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I give up

Postby sadmom on Sat Feb 26, 2005 10:11 pm

This has bee a horrible year! I thought that i got through the worst, but today i want to give up.
I have an adult daughter. We were always so close, in fact, we were best friends.
She was engaged.In June they broke the engagement, over the phone, due to a fight about where they would live. He lives in Florida and she lives in MA. She told him her family meant too much to her.
That same week we were having our house painted. He was either married or divorced with a son. To make a long story short, she flipped her lid, told me that she hated me and took off to live with the looser painter guy.
For months I didn't hear from her. At the beginning of this month, she left me a note and said that she wanted to be close again. We talked and i told her how hurt i was. All month she has called me about twice a day.
Oh, i almost forgot to add that she drives a new BMW which I pay for. I also pay the insurance. When she left, she drove off in the car. Oh, and I don't even KNOW where she lives. It's been 7 months and yes folks, I don't even know where she lives. Even bad parents know where their kids live!!!@!
So anyway, here I am satisfied with the obligatory phone calls. Oh, she has come to visit 3 times. Once because I bought her some face creams and she wanted to get them. The other 2 times she wanted me to color her hair. All 3 times she left as soon as she got what she wanted.
She is a school teacher, and also teaches dance. Today she started her 3rd job working for her dad. So she worked today in the town where I live, not a 1/2 mile from me. She called me on her way home (wherever that is!)
So, why am I in tears? Why do I just want her out of my life so I can stop hurting? Because I honestly expected her to stop by and see her mother. I guess she didn't because she didn't need or want anything!
This brings back old hurts, and I just want it all to go away! My parents live 2 hours away. I see them when I'm invited to their house on holidays. I can remember how hurt I felt when they called me to tell me that they had just come from visiting my sister's grave. My sister's grave is also in the town where I live, 2 minutes from me. They drove to visit my sister's grave, but didn't visit me.
I felt that same hurt today.
The scumbag that my daughter lives with took advantage of her when she was hurt and confused. She works 3 jobs and he never works!!! She had her school vacation this week and I could here him and his kid in the background whenever she called. I know he's a rebound guy, and she's screwed up, but I guess my hurt makes me not care what happens. I feel used and I never deserved any of this from her of all people.
No, I didn't tell her this, because I'm sick of being told how bad and wrong i am. I hate the person she has become and I don't want any more of the hurt. I wish she'd just go away.
I look forward to suggestions, but please don't be too hard on me, I'm truly broken.
sadmom

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Postby lady kat. on Sat Feb 26, 2005 10:47 pm

Sad mom all I can say to you really is it is true what Dr Phil says, you teach people how to treat you!! This girl has walked over you all her life most likely, she isn't going to stop now, it will just get worse. I have a child similar to this, and all i can say is, I reached a point where I decided that if this was how he was going to treat me then I was better off out of it. What your daughter has done is nothing compared to what this child has done, and time and again I have forgiven cried tried to patch things up, everything, until I reached a stage where there was nothing else I could do but leave things alone until they decided to come back and give me a bit of respect, God knows I have earned it. When he is ready to come back and treat me respectfully, and the rest of the family respectfully then I am ready too. Until then he can pay his own bills.........

Been there, still trying to get through it, hopefully so will you.

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Re: I give up

Postby Guest on Sun Feb 27, 2005 9:31 pm

sadmom wrote:This has bee a horrible year! I thought that i got through the worst, but today i want to give up.
I have an adult daughter. We were always so close, in fact, we were best friends.
She was engaged.In June they broke the engagement, over the phone, due to a fight about where they would live. He lives in Florida and she lives in MA. She told him her family meant too much to her.
That same week we were having our house painted. He was either married or divorced with a son. To make a long story short, she flipped her lid, told me that she hated me and took off to live with the looser painter guy.
For months I didn't hear from her. At the beginning of this month, she left me a note and said that she wanted to be close again. We talked and i told her how hurt i was. All month she has called me about twice a day.
Oh, i almost forgot to add that she drives a new BMW which I pay for. I also pay the insurance. When she left, she drove off in the car. Oh, and I don't even KNOW where she lives. It's been 7 months and yes folks, I don't even know where she lives. Even bad parents know where their kids live!!!@!
So anyway, here I am satisfied with the obligatory phone calls. Oh, she has come to visit 3 times. Once because I bought her some face creams and she wanted to get them. The other 2 times she wanted me to color her hair. All 3 times she left as soon as she got what she wanted.
She is a school teacher, and also teaches dance. Today she started her 3rd job working for her dad. So she worked today in the town where I live, not a 1/2 mile from me. She called me on her way home (wherever that is!)
So, why am I in tears? Why do I just want her out of my life so I can stop hurting? Because I honestly expected her to stop by and see her mother. I guess she didn't because she didn't need or want anything!
This brings back old hurts, and I just want it all to go away! My parents live 2 hours away. I see them when I'm invited to their house on holidays. I can remember how hurt I felt when they called me to tell me that they had just come from visiting my sister's grave. My sister's grave is also in the town where I live, 2 minutes from me. They drove to visit my sister's grave, but didn't visit me.
I felt that same hurt today.
The scumbag that my daughter lives with took advantage of her when she was hurt and confused. She works 3 jobs and he never works!!! She had her school vacation this week and I could here him and his kid in the background whenever she called. I know he's a rebound guy, and she's screwed up, but I guess my hurt makes me not care what happens. I feel used and I never deserved any of this from her of all people.
No, I didn't tell her this, because I'm sick of being told how bad and wrong i am. I hate the person she has become and I don't want any more of the hurt. I wish she'd just go away.
I look forward to suggestions, but please don't be too hard on me, I'm truly broken.
sadmom


I think you have to be hard on yourself.The main thing i see in your post is a ''poor me'' attitude.That won't help you,your daughter or the situation.


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