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A pity. It is harder to forgive those you have wronged, than those who have wronged you, so if this person has caused you distress, patience is mandatory.

posted by adnohr on February 17, 2013 at 10:00 PM | link to this | reply

I believe I know how you feel. I have a rather large family myself ( three brothers, two sisters . . . all married . . . fifteen nieces and nephews and six great-nieces and nephews! ) Some of them I get along with wonderfully, others treat me like a lepar. What's that old saying . . . "You can choose your friends but you can't choose your relatives?" Some things you can control, other things you cannot. Just don't allow any of the "enstrangements" to affect your everyday life . . . if you can help it. Stay positive!

posted by JimmyA on November 26, 2012 at 1:36 PM | link to this | reply

TryingAgainand Again

The Thanksgiving dinners when I was young were extended family. My cousins today are nuclear only having their own children. BC-A, Bill’s R®st

posted by BC-A on November 26, 2012 at 7:31 AM | link to this | reply

I was trying to understand....is your absence taken for granted, or is your

presence taken for granted. I did get the other part about ur estranged loved one saying it's either me or her/him.

Welcome and look forward to reading ur future posts.

 

posted by Straightforward on November 26, 2012 at 6:30 AM | link to this | reply