Of the people I did spend Thanksgiving with the roll call is short by a few people: my grandson couldn't make it in from Massachusetts (but will here for Christmas with his girfriend Sophia) and my friend, Linda's husband, Max (is still working in Maine for a few more weeks.)
During the day my thoughts lingered on other people in other places far and near:
I have a few friends and relatives going through difficult emotional and stressful times (you know who you are.) I have a few friends and relatives going through serious medical issues (you know who you are.)
Today I found out I have a friend that was basically forgotten about by her adult children. No phonecall! No nothing! That makes me sad and mad that people can be so thoughtless and selfish regarding their parents at times. I encouraged my friend to not keep her feelings bottled up, but to express her feelings to her adult children and let them know how much they had hurt her. After all, she is 1600 miles away from her family and no one called her except her husband. What's up with that? Did they all have broken fingers and laryngitis?
Drumroll please...the biggest blessing-unblessing: the week's worth of leftovers I'll be eating!
Is it spring yet?
I hope your friend at least gets some satisfaction from telling her children just how their inaction made her feel. I fear that they will resent being told though...
ReplyDeleteI told her she's my family, but I know it hurts when we are forgotten by the people who are supposed to love us.
DeleteI am thankful for having you in my life.
ReplyDeleteDitto and I think that's one of the sweetest things anyone said to me for Thanksgiving. Thank you so much. That made me feel special.
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