Dawn Falbe

I know too from personal experience that it's sometimes hard to accept and
hard to be the person to rise above your own mother. Glad I'm in such good
company <g>
Dawn
They say people will drink themselves to death. They say cigarette smoking

will kill you. My mom consumes both still and regularly and is 70. There's

nothing to talk about with her anymore. She's so brain damaged she can't

remember things right and can't tell what happened the day before with any

reliability or clarity. And the stories are usually about going to a casino

and seeing someone she knew, anyway. And I'm ashamed when it's someone I

know too.

It's sad to feel that way about your own mom. I have some really good

memories from childhood, and one time I wrote her a long mother's day card

with about fifty of them all lined out, after Kirby was born. I was hoping

it would make her be a better mom to my brother. Maybe it did. For me, it

was like a big thank you and goodbye letter, because having held up the best

of our relationship for me and her to remember, I quit expecting any more

good things to come of it.

I kept a copy, and it helped make me mindful that I'm building a store of

good memories for my kids, and it's good not to cancel them back out.

We never fight or insult each other. I just do what she needs and get gone

politely.

Sandra



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Peggy

And, for someone who has embraced that lifestyle into their 70's, maybe
all the brain cells just aren't connecting anymore. Long term alcoholism
can lead to a form of dementia. Sort of hard to connect when no one's on
the phone.

Peggy


Dawn Falbe wrote:
>
> I know too from personal experience that it's sometimes hard to accept and
> hard to be the person to rise above your own mother. Glad I'm in such good
> company <g>
> Dawn
> They say people will drink themselves to death. They say cigarette smoking
>
> will kill you. My mom consumes both still and regularly and is 70. There's
>
> nothing to talk about with her anymore. She's so brain damaged she can't
>
> remember things right and can't tell what happened the day before with any
>
> reliability or clarity. And the stories are usually about going to a casino
>
> and seeing someone she knew, anyway. And I'm ashamed when it's someone I
>
> know too.
>
> It's sad to feel that way about your own mom. I have some really good
>
> memories from childhood, and one time I wrote her a long mother's day card
>
> with about fifty of them all lined out, after Kirby was born. I was hoping
>
> it would make her be a better mom to my brother. Maybe it did. For me, it
>
> was like a big thank you and goodbye letter, because having held up the best
>
> of our relationship for me and her to remember, I quit expecting any more
>
> good things to come of it.
>
> I kept a copy, and it helped make me mindful that I'm building a store of
>
> good memories for my kids, and it's good not to cancel them back out.
>
> We never fight or insult each other. I just do what she needs and get gone
>
> politely.
>
> Sandra
>
> ********************
> Dawn Falbe
> Astrologer Coach
> (520) 312-5300
> ********************
> www.astrologerdawn.com
> dawn@...
> Enlightening you on how to discover and live your Soul Purpose
>
> "The people who get on in this world are people who get up and look for the
> circumstances they want, and, if they can't find them, make them." - George
> Bernard Shaw
>
> "The only time my education was interrupted was when I was in school" -
> George Bernard Shaw
>
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