Guest guest Posted December 6, 2004 Report Share Posted December 6, 2004 Hi all, Well, I guess the spirit of the season got the best of me. In a fit of holiday giving I ordered a nice group gift and had it sent to nada's house - my two younger brothers will be stuck there with her this year, and I wanted to just let them know I hadn't forgotten about them. And, I guess on some level I just felt like being nice this year, without having to pick and choose who to be nice to. Well that was just a bad idea. The package arrived earlier than I thought, and my younger brother emailed me yesterday to say that nada is returning it, unopened, to the store that sent it to her. According to him, she was flipping out about her " boundaries " being violated. She hasn't contacted me yet, but I expect something nasty from her in the next day or so. I don't know why, but it hurt my feelings. And then I got really, really angry at myself for being so stupid. Did I expect anything different? Why would I do such a dumb thing? I'm trying really hard not to beat myself up over this one. I should have known better, but I shouldn't punish myself over it. She's the one who's insane, not me. I forget what she's like because it's human nature to want to get past things, to move on, to become better people. I don't know, maybe a deep-down part of me was hoping that a normal mother would just appear from the other end of that Christmas gift. Perhaps I'm still hoping for a mother. I have to question my own sanity when I do stuff like that. Thanks - I think I just needed to share. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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