My mom

Mom always gets upset at people and never tells them directly what is wrong. She will say how "people" don't care. We never know who she is talking about. Well today I think it was me. They are thinking about retiring to Florida. I told them that none of their friends are there, and they said that they don't have many friends anyhow. They don't. Today she was comparing her sons (which includes me) to her daughter's husbands. She was telling how wonderfully they treat their mothers. It didn't hit me til later. Then it really hurt. But I am supposed to turn the other cheek. I did it by not saying anything back--I rarely do.

Things are like this with my parents because they have isolated themselves from all their friends and haven't kept relationships. I don't know why this has happened. It is sad. I have that same tendency and am trying to change that. In my case, I realize friendships keep me in check. It is the friends that encourage us and gently chide us and steer us back on course when we stray. My best friend is my girl, and she is so special to me. I just hope my parents can regain the relationships they have lost and see the beauty of life. Sometimes I think my family is disfunctional. But that is not true--not when you see all the suffering in the world. Our family is ok, we just have problems. But all of our problems could be overcome over one meal or in one conversation. At least there is no abuse or things like that...I thank God for that.