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Nostalgia  

DonnaChang 54F
458 posts
12/21/2020 6:30 am
Nostalgia


Every so often I think about things from another time that I actually liked. Places that used to exist in my Hometown, people I used to know, TV shows that are no longer. Makes me miss my Dad. If he were still here, I would not have moved back to my hometown to make sure my mother is okay.

My dad would have made sure she was taken care of, but instead that has fallen on me. My other family members are not reliable. I don't wait for my mother to call and ask for something to get done. I just show up and take care of things.

Other family members do not work, do not go to school and literally have nothing to do but steal oxygen from the air. I work 40hrs a week and I work nights and I still manage to take care of what I can for my mother. If my dad were still here, I would be somewhere else doing something else with people I like and actually like me.

I changed the course of my life to make sure my mother would be okay after my dad passed. No other family member has done that. They all just kept on going with their lives without a care. Then to top it all off, my mother gives them whenever they ask. Basically, they can't go out and work for because that cuts into their "" time.

I wish my dad was still here because then maybe I could live my life without a care in the world. And I wouldn't have to do snow removal from two houses, just one.

travellerabc123 54M
3989 posts
12/22/2020 5:26 am

You aren't the only one. Keep the faith.

Embrace the suck


cyclingfool 62M  
6666 posts
12/21/2020 9:10 am

I understand in part. I lived with my mom the last year of her life to care for her. I have a brother that would swoop in one night every two weeks and somehow all the cousins would show up and see him as the great care giver.
My mom never had a bad word towards, but did say she like when it was just us. Much quieter.
You are doing the right thing. Your memories will last a lifetime.


Typical39 45M
19 posts
12/21/2020 8:51 am

I tip my hat to you


1niceguy4u2008 63M

12/21/2020 7:30 am

Sorry to hear. Life is strange... My dad passed away a few years back. My mom has trouble getting around and has some memory issues as well. My older sister and I were doing everything we could for my mom, but my younger sister did nothing. It has split up our family as well.. So I totally understand... I wish it was my mom who died and not my dad.


dell9600 67M  
1426 posts
12/21/2020 7:25 am

There are very few people like you in this world. Good things will come your way. Keep smiling...


DonnaChang 54F
212 posts
12/21/2020 6:31 am

I don't want to spend Christmas with any of these ungrateful lazy people.


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