Is it OK for me to simply opt out and decline to talk about it when they call and want to discuss all this old stuff?ĭEAR DREDGING: Yes, it is OK for you to opt out. I don’t enjoy dredging up the bad things that happened decades ago. I just find these talks exhausting and depressing. My problem is that my mom and one of my siblings have recently begun dredging up the past, saying it’s important we all talk through it to heal. ![]() I don’t anticipate us ever being as close as some families, but I can call them and talk to them and tell them honestly that I love them. I’ve been to counseling and now have what I would describe as an OK relationship with my siblings and parents. ![]() DEAR CAROLYN: I had a fairly unhappy childhood, thanks to issues in our family involving mental illness and emotional abuse.
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