Thursday, August 16, 2012
Why can't I fit it all back in the drawer it came from?
My family being the it. Generally when I visit my siblings it takes a small bit of time to get all the emotional stuff it brings up shoved back in the drawer and the drawer slammed shut. This time, I can't seem to fit it all back in, I can't get the drawer shut.
I think I am a different person in my real life (non-family of origin life). Or maybe it's that I am viewed differently. People think I am capable, smart and fun. I think my family views me as the unstable, not too smart and shy one. I didn't attend a top college like my siblings did...frankly it wasn't possible financially at the time as my parents were divorcing. And, I have always been on the shy side, although that has really changed over time. Maybe the point here is that I have grown and changed, but I get tossed back to where I used to be when I visit. Then it's hard to shove all the bad feelings it causes me to have about myself, back in the drawer. This time was particularly bad because I flew across the country only to find out my brother was mad at me and have him treat me like I didn't exist. My mom said I needed to think about my part in it?! WTF??? He was mad because I expressed a viewpoint he didn't like. And guess what, I am NOT going to change my viewpoint because someone doesn't like it. And then there's my sister...she loves to look down on our mother. I couldn't wait to get the heck out of there. But, then I brought it all home with me and I've been trying to rid myself of it ever since.
What do I need to do to extricate myself from it all?
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