Comments | oxymoron67: Feckless for LJ Idol

oxymoron67

Feckless for LJ Idol

Nov 22, 2019 13:16

Back in 2007, I had a major financial meltdown, and my family had to bail me out ( Read more... )

family, conversations, mom, brother, wtf

Comments 15

halfshellvenus November 28 2019, 03:29:55 UTC

Being a go-between is a thankless job.

And making your brother do his own dirty-work was definitely the right choice. ;)

oxymoron67 December 9 2019, 20:11:59 UTC

I just wish sometimes that the two of them actually HAD the confrontations that have been brewing for forty or so years now.

He is still stuck in "rebellious teen" mode when dealing with mom, and mom seems to be stuck in "parent of rebellious teen" mode.

He's in his fifties and she in her seventies. It's not a good look on either of them.

banana_galaxy November 28 2019, 17:33:32 UTC

Wow. That's a bothersome situation. But I like how you tried to handle it on your terms.

millysdaughter November 29 2019, 23:41:14 UTC

I borrowed from my parents once.
My mom OFFERED -- we would not have actually asked
We did pay it back
I think my dad still resents it

karmasoup December 1 2019, 18:31:06 UTC

Yikes. If you'd gone down that road a second time, you'd have become the "family interpreter" for the rest of your life. Not a great position to be in.

oxymoron67 December 9 2019, 20:09:52 UTC

... and, thank you, no.

Especially after we had the falling otu that led us to not talk to one another for a few years.