Guest guest Posted March 7, 2006 Report Share Posted March 7, 2006 Marjorie, you wrote: She no longer initiates > any contact. It's as if she was only using me for that reaction. . . > The way things are set up now, she either has to communicate > with me politely, and respect my boundaries, or not talk with > me at all. Since she can't push my buttons she no longer calls > me to rage, or complain, or cry, etc. She knows it won't work. > She knows I won't react. I've been wondering for a while if I'll end up that way with my nada. I've noticed that we have so many topics where I just won't take the bait or discuss it that we have very little left to say. (now that I'm done letting her trick me into aguments about where I should buy a house, who I should vote for, whether environmentalists have a conspiracy to take the world back to the stone-ages. . .) I have also noticed that she's trying less to call me. I don't pick up the phone, always let the machine take it and lately when she calls during the week, I won't call back. I just can't afford to have her drain me during the week! She's stopped leaving messages, though I'm pretty sure she still calls. And she hasn't tried to bother me for nto making my weekly call this week--or last actually. It's kind of sad, but it's healthier for me. Trish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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