Posted by Dinah on May 3, 2009, at 8:49:05
In reply to Re: What a race! » Dinah, posted by Gabbette on May 2, 2009, at 19:10:39
I like to think so...
I talk to him every day, but sometimes I long for something a bit more tangible. And reciprocal. (Although the Daddy in my head yells at me a lot less than the real thing.)
I topped off the experience by yelling at my mother. Well, arguing with her in tones that approached screeching. Sigh. I tried to put politics off the list of accepted topics between us, but I think that's her whole life these days.
I should be concerned about her, I guess. And certainly compassionate. It's hard because it isn't a sudden shift. It's a move to the extreme of a lifetime of fringe political beliefs. Foaming at the mouth, conspiracy.com, beliefs. But she does seem to be getting worse. It's hard not to yell when someone keeps talking about something as fact that simply is not true. A purely factual sort of thing, not open to interpretation.
I should be compassionate. But I get angry that she tries to suck me in.
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