Her article made me think, "How can she handle that?" and I said to myself, "That's one tough young woman, with lots of patience!" So, I left her a comment which was something to the effect of..."Geez, I don't know how you do that...date a med student, I mean! Yikes, that's got to be difficult! But, there again, I bet you'd wonder how I could actually avoid killing my foul-mouth, totally disrespectful, truant, habitual marijuana using 17 year old daughter-if you read my blog too!"
Oh...and her 36 year old "adult" sister who also lives in this place!
Some parents do that you know!
I am just sayin'!
I'll tell you how I do it! Yes, it's how I avoid strangling the living daylights outta those two ornamental, dysfunctional home wreckers, Dear Readers!
I am.....................
Yes, I am sicker than most because any mother with a tiny little sliver of self-respect would have put those girls out of her misery a long time ago!
Thank GOD I have an Al-Anon meeting tonight.
It's 4:15 in the afternoon here in California. Is it too early to enjoy a glass of wine with my hot bath and is that inappropriate BEFORE my meeting? After all, I don't have a drinking problem but if this shit keeps up, I may have one before long!
More later..............
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I don't think you are sicker than most ;-0, you just aren't in sunny denial. I think plenty of people have similar family situations but don't ADMIT it. Some talk about glacial & undramatic family life and that is exactly what it is: Talk. You lay it(the truth) on the line. ~Mary
ReplyDeleteNo, I say enjoy a glass of wine!
ReplyDeleteYou've lost your sanity, your privacy, your dignity...but NOT your sense of humor. Thank God!
ReplyDeleteLisa, if there is anyone that can handle those girls, it's you, my friend. I have to believe that you're getting stronger every single day. I hope you got your glass of wine before your meeting and you're absolutely right, YOU aren't the one with the addiction so have it and enjoy every last drop. I so wish I was there to give you a hug and tell you what a great job you do.
ReplyDeleteI know it's inappropriate to laugh in the face of someone else's problem, but... LOL! Hey, if you can't have a laugh and a glass of wine, where would you be?
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for the shout-out! I appreciate it. You know what? We all have our things to handle, yours are certainly more difficult than mine! But I think you've got the key here, for how to do it well: maintain your sense of humor and perspective. With a little laughter, somehow we human beings can manage to get through even the most difficult of situations. Can't wait to read more of your blog.
ReplyDeleteLisa I have to second what Lou said - Thank god for your sense of humor!
ReplyDeleteLisa, you made me smile. And also made me glad that I don't have those daughters. A wife is enough for me.
ReplyDeleteYou're not sick, Lisa...you're a mom.
ReplyDeleteHang in there, love.
XOXO
It's a mad mad world we live in, and I think you have to be a little sick and twisted to make it through every day bullshit. My dad says 'You have to be crazy to keep from going insane'. I don't know if that is one of his original thoughts or not.
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