Re: Hi from Cassy

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Cassy, I just had to jump in here....I know exactly how you feel, but not

> for the same reasons. My DH's fathers BD is on Christmas Eve and the kids

> are all " required " to spend the evening with him. He is a hateful old man

> who has nothing good to say about anyone or anything. My DH and his brother

> run the family farm and his Dad (who should have retired years ago) just

> runs around in his pickup all day and tells the boys what a terrible job

> they are doing and they should have done " something " this way or that way,

> and when they do, they still don't get it right and he finds something else

> to downgrade them for...sorry, getting off the track...

I decided two years ago that I was not going down there anymore, it wasn't

worth it to me to see him doing that to my DH all year and then be expected

to celebrate his BD. In fact, I have banned him from my home whilel I am

here. I do believe that my DH won't be going this year either. We have just

realized that it isn't in our best interest to surround ourselfs with it. I

would rather stay at home alone on Christmas eve than spend it with

him....and it has really helped me to " let go " of the bad feelings I have

for him....I live for me and my family now.

You will be in my thoughts and prayers this TG that everything goes

peacefully and you can find the way to relax and enjoy the day where ever

you are.

Hugz sue in WA

We are going to his mother's for

> Thanksgiving and I am not looking forward to it. At least we live

> very close so I can scoot home ASAP. I REALLY don't need my MIL to

> point out how young I am. Duh, I know that! And about her arthritis

> and how she take ibuprofen for it, blah, blah, blah. and her best

> friend has RA and on and on but she has no empathy for me at all.

> Just burns me up. I don't want to listen to her go on about her sore

> feet. Let me tell you about sore feet!

>

> Thanks for letting me vent. The holidays are tough enough without the

> additional helping of " POO " to go with the turkey and dressing! Cassy

>