Monday, January 17, 2011

Dear Mom:

When I look on Facebook and see that Morgan has denied my friend request, I now know that you and Krystal have something in common. If I don't give you what you want, you slander me to whomever will listen. I'm sure that Brook and Morgan now think the worse of me. I'm sure you have bitched about me to Viki and Tom. Maybe the kids should start talking about you the way you talk about them. You would think that after losing your own siblings, you would try to be the peace keeper for your children and help fix these broken relationships but instead, you seem to encourage these burned bridges.

There is no secret that I have a horrible relationship with my mother. And that I had a horrible friendship with my former best friend, Krystal. My mother has been hurting me for 25 years and today, I am going to let it go. Mostly because a) I'm better than this drama and b) I realized that I had been given a second chance with parents.

Dave and Lisa are the best parents I could ever ask for. They are extremely supportive and although we have different views about life, I feel like I could go to them for anything. I am really happy that I met them when I was 17 because I feel like we have a much stronger relationship and they only got the tail-end of my bratty self. However, they do realize that I'm a complainer but love me all the same. They just want me to be happy. I didn't know if I would grow to love them or just like them a lot. But I love them very much. It is nice to finally love and like your parents.

As for my biological mother, maybe one day we will grow to be civil but my life is too short to spend it fighting with her all the time. Obviously we can't find a middle ground so it is best to keep some distance. I really don't need to fight with someone when I live on another continent and a day ahead of them.

1 comment:

  1. we will all see that this was a really healthy thing to realize. i fully support you, ang.

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