This past week has brought many enlightenments into our families. Mostly My Grrrls. And I feel, for the first time, that she is seeing some things that I have seen, but have not wanted to push, because, after all, it is her Mother, and her mother has been there for us many times. Heck, she paid our bills while I finished school. NEVER WILL FORGET OR STOP BEING THANKFUL FOR THAT
However, when it comes to our kids, or I guess it is MY kids, that makes it is the problem that it is... when it comes to the kids that we raise, they are not on the same level with her other "grand kids" It has been this way for many years, and while I did not want to believe it, while I wanted to always see the excuses that sh gave as the truth, not just a way to get out of spending time with our kids, I see it now for what it is...
I will never understand why it is that she does not want to spend time with our kids, especially when my 17 year old offers to HELP with all of the kids that she was complaining of having to entertain? Other people use her as an effing babysitting service. We are basically punished because we are courteous... WHAT THE HELL! How is that fair? Hurt me, I can deal, I am a grown up, it is part of life, but DON'T YOU DARE HURT MY KIDS... Make them feel unwanted, and worse, My Grrrl, she feels these things too. unwanted, treated unfairly, and then, to be told that they are over reacting, imagining things... That is not fair either. Those are head games. NOT COOL...
My Dad, who was an awesome Grandpa for someone that lived in another state, is gone.. My mother is crazy. My mother is crazy, my sister is always busy, but does what she can...My Grrrl's Dad and Step Mom, who favor her brother's daughter a tad over ours (which I can understand...) but who are AWESOME nonetheless... LIVE IN DENVER... My Grrrl is right, it is not fair and they need to come home...That just leaves her mom, which apparently, we are not good enough for?
My kids are going to grow up wanting an extended family, the same way that I long for one. Hopefully they will find more happiness on that front, than I have... I know that I will be there for them and their kids, the way that my mom, and I am sad to have to admit, my mother in law, have not...
I love My Grrrl. We are getting stronger by the day and I am so very happy for that. It hurts me when things hurt her. I won't even go into what her brother did in this whole situation...We have to figure out how to be everything that we need from others, just by ourselves, in our house. It would be nice to have someone to take the kids so we could have a weekend away, but that can wait until Robert is 18 I guess? We will still be going strong then, so I guess it can wait.. for now, we will have to make the most of our Saver's and Target dates <3