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<blockquote data-quote="Elsi" data-source="post: 739647" data-attributes="member: 23349"><p>Sometimes you’ve gotta laugh! They don’t seem to realize how predictable all their excuses are. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Funny how many things ‘just happen’ to them! The world is so unfair, everyone is against them. Nothing to do with their own attitude and behavior. And of course, we don’t get it, because we never had to put up with a bad boss or unpleasant tasks at work just to put food on the table or a roof over their heads. They think it was all roses for us, don’t they? </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Sometimes I want to shake S and say you know what I was doing at your age? Working full time and raising the four of you! I didn’t have the luxury of an extended adolescence to go find myself, or bailing on my responsibilities because I just didn’t feel like it anymore. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I do, too, with my difficult ones. I’m glad I have two who now call me just to talk and say they love me. It hurts when they only call when they want something. I’ve also felt guilty for enjoying periods of silence from them. But when they call, they have a problem they are trying to make my problem. </p><p></p><p>The good news is she apparently did land a new job yesterday, and starts Tuesday. A bar. Sigh. I’m not thrilled about that given her issues with alcohol, but she did get a job as promised. I guess we’ll see what happens next. It’s like a bad soap opera I can’t stop watching.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Elsi, post: 739647, member: 23349"] Sometimes you’ve gotta laugh! They don’t seem to realize how predictable all their excuses are. Funny how many things ‘just happen’ to them! The world is so unfair, everyone is against them. Nothing to do with their own attitude and behavior. And of course, we don’t get it, because we never had to put up with a bad boss or unpleasant tasks at work just to put food on the table or a roof over their heads. They think it was all roses for us, don’t they? Sometimes I want to shake S and say you know what I was doing at your age? Working full time and raising the four of you! I didn’t have the luxury of an extended adolescence to go find myself, or bailing on my responsibilities because I just didn’t feel like it anymore. I do, too, with my difficult ones. I’m glad I have two who now call me just to talk and say they love me. It hurts when they only call when they want something. I’ve also felt guilty for enjoying periods of silence from them. But when they call, they have a problem they are trying to make my problem. The good news is she apparently did land a new job yesterday, and starts Tuesday. A bar. Sigh. I’m not thrilled about that given her issues with alcohol, but she did get a job as promised. I guess we’ll see what happens next. It’s like a bad soap opera I can’t stop watching. [/QUOTE]
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