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Why do I even bother?
Every time my sister needed me, I have dropped everything to help her. I took her dog in for three weeks once, left a huge work meeting for the birth of her son, took off work to help her when her H had a brain tumor removed and took off work when she had her heart surgery and helped her with her kid and cleaned her house.
She totally flaked on me last week when Tony had his knee surgery and I am on bed rest. Said she would help but never answered her phone. Just now I called and asked her if she could be the person to come over in the morning and let my dogs out and feed them if I go into labor in the middle of the night.
She said "no, I'm a teachers aid now at my kids school so I can't miss work.". I said, "wait, you won't be there for the birth of your nieces? I left work immediately when you had N."
She responded "but I'm a teacher and just can't miss work."
Dudes, she a foffing teachers aid at a preschool. Im so frustrated, I don't know why I continue to try to have a relationship with either of my sisters.
Re: Why do I even bother?
Apparently not.
She doesn't live that close and work is the opposite direction.
She had a total meltdown when her son was born claiming that none of us helped her enough and we weren't a real family. This after we all took days off work to help her. She has also been telling us that my dad and his wife never baby sit for her but do for my step sister. When my dad drove Tony to his surgery, he told Tony that he's always offering to baby sit but my sister doesn't show up. She's been lying since she was a little kid but I'm still shocked when I catch her in one.
Not sure why.
I only ask for help if I absolutely need it. I hate even needing someone to let the dogs out.
No, but I don't think I will make it to the scheduled c section on Feb 6th. I think I've got about two weeks.
My mom will be here as soon as she can and will be the one to cook and help with the dogs. I just needed someone if I go into labor in the middle of the night before the scheduled c section. My dad will do it, so I'm not worried. It's just frustrating that someone I have helped so much and lives the closest, is being an ahole.
Word.
Honestly, washing my hands of my family has been the easiest thing I've ever done. And the best. I've had zero stress since doing it. Aside for a few instances here or there where I had no choice but to hear f'ed up things about them or that they've done. But, now none of it is even any of my concern. No obligations, no annoyance.
I do. For one reason. I don't understand being a doormat for people just because they're related to you. Just pull off the bandaid. It's frustrating. Not that I don't feel for people because I do. But, I still don't get it. If it was a friend or a boyfriend I'd say the same thing. When you say it about someone's family though, it's like you've suggested something crazy. Meanwhile, these people sound like complete a$$holes. I don't understand repeatedly surrounding yourself with people that treat you like shiit.
This is all H's family understands. They will do ANYTHING and EVERYTHING for each other, because it's "for the family." Which is fine to an extent since the philosophy is always reciprocated. But it irks me, because even if doing a favor for a relative puts you into debt (such as: taking time off work and spending lots of money on driving across the country to help a relative move instead of them just hiring a moving company), you have to do it because they're "family" and they're obsessed with the concept of "family." Maybe I just don't understand because my family isn't obsessed with each other's lives like they are and it makes me feel a little unworthy because my family isn't as dedicated or close-knit as theirs. I don't know.
That sister sucks though. What is it, exactly, that a preschool teacher's aid needs to do that is so important she can't miss a single day for the birth of her sister's child? Not very gracious.