Posted by fallsfall on June 14, 2003, at 0:12:01
In reply to How would YOU feel??, posted by tina on June 13, 2003, at 20:23:11
You are so right to be mad and hurt.
When I left my husband, my parents and both sisters sided with him. They would visit him, but they wouldn't come to my house. They would call him, but not call me. It was excruciating. I didn't have the option of staying, there was no way that my depression would get better if I stayed. My family didn't care, didn't listen.
It is now 4 years later and they are talking to me again. My son graduated from High School today (Yeah!) and I had a party at my house afterwards. My parents, one sister (the other is too far away), my ex all came. My parents had a good time talking to him because they haven't talked to him in a long time (we were married 19 years, so they knew each other pretty well). They still give him Xmas presents, but I'm the one they talk to to find out about the kids. So it really has gotten better.
The early pain is very sharp. But, at least in my case, things did improve.
My heart goes out to you.
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