my dad had thanksgiving dinner at his house guess what?

Chixie -

DH's dad remarried and moved to FL and is the same way. They live in the same area as SMIL's kids & grandkis & they spend all of their time with them...DH & his sister and our kids have always been second best. SMIL gets whatever she wants, and that does not include FIL's children and their families.

No advice for you - but I can feel your pain
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Oh the joy of dysfunctional family members!
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I personally have two of them. They tick me off on a regular basis because they just don't give a flying fig about their own family and I will never understand that. My brother can't even be bothered to send his elderly mother an e-mail on Thanksgiving, not to mention anyone else in the family. And a phone call? Not in this lifetime.

Not much you can do, no way to try to figure out people like that. You kind of just have to decide to live your own life and be happy and let them do whatever the he** they want.
 
I am sorry no one asked you if you had plans or wanted to come.

It does go both ways though....my husbands girls just don't call or come over either. Not even on Thanksgiving and since his youngest daughter is kinda talking to us (she finally came and got her stuff on the 12 of nov.) we invited her over for the holiday and she said other family was coming to her moms so she is gonna stay there. We have not seen her in 4 months and she lives an hour away. Her dad is really hurt by this and does not understand why or what he did so wrong to be treated like this and just does not even want to be here a lot of the time. He says he will have no regrets spending his winters in a warmer state when that time comes and could not be soon enough for him since nothing here for him anyways. Since getting her stuff ignores me when I call or try to get a hold of her even on facebook and then makes up excuses....says she will come visit but does not know when, and only calls when she needs or wants something the girls can't do or figure out themselves or their mother can't do and that ain't much to be honest sad but true always has been. She has a bed here to sleep on and been sleeping the floor there for 4 months and wants to take this bed with her now and I said it stays here for when they need it here. I feel her mom should go get her one if living there....a lot of free usable ones on craigslist all the time. Anyways, I hope you had a good Thanksgiving with your kids and other family/friends.....it seems like you have a lot of good news on your relatives medical condition. Be thankful for what we do have and don't try and change people. Either they want to be involved in your life or they don't. I am not gonna force people to be in my life if they don't want to be....because it is not sincere anyways when they do if you have to do that.

Take care of yourself and best wishes to you and your family!
 
I calll him almost daily. I have talked to him and step mom all of the time. i do not treat them bad ever. i always tell my step mom i love her. when they got married the didnt include my dads kids but her daughter was there. we didnt know they got married until they showed up at my house to tell us. i feed all there animalds for them when they go out of town. I am good enough for that but not for thanksgiving dinner.

I had a great thanksgiving . I went to my moms sisters house
 
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I know some will tell you to keep trying with your Father. I'd have a hard time blaming his wife, him calling his own children is his responsibility, not hers. He's a big boy. I just wouldn't even bother with him myself. But that's just me.
 
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I don't know why people (especially family) do things like that.
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It *is* hurtful. Best thing IMO is not to take it personally... it is something that they are dealing with, often without you knowing the full situation. Let them know how you feel about it in a positive way, focus on how it makes you feel... and then sometimes you just have to let it just go, lower expectations, and focus on those that love and respect you.
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Its ok. I am over it now... I have two great things happen in my life and I am not going to swet the small stuff anymore...
 
Chixie, your dad is a schmuck. You can't let his crappy behavior dictate how you feel. I'm so sorry he's rude and hurt your feelings, I know how that can be. Just try to limit the opportunities he has to exclude you. hugs!
 
I should be used it by now... he was always like that with all of his kids... he has already lost a son in a motorcycle acciden and almost lost my sister in a horrible car accident and thought he was gonna lose his great grandson and he still chooses not to include us in anything. I still love him. But I know I have better things to worry about
 

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