tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774711327647583278.post8075763858208149022..comments2024-01-24T08:02:32.708-05:00Comments on The Queen and King: Years with my Mother (1990 - 1995)Gretel Ellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12399915088073772365noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774711327647583278.post-39691217852604038032014-03-19T18:55:14.331-04:002014-03-19T18:55:14.331-04:00Oh, Little One, sigh. I just wish you didn't h...Oh, Little One, sigh. I just wish you didn't have to experience all.this.mess...<br />Your "mother" and I unfortunately do share an autoimmune illness (I've been dxd. with 2, actually) and my toe nails fell off as well (among all kinds of other physical weirdness) but I never went to the MD or paid much attention to it: Too busy living, working, my late DH and I were in the process of building our home when he died leaving me a widow at 38 and so, I kept working-which I loved. This was my second career-she destroyed my first one which I mentioned in a previous comment. I learned long before to tolerate pain, "discomfort" and shut up about it. I didn't have time to mess with this medical stuff so I kept going. Had my first stroke in my early 40's and went back to work. <br />My point is there's no medical excuse for your "mother's" behavior. It seems their medical stuff is endless-and endlessly exhausting.<br />They do love the drama, they do enjoy the "Come closer so I can slap you" maneuvers and they do run through groups of friends-more like, leave a trail of disgusted, hurt people in their wake.<br />Nonetheless, they are the most self-preserving bunch I've ever encountered. Most Predators/Parasites are, unfortunately! ;)<br />I truly wondered at times if my "mother" was gonna out-live me which was a terrifying prospect, considering how she could have mined *that* "loss" despite my having been NC for decades!<br />And of course, their financial resources often insulate them from the natural consequences of their behavior. <br />TWTundra Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12262066568878267648noreply@blogger.com