my sister is visiting
she never misses a chance to complain about what a raw deal our parents have given her
i don't agree at least half the time
but i don't have the energy to fight her and her persecution complex
and sometimes we agree that our parents 'weren't interested in our feelings' or whatever....
but i have so much more empathy for their position than does my sis
and i also feel like whatever damage they did to me, or us, for our first 17 years
(and they weren't abusive, just really fuckin lame in a predictably human way)
like i said, 17 years
i've had 30 more to raise myself and get over myself
Name 3 TV shows that you watch
Or one show that your friends seem to like, but you can't manage to get thru one whole episode without getting bored
My onion soup boileth over
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lost
scrubs
a lot of my friends watch reality tv...i wont even bother
I listened to a self help tape (not by choice; a relative's idea of "car music" for a fucking hour ride) that said "Who ever said we were promised a happy childhood?" and it changed so much thinking for me. It's so true or at least it helped me. I also had a very, very different upbringing from my sister. Unfortunately we're no longer speaking but I know my horrible experiences made me a much stronger, wiser person than she...all the best to your family.