tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-570655052849048780.post5731290875455806982..comments2023-11-03T13:16:48.376+00:00Comments on A Woman Of No Importance: Out-Laws...A Woman Of No Importancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02194976046531063422noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-570655052849048780.post-77386718650283319102012-01-27T16:57:25.402+00:002012-01-27T16:57:25.402+00:00Blood is indeed thicker than water but only if you...Blood is indeed thicker than water but only if you mix it with oxo and cornflour. <br />Dear oh dear, the kind of ineptitude that allows one to run over oneself with their own car surely has to be trained for and cannot be just a natural "gift".<br />Sometimes the best thing to do is to shake your head and turn away to regard something or someone more worthy of your attention. And then think no more about it.Perlnumquisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13719930860859412405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-570655052849048780.post-86875298206019605252012-01-18T10:50:46.126+00:002012-01-18T10:50:46.126+00:00What can one say, Fhina. I'm amazed at your p...What can one say, Fhina. I'm amazed at your patience in even keeping contact. I'm afraid I'm the 'give them up as a bad job' sort when people give me such grief but then I have had a great family to fall back on. Perhaps not quite Enid Blyton but I never cease to thank my lucky stars for my small but wonderful little clique. I just wish you could all share my good fortune in this regard.Scriptor Senexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17795521284516432520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-570655052849048780.post-57734666587710303152012-01-17T23:08:15.084+00:002012-01-17T23:08:15.084+00:00Thanks much for the explanation! Perhaps he receiv...Thanks much for the explanation! Perhaps he received a bit of karma for past deeds? In any case, you're damn nice. I can tell that by your blogging, and I try very hard not to keep jerks on my sidebar. If you're there, you're doing something right. So, glad to hear you're not trying to make them happy at your expense of health, mental or otherwise. Sometimes, it is best to stay out of the mix!Suldoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07778845367184916684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-570655052849048780.post-61277285938971229112012-01-17T15:32:26.612+00:002012-01-17T15:32:26.612+00:00And bile it is...to you! Glad it is working out o...And bile it is...to you! Glad it is working out of your system. I too had some bile to remove!! Still working on it!<br />Hugs to you dear friend<br />SueAnnSueannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05299288406218968621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-570655052849048780.post-28772753414226564572012-01-17T08:52:29.687+00:002012-01-17T08:52:29.687+00:00I've yet to meet the family like the one's...I've yet to meet the family like the one's in the Enid Blyton books...I suspect that they really don't exist.<br /><br />I always felt, and still feel, short changed in the family department.<br /><br />SPAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-570655052849048780.post-50537098350257964072012-01-17T08:48:07.790+00:002012-01-17T08:48:07.790+00:00I wish I could adopt a really good grandfather for...I wish I could adopt a really good grandfather for my two- they've lucked out on this relationship due to the drinking habits & death of my father ( whom they never knew ) & the lack of any kind of decent relationship with the other.<br /><br />I too have invested in myself in the last few years resulting in the fading of friendships of very self absorbed friends. I laugh more, I look better & I'm happier.<br />I admire your honesty. ( Do they read your Blog ?! )BadPennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09889591351222591488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-570655052849048780.post-58082198047095260342012-01-17T01:45:48.471+00:002012-01-17T01:45:48.471+00:00Oh join the club hon!!! There's always room f...Oh join the club hon!!! There's always room for more of us at the Disfunctional, Hopelessly-Selfish, Bollocks- to-Them-All Support Group. I'm the youngest of seven with 18 nephews and nieces and do you think anyone bothered when I had two nervous breakdowns in quick succession, hospitalised in the looney bin three years ago? No. You're not alone and perfectly entitled to vent like mad on your very own blog - l've chosen my family loyalties very carefully and I'm afraid the list is minute!!! Big hugs to you hon:)))) xoxoxoxoxoxPull Your Socks Up!https://www.blogger.com/profile/14147274267016718793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-570655052849048780.post-41122497325580913252012-01-16T18:47:03.718+00:002012-01-16T18:47:03.718+00:00I feel for you. My husband's sister was a car...I feel for you. My husband's sister was a carping critical b----. She's dead now, but it doesn't really make much difference to me, because I still have to listen to others in ihis family tell me how wonderful she was and how much fun! And maybe she was with them. But definitely not with me.<br /><br />I just try to ignore it all and "Keep calm and carry on." Not easy.<br /><br />Take care of yourself and try not to even think about these dreadful people. Hugs!Canadian Chickadeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12995693884248628958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-570655052849048780.post-5114968962723850612012-01-15T20:32:29.069+00:002012-01-15T20:32:29.069+00:00Some of us are not gifted with great families and ...Some of us are not gifted with great families and perhaps it's up to us to create our own great families out of people who are not related to us by blood but but by heart, soul and/or mind.<br /><br />I know how you feel and allowing your son to make up his own mind is the right thing to do. I've had to do the same with my daughter.Spilling Inkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02427671883940188334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-570655052849048780.post-68747335591691754032012-01-15T18:55:21.888+00:002012-01-15T18:55:21.888+00:00I'm pretty lucky with my family, on both sides...I'm pretty lucky with my family, on both sides, but I've never really understood the idea that you must put up with them no matter what they do. Why? Being "family" doesn't give people the right to treat each other badly. Good on you for being strong and also for allowing your son to reach his own conclusions. That must have taken some self control.Expat mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-570655052849048780.post-40750109728112194632012-01-15T14:54:45.850+00:002012-01-15T14:54:45.850+00:00Some family members are really difficult - in all ...Some family members are really difficult - in all families. And eventually, the children come to the same realization as you - without you having to say anything. It's terribly sad that families are fractured by certain people; but they've brought it on themselves. There is no good reason to expose your little family to the insanity any more than necessary.Gigihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05467164195744234746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-570655052849048780.post-61381012058736286352012-01-15T13:56:26.210+00:002012-01-15T13:56:26.210+00:00Hello Fhina:
Families really can be a great trial ...Hello Fhina:<br />Families really can be a great trial and we feel for you over yours, particularly regarding the way that your son is treated by them. That is, perhaps, the most difficult thing to bear.<br /><br />Eventually, and surely now you are at that point, one must recognise that there will be no sea-change and things are as they are. Better to recognise this and move on in your own life and concerns. It is far less stressful all round.Jane and Lance Hattatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831890261259302647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-570655052849048780.post-25881724356173624602012-01-15T13:05:31.162+00:002012-01-15T13:05:31.162+00:00What a superb post. What is it they say, you choos...What a superb post. What is it they say, you choose friends, not relations. I know the feeling!Grumpy Old Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17828200865710133059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-570655052849048780.post-31289595924902626332012-01-15T12:40:51.603+00:002012-01-15T12:40:51.603+00:00I feel for you and your son. My in-laws are very ...I feel for you and your son. My in-laws are very difficult people, and we had an outpouring of anger from the Small Boy Wonder on the beach in Cornwall last year as he explained how he had realized what a fool his grandfather is. I suspect his cousins will go through the same process before long. But however much you tell them it's not, kids do think that some of it is their fault. You definitely need to put yourself first in these situations, although that can be easier said than done.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com