Stephanie
gee, i just saw this board for the first time !
I go right to the alanon board, i'm glad to see this.
I was thinking how ingrained the childhood issues are
and so hard to decifer with clarity.Our responses to others
are such a part of who we are.
My 87 yr old Dad lives with us and yes he is mentaly slowly
leaving the real world. Its hard now to remember what a big
tough hard drinking guy he was for so many yrs. he never quit drinking until he was 75 and then one day he just did.Left him
a cranky kind of guy, so i keep him on celexia and it keeps the
edge off-other wise I know I couldnt of had him here.
My Dad has loved me but never a compliment, always and to this day I get insulted, he's no respector of people though, if your overweight he'll tell you, if you do something that will cause him to make fun of you he'll do it.Yrs ago he said you get the other guy before he gets you, explains some of why he is the way he is
I usualy react with a retort right back, not a good reaction but such a habit !
Visiting your grandfather should bring you peace
Hugs
liddy