Awake and up all night

Yummy

Is there no one else around who is Teflon to this woman? I suppose it's the usual case where difficult people repel reasonable folk who go off in a different direction so the only ones still around are those who don't resist or don't challenge.

Cheers

I detest the favoured child syndrome.

See, I come from a huge family, dad was the eldest of 9 siblings, and we're all really tactile and never shy from saying the 3 little words, whereas OH's family is tiny. They're very cold and indifferent. After his stroke it was like they weren't even interested but far far worse after his cancer diagnosis. I even had to spell it out to them he'd only got weeks if surgery didn't go ahead. All he got was a couple of extra visits during his months in hospital and a small flurry of get well soon cards. I was livid!

So that's what I'm dealing with, which is far worse than anything else as it upsets OH. I'd disown the lot of them without quibble but he's far too indoctrinated and even my dominance can't shake him out of it. Sheesh. Some bloody families try to hurt or destroy their own. Weird xxx

Nail on head with your previous comment  Shimmer xxx

It's all so very sad  

Not least because there is no easy way to move forward that won't also be sad.

Siiiiiigh! I know folk sometimes rally when illness rears it's head but ...

Stressy finds it difficult that although all but one of Scoot's many siblings are estranged and he doesn't really have contact with his own kids, Scoots still wants to make provision for his son in his will. 

Stressy winjes that couple of years back when Scoots had his heart attack a couple of his siblings visited in hospital.

Some rubbish relatives can't win 

Cheers.

Oh dear, so it's not just OH with a crap family  

Well it's hokey cokey time again and by the time I got back in I was on page 1745 and looking at a post from Helen, several hours ago.

Time to say night night before I get riled, but thanks for listening to my gripes as an impartial listener Shims, and I'll listen to ghost stories to nod myself off.

Sleep well when you do hon xxx

Families ... can be brilliant YAY ... can be terrible  and we don't get to choose.

Stressy had an extremely toxic family, I mean extremely ... he is the youngest child and despite horrendous experiences still remembers good things and smiles when looking back. 

Most would find this hard to understand if they were aware but ... 

Of course his autism wasn't recognized at all, only actually diagnosed couple years back but I reckon that's not his only issues, processing trauma also not the whole picture. Hey ho.

Cheers 

Yeah hamsters are out! Enjoy your spookies ️

N️yt

Poor Stressy too.

Well you never know hon, maybe some of this chat will be relatable to other readers.

Yep, I always enjoy the spookies

Nyt Shimmers xxx

Hello Gill (Gill H ) 

"Raki on the back balcony"

Raki is the Turkish National drink made from twice distilled grape pressings and flavored with aniseed - Normally 40% alcohol.

And yes we did it in private - that's drink the Raki. .

Kind regards - Brian

Morning Brian  

I looked up Raki yesterday and discovered it wasn't something clandestine - Lion's milk when water's added to the potent brew.

Get plenty of it down yourselves, but live it up on the front balcony next time xxx