- addict
- mentally ill
- goldigger
- selfish
Be careful what you wish for is the motto of this post. After witnessing 30 years of my mother putting up with an astronomical amount of emotional, verbal and mental abuse Eileen is exactly what the doctor ordered for my dad. You have to laugh really. I always wanted my dad to see and feel what he was doing to my mom. And now he is. Unfortunately I can't turn off my unconditional love for him. Him being my father. I don't get it. This is what I've wanted all of my life and now that it's happening I find myself trying to talk sense into him, give him advice or fix it for him. Show him what he's missing by trying to involve him in mine and my kids' lives. But it's pointless. Maybe as I mature I will be able to let go of trying to fix him and just accept him for who he is.
G Out!
3 comments:
You're a good person Ginger. It's hard dealing with alcoholics. Though most of the time you're ready to cut them out of your life altogether, once in a while you get a flash of who they would be without the booze and it makes you sad to see how good they could be, what a waste it is for them to drink. I have no advice for you. You can only do what you feel is right for your family. One thing that is right for your family: posting a picture of the Big Eye...I am curious to see what THAT is all about! :)
Three more sleeps!
Carrie Bradshaw always says it best "That's the thing about needs. Sometimes when you get them met, you don't need them anymore."
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