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<blockquote data-quote="dstc_99" data-source="post: 629598" data-attributes="member: 15473"><p>Suz,</p><p>Suprisingly enough I have found that opening myself up has really changed my life. I have people I can call any day of the week and they would help me out. I have friends over to the house atleast once a week. I have an active, if small, group of friends. We support each other. We work together on neighborhood stuff and in general we have fun.</p><p> </p><p>The best part is that the people I have met are all so different. One is young and never wants children, her house is perfect and she is proper. One is a stay at home mom who has three girls and her house is a total mess but her girls are happy kids with minor issues and she is the one I am closest to. The final one is a stay at home mom whose kids have some pretty big issues and other than her being way to wrapped up in the kids at times she likes to party and is a fun person to be around. There were a few others in our group but due to moves with the military they aren't here anymore.</p><p> </p><p>They are all different. From different backgrounds, from different religions, and definitely from different beliefs. BUT they are perfect because we all fit together for some reason.</p><p> </p><p>I wish you the best getting to know your family. Mine is similar in that my moms side has had some major issues with money and mental health and tragedy. My fathers side of the family has had minor issues, mostly little family squables, and not much else. I detached from most of my moms family a long time ago because they detached from us. To be perfectly honest I just dont feel all that comfortable with them. They all grew up together and I was excluded from that for almost 15 years. I feel like an outsider around them. My dads family is much more familiar and comfortable for me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dstc_99, post: 629598, member: 15473"] Suz, Suprisingly enough I have found that opening myself up has really changed my life. I have people I can call any day of the week and they would help me out. I have friends over to the house atleast once a week. I have an active, if small, group of friends. We support each other. We work together on neighborhood stuff and in general we have fun. The best part is that the people I have met are all so different. One is young and never wants children, her house is perfect and she is proper. One is a stay at home mom who has three girls and her house is a total mess but her girls are happy kids with minor issues and she is the one I am closest to. The final one is a stay at home mom whose kids have some pretty big issues and other than her being way to wrapped up in the kids at times she likes to party and is a fun person to be around. There were a few others in our group but due to moves with the military they aren't here anymore. They are all different. From different backgrounds, from different religions, and definitely from different beliefs. BUT they are perfect because we all fit together for some reason. I wish you the best getting to know your family. Mine is similar in that my moms side has had some major issues with money and mental health and tragedy. My fathers side of the family has had minor issues, mostly little family squables, and not much else. I detached from most of my moms family a long time ago because they detached from us. To be perfectly honest I just dont feel all that comfortable with them. They all grew up together and I was excluded from that for almost 15 years. I feel like an outsider around them. My dads family is much more familiar and comfortable for me. [/QUOTE]
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