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Old 10-15-2011, 06:41 AM
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EveningRose
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It's sort of a relief to hear this from others. I have had virtually no contact for 4 years and don't miss them at all. Those who have not been there are sometimes of the mind that SURELY I'll regret this and when they die, I'll mourn all the lost moments. All I can think is: what lost moments? The lost chance to be yelled at and publicly humiliated? The lost chance to be told I'm not quite good enough? The lost chance to be told I'm annoying and deserve to be kicked around verbally? The lost chance to be told that my siblings are somehow better and deserve to be treated better than me and the reason I treat them well is NOT because I'm a good person but because they are?

Nope, I'm not missing their company at all. I've set things in the past often enough to be confident that I'm capable of and willing to forgive and this is finally about boundaries, not about grudges as they of course would tell me it is.
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