I need some advice, please

[texasminx]

Hi guys! I know I'm not here very often, but if you don't mind, I need your advice on something. I recently received an email from my mother that was quite upsetting to me. I've been waiting to reply because she's actually sick right now. Unfortunately, I was so upset by the email, that I haven't really been calling and checking up on her, which is

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[jk_salmeier]

Jen,
Hey girl. I'm sorry this has happened to you, but like all moms she is not going to stop mothering you, no matter how much older you get. And your views on the world and people will change, that just comes with age and like you said, education.

Just remember, its difficult to capture the proper tone in an email. She may not have thought that saying all this in an email would hurt you. It was probably easier for her to say all this in an email rather than in person. And it probably hurt her to write and send the email just as much as it hurt you to receive it.

Does she mean "wrong crowd" because the people you hang out and are friends with are non-Christians?

Also, I think she is concerned for your younger brother. But that is not your responsibility how he turns out, that is your parents job.

Can I ask what kind of church your mom goes attends?

So far I think the email is okay. You start out positive and then state what hurt you about the email. There is only one sentence that didn't make sense to me:

I can’t say I never

[texasminx]

Thanks, Jonelle.

I think I'll just take that sentence out. I see what you're saying about that. They're the wrong crowd because they are non-Christian, they like to drink and one of them sells sex toys. We're a non-denominational Christian family.

As for the pics, I've blocked most of them from her. In everyone's opinion, there is nothing wrong with any of them. I'll let her see some of them, but for the most part she's now blocked.

Thank you sooo much for your input. I needed to know hat what I wrote was okay. And, like I said, I'll take that sentence out or change it. Love you!! *hugs*

[texasminx]

As far as I, and everyone but her, can tell, they're aren't any bad pics. I've ended up blocking everyone from my tagged pics and her from some other ones. If it was just about the pictures, I probably would ignore her. But she brought my friends into this. That's why I'm responding.

I've tried to keep her on a need to know basis, but apparently that's impossible for me. I've never really been a good liar.

Thanks for reading though and trying. Love you!!

[jpitney]

Jen,
The email looks fine to me and so do the pictures. I don't see anything wrong with them and I've seen the majority of them. *grin* Like our J-triplet said, it's good because you start off being positive and understanding before telling her how you felt and how it hurt you.

*HUGS*

Jenn :)