you can pick your friends but you are stuck with your family. I come from a large family of 6 kids. To say the least when our family gets together whoever doesn't show up is normally the topic of conversation. I don't know if this will help you. About two years ago I had a falling out with my only brother. It was at a time whe we put my mom into an assisted living center. A lot of nasty things were said mainly him accusing me of things I hadn't done. Time went for almost a year where I didn't hear from my brother much less see him. It wasn't until the 2 Christmas's before my mom died before we finally buried the hatchet. I hope your mom gets well soon. Debbie

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MISSBEAR11 5/22/2009 12:43AM

    I'm sending you mega hugs. I'm sorry you have to go through this and I'm sorry your mom has to also. I hope she doesn't know ... I would feel awful if I was her, I know that I would feel like a burden.

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