Category: Guilt Trips
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Selective Understanding
Today was my mom’s final antibody treatment since catching COVID and I’m hoping and praying that it helps and she’s able to overcome it because if this is the thing that kills her, my brother will just use it as an excuse to blame me for one more thing contributing to her death. I mean,…
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The End is really the Beginning
We’re finally into the second half of the year, something I’ve been looking forward to since before the start of 2022 because all signs are pointing to it’ll be amazing and make up for the last few years of crap. I’m waiting for that “amazing” part to kick in because on Saturday July 2nd, my…
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Stuck in the Matrix
I finally spoke my truth. My mother has this innate ability to get under my skin without even saying as much as a word, but I genuinely intended our interaction yesterday to be pleasant. And it was. Until she decided to comment about her having a panic attack due to having to ask me to…
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Well Past the Expiration Date
I wish she would just die already. That’s not the first time I’ve thought that and it certainly won’t be the last. The “she” in this case is my mother. I’m sure your first thought is “Wow, that’s awful, how could anyone wish that?” while your second thought is likely about how much of a…
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Dependent on Codependency
The terrible, awful, no good very bad daughter strikes again. Yesterday afternoon I was asked if Mom and her dog could stay with us for a day so they could “bomb” their apartment for fleas – fleas that apparently they’ve had for quite some time. I stupidly agreed, without even consulting D, and text him…
Limited Sanity 