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re: People who cut off their family, what did they do to you?
Posted on 7/19/23 at 5:24 pm to TigerBaron
Posted on 7/19/23 at 5:24 pm to TigerBaron
Addiction and mistreatment that I didn’t realize was happening until I got older.
Every now and then they’ll call, usually middle of the night when they’ve been drinking, and I never answer.
Every now and then they’ll call, usually middle of the night when they’ve been drinking, and I never answer.
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Posted on 7/19/23 at 5:33 pm to Foy
I have pretty much cutoff all of my family because of how they have treated my mom and my father. as a lot know, my dad has late stage dementia, Lewey Body (sp?) and a host of other medical issues, and when they lived in Mobile they would all the time ask mom for help with stuff, ask them over for dinner, but despite all of that, in the 4 years since diagnosis none have ever helped my mom with my dad, or accompanied her to medical procedures or the like.
i convinced my folks to sell their house (she was only one physically capable of upkeep, and even that was getting more difficult) and convinced them to move close to my wife and I. they have invited mom parents to come visit them, but none have made any attempt to come see them - despite them coming to or through town.
so I am a bit jaded and angry at them, and have 0 use for any of them.
and i realize that I am saying that about them, and i was not there - but at the time I lived 4 hours away, and my job was a 50% travel requirement job, so it was very difficult to get down to help them, but I at least made the effort to help.
when my mom had hip replacement surgery, I ended up staying with them for a week and mowing the lawn and otherwise, and at no point during recovery did any of them offer to come by, they would simply text to see how she was doing.
frickem
i convinced my folks to sell their house (she was only one physically capable of upkeep, and even that was getting more difficult) and convinced them to move close to my wife and I. they have invited mom parents to come visit them, but none have made any attempt to come see them - despite them coming to or through town.
so I am a bit jaded and angry at them, and have 0 use for any of them.
and i realize that I am saying that about them, and i was not there - but at the time I lived 4 hours away, and my job was a 50% travel requirement job, so it was very difficult to get down to help them, but I at least made the effort to help.
when my mom had hip replacement surgery, I ended up staying with them for a week and mowing the lawn and otherwise, and at no point during recovery did any of them offer to come by, they would simply text to see how she was doing.
frickem
Posted on 7/19/23 at 5:45 pm to Strannix
Unnecessary.
I mean, I laughed hard, but unnecessary.
I mean, I laughed hard, but unnecessary.
Posted on 7/19/23 at 6:05 pm to TigerBaron
32% here
My half brother is a freaking mess... lie, cheat, steal, drugs, you name it
Dude is almost 50, has 4 kids with 4 different women (all strippers), doesn't have a place to live, bounces from jobs quicker than he bounces from meth'd out strippers
He's been supported by dad all his life, and when dad put his foot down, he put a brick through dad's windshield... he's broken into dad's home numerous times and stolen shite... tried to steal my go-cart when I was 11 and sell if for drug money
Dad passed away last year and within the first hour, he was cleaning out dad's shop for shite to sell...then he had the nerve to make up a story about how he is the only one who knows that I'm not my father's child, and my mom had an affair (the real story is that I was conceived on a camping trip in tennessee in a log cabin)... so he cashed out his small inheritance so "he could buy his girlfriend a car so she could get a real job"
He abandoned all 4 of his sons, because "she was the crazy one"... he's a drug fueled con artist, scammer and manipulator with no future... and everybody is out to get him... unlucky for him, the money has run out, so who knows what'll happen, but I say good riddance to that piece of shite. I hope he is buried in a mountain of shite, because if I have to take care of it, that's exactly what will happen
My half brother is a freaking mess... lie, cheat, steal, drugs, you name it
Dude is almost 50, has 4 kids with 4 different women (all strippers), doesn't have a place to live, bounces from jobs quicker than he bounces from meth'd out strippers
He's been supported by dad all his life, and when dad put his foot down, he put a brick through dad's windshield... he's broken into dad's home numerous times and stolen shite... tried to steal my go-cart when I was 11 and sell if for drug money
Dad passed away last year and within the first hour, he was cleaning out dad's shop for shite to sell...then he had the nerve to make up a story about how he is the only one who knows that I'm not my father's child, and my mom had an affair (the real story is that I was conceived on a camping trip in tennessee in a log cabin
)... so he cashed out his small inheritance so "he could buy his girlfriend a car so she could get a real job" He abandoned all 4 of his sons, because "she was the crazy one"... he's a drug fueled con artist, scammer and manipulator with no future... and everybody is out to get him... unlucky for him, the money has run out, so who knows what'll happen, but I say good riddance to that piece of shite. I hope he is buried in a mountain of shite, because if I have to take care of it, that's exactly what will happen
Posted on 7/19/23 at 10:59 pm to TigerBaron
I had a friend who took his lady friend (future wife) to meet his family. His family was rude to her so he left and never returned. When I worked with him it had been over twenty years since he had seen his parents.
Posted on 7/20/23 at 12:55 am to TigerBaron
Didn't talk to my older drama queen sister for over a year. Over inheritance crap. My father died a while back. As the first college grad of the family (both sisters dropped out of high school when they ran off with boys), I was going to be the executor of my father's estate (for what it was). But, on his deathbed, my older sister convinced him to let her be the executor. Well, she didn't take everything but my other sister and I were shorted.
The most important thing to me was my fathers's tools / toolboxes. He was an aircraft mechanic (worked on Air Force One) and then had a auto service business later where I worked for him. I used those tools a ton over the years. But she's steadfastly avoided turning them over. But it wasn't this only. My wife's family lives in PCB and my sister's in Fort Walton, but she wouldn't let me visit her or see us when we were down. The last time I saw her in person was at a resteraunt in Fort Walton I invited her to while we were down. My family and I waited almost an hour for her to show up, and when she did, she wouldn't eat w us as her son (a tweaker) had some issue going on she couldn't ignore. That was it, I cut her off as it was clear to me she didn't give a shite about me or my family.
HOWEVER, after speaking with a number of other people, including my aunt whom I love and respect, I overcame my anger and frustration with my older sister and have reconciled. We now communicate multiple times weekly. I'm more of a therapist, listening to whatever the latest drama she has been victimized with. I can ignore this enough so that I can enjoy talking about the old days, current events, etc.
Before my father died, my sister and i were pretty close. Even with her drama-filled life, i loved her and missed being connected to her. After reading all the stories here, I know I did the right thing to overcome my anger and forgive her. Compared to some of your stories, it just seems petty now in comparison.
The most important thing to me was my fathers's tools / toolboxes. He was an aircraft mechanic (worked on Air Force One) and then had a auto service business later where I worked for him. I used those tools a ton over the years. But she's steadfastly avoided turning them over. But it wasn't this only. My wife's family lives in PCB and my sister's in Fort Walton, but she wouldn't let me visit her or see us when we were down. The last time I saw her in person was at a resteraunt in Fort Walton I invited her to while we were down. My family and I waited almost an hour for her to show up, and when she did, she wouldn't eat w us as her son (a tweaker) had some issue going on she couldn't ignore. That was it, I cut her off as it was clear to me she didn't give a shite about me or my family.
HOWEVER, after speaking with a number of other people, including my aunt whom I love and respect, I overcame my anger and frustration with my older sister and have reconciled. We now communicate multiple times weekly. I'm more of a therapist, listening to whatever the latest drama she has been victimized with. I can ignore this enough so that I can enjoy talking about the old days, current events, etc.
Before my father died, my sister and i were pretty close. Even with her drama-filled life, i loved her and missed being connected to her. After reading all the stories here, I know I did the right thing to overcome my anger and forgive her. Compared to some of your stories, it just seems petty now in comparison.
Posted on 7/20/23 at 2:24 am to TigerBaron
If your kids or you are in danger by being around them. This could include unpredictability of their personality.
Posted on 7/20/23 at 4:39 am to BoogaBear
My older brother who I strongly believe is bipolar threatened to kill my parents. I was living three hours away and my family didn’t tell me until after everything was over. My parents had supported him financially for years without my knowledge. They thought I might beat the hell out of him.
My parents flipped over backwards to help him out for years. He couldn’t hold a job for more than 3-4 years and would suddenly loose it and quit. My father would then help him out by giving him some money and pay his mortgage until he found a new job.
I once counted that he had lived 12 years in two of my parents properties. My father and sister had given him cars or fixed a car for him. The straw that broke the camels back was when my father asked him what he was going to do with his life. He lost it and threatened them. He was divorced with two kids and said all his money was going to child support.
A few months later he was suddenly getting remarried with a women with a kid. My mother asked his new wife were they were going to live. His new wife said on my brothers farm. My brother didn’t own a farm, my father did. He showed up at my parents house and threatened to kill them both if they interfered with him again.
He then showed up at my house. I unknowingly didn’t know what was happening. He started saying that my parents gave me everything and he hadn’t been treated fairly. I called him on his sh!t and pointed out all the things that I did know that they had done for him. He left an hour later. I then called my sister and parents and told them about his visit . They were both emotionally shaken and that’s when they told me the whole story. My sister had spent the last couple months filing to have him evicted from my parents property. I haven’t seen him since. That was 13 years ago.
I do know that he has managed to hold down a job since then. He has worked for the government for 12 years.
My wife hasn’t spoken to her father or brother in 7-8 years because her brother is a drug addict and her father kept giving him money which just enabled him. She confronted her father on the issue and he told her to mind her own business. He’s her adopted father and her brother is a half- brother.
My parents flipped over backwards to help him out for years. He couldn’t hold a job for more than 3-4 years and would suddenly loose it and quit. My father would then help him out by giving him some money and pay his mortgage until he found a new job.
I once counted that he had lived 12 years in two of my parents properties. My father and sister had given him cars or fixed a car for him. The straw that broke the camels back was when my father asked him what he was going to do with his life. He lost it and threatened them. He was divorced with two kids and said all his money was going to child support.
A few months later he was suddenly getting remarried with a women with a kid. My mother asked his new wife were they were going to live. His new wife said on my brothers farm. My brother didn’t own a farm, my father did. He showed up at my parents house and threatened to kill them both if they interfered with him again.
He then showed up at my house. I unknowingly didn’t know what was happening. He started saying that my parents gave me everything and he hadn’t been treated fairly. I called him on his sh!t and pointed out all the things that I did know that they had done for him. He left an hour later. I then called my sister and parents and told them about his visit . They were both emotionally shaken and that’s when they told me the whole story. My sister had spent the last couple months filing to have him evicted from my parents property. I haven’t seen him since. That was 13 years ago.
I do know that he has managed to hold down a job since then. He has worked for the government for 12 years.
My wife hasn’t spoken to her father or brother in 7-8 years because her brother is a drug addict and her father kept giving him money which just enabled him. She confronted her father on the issue and he told her to mind her own business. He’s her adopted father and her brother is a half- brother.
Posted on 7/20/23 at 5:24 am to choupiquesushi
My mother is a sociopath who beat me up muliple times per year (sometimes using blunt objects) until I got big enough to throw her off me. Dad was never around/didn't care when he found out. When he left after the divorce, he REALLY didn't care. I never hit her back but that didn't stop her from telling her boyfriends that I did, presumably to gain sympathy.
Lil brother was always the favorite, and she doesn't allow him to talk to me, so he doesn't. He's also 35 and still lives with her and my stepdad.
Haven't spoken to any of them in about a decade and have no desire to.
Lil brother was always the favorite, and she doesn't allow him to talk to me, so he doesn't. He's also 35 and still lives with her and my stepdad.
Haven't spoken to any of them in about a decade and have no desire to.
Posted on 7/20/23 at 6:49 am to TigerBaron
Cousin got involved with drugs as a teenager and the made a lot of BAD decisions and started popping out kids at 18. Numerous boyfriends.....and a few girlfriends who abused the kids and she would chose the partners over the kids.
She's 50 now.....still on the drug train . Stole from her parents. Alienated the kids. Her oldest child became a cop and has actually busted her once in a raid.
She's 50 now.....still on the drug train . Stole from her parents. Alienated the kids. Her oldest child became a cop and has actually busted her once in a raid.
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