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Old 10-13-2009, 02:26 AM   #8 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by destruction View Post
I'm not doing anything for myself. I have tried to include my mother in our normal mother-daughter activities, but it's awful. I don't want to be around her anymore if she is going to act like this. I do feel that I at least need to tell her why we aren't visiting as much. Would it be wrong for my sisters and I to get together and tell her how we feel? I feel like at least that way we will have made our position clear. She can attack us and refuse to change, but at least I will feel like I have tried rather than just allowing her to self-destruct.
Destruction,
I would recommend that you prepare yourself emotionally and mentally for the possible outcomes of doing some sort of intervention/confrontation. I agree there is no right or wrong answer, but make sure you take care of yourself because these situations can be very difficult. If you feel it is best to at least share your feelings and concerns, make sure for your sake that you are prepared for her rejecting your concerns and making up every excuse in the book. And if that means limiting contact with her, that may be the sanest and safest thing for you at this point in time and there's nothing wrong with that.

Take care of yourself.
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