Old 05-02-2014, 12:35 PM
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Originally Posted by EmmyG View Post
That's a problem, right?
Yeah... HER problem. Not yours. Not your sister's.

But again, JMHO. This is the kind of crap I had to ignore in other dysfunctional people around me (like my mom). I had to stop caring about what she thought, stop worrying over how she would react & honor MY needs & MY decisions first. I let the chips fall where they may because I couldn't keep trying to juggle everything so I did for me & DD & everything else was off my radar until I got to a better place in my own recovery & could handle parts of the rest of it again.

You know what happened? My mom ended up in therapy for her OWN issues. She could have easily gone the opposite route, but she was getting nowhere quick trying to battle with me once I put myself first & eventually had to give up or change.

I realize it's not that cut & dry for everyone.
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