I am very grateful to have a grandmother in my life still, but I wonder, would you continue to visit/talk etc. when that person (grandmother)NEVER reaches out to you first?Not even... moreI am very grateful to have a grandmother in my life still, but I wonder, would you continue to visit/talk etc. when that person (grandmother)NEVER reaches out to you first?Not even once since I've become an adult years ago, has she called me, texted me , or invited me over to initiate seeing me. I have always visited her, asked her things, shown interest.. it becomes sad, b/c she does not ever invite me over, ever. Then says after its been a few months.. 'don't make it too long next time'... What!!! haha- I am the ONLY one consistently coming over/helping her/shopping for her, yet ONLY I have to initiate? Is this normal? Do I just be quiet and continue this? She is now 90 but has been this way for years. less
I have an aunt who had surgery not long ago.. I called her on the fourth day to visit her and then she was released, so never got to.. she did not return my call when I inquired to... moreI have an aunt who had surgery not long ago.. I called her on the fourth day to visit her and then she was released, so never got to.. she did not return my call when I inquired to see her that day. I then sent her a caring , inquiring message on facebook the next month wondering if I could visit her to help her/see her at her home, no reply for weeks, and still no reply. I then texted her when she went back into the hospital last month for just one day with pain, and no reply. It made me feel very low, and sad, seeing her replying to her friends on FB but not me, and to not have acknowledged my text either, it made me feel quite low= now she could be having the thought 'she didn't call me' b/c she is very into the phone, but she has kept me on the phone for HOURS before, talkiing only of herself, and even when I had to go, wouldn't let me. I have NeVER been a phone person, and my inquiries were heartfelt to her even wondering when I could see her- I have an upcoming function to see her daughter soon, and she wi... less
Why do parents insist on dumb vacations? Driving across half the country to look at a hole in AZ, or going to some fake village where people dress goofy and speak like jerks?... moreWhy do parents insist on dumb vacations? Driving across half the country to look at a hole in AZ, or going to some fake village where people dress goofy and speak like jerks?Parents are stupid.
Parents often yap that a job worth doing is worth doing well. But as a kid if you think a chore is not worth doing and do it poorly, which follows from the first premise, or ... moreParents often yap that a job worth doing is worth doing well. But as a kid if you think a chore is not worth doing and do it poorly, which follows from the first premise, or do not do it at all your parents are angry!
