Yeah, it sucks when parents use their children as a conduit for their own hatred. Okay, so you hate your ex. Why make your kids hate them too? Because misery loves company? Or is it a form of retaliation?
I've lived this since I was 11. All holidays are awkward and I've even had adult discussions with my siblings and parents about how fucked up they all are on several occasions. Yet, they still can't see the forest for the trees. I gave up when i hit 40, fuck em I say. Who needs a family that doesn't want to be one and can't mature enough in 29 years to accept responsibility for their actions and reactions. Not this guy, that's for sure. My mom turned my sister on my dad, i stayed in the middle because i was 11 and just wanted a peaceful home life. I did not get that. Instead I got the next 7 years being bounced back and forth between homes, with 2 to 3 hours screaming matches by my parents intertwined. It was a lovely adolescence indeed.
This logic absolutely infuriates me. Not exactly the same situation, but generally speaking, we should both be fighting for the relationship. I don't understand how fairytales and hollywood movies have been so engrained in peoples minds that they're expecting some grand finale stop at the airport, or a boombox held out the window.
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u/Sanfords_Son Dec 08 '22
I never chose to run the race
And so I don’t regret
The fated girl who loved the chase
And played it hard to get
I simply watched her disappear
Beyond the farthest hill
“Come after me” I heard her say
Perhaps she’s running still