Ever feel really out of the loop with family?

[ebwy2]

permanently

I found out an uncle had died when my friend's dad asked me why I hadn't been at the funeral the day before, and I said "who's funeral?"
no-one had bothered telling me

 

[ChikeeMomma]

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Every day of my life.

X2

x3 It has been a deliberate decision, but does make me a little sad when you also miss out on the good things that happen in life -- marriages, babies, etc.

 

[Judy]

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X2, or X3, or wherever we're at now.

Permanently here, too. I have 3 aunts, a nephew, and I don't even know how many cousins or whatever you call your nephew's kids. At least that's who was still alive the last I heard. There's at least one child molester among them. No contact with any of them for most of my adult life. I probably couldn't find them if I wanted to, I don't remember most of their names, and that's just fine with me.

I have never felt the least bit of obligation to maintain contact with anyone I didn't really like, relative or not, never mind with the really yukky ones. I wouldn't dream of doing that to myself.

 

[churchx3]

Why would you want to be involved in all that drama and upset? Seems to me you are much better off to be on the outside.

 

[Beekissed]

To all the black sheep orphans out there.....I think there are many, many more out there who feel like you can't go home or never really had a home in the first place. Families are complicated things....

I happen to LOVE black sheep and own one right now....she is special and so are we, folks!

 

[turney31]

Beekissed, I am one also. Gladly so. Thank you, for your kind words and

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[ebwy2]

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thanks, I needed to hear that. this time of year is HARD