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Personal issue resolved last night
My brother and I had gotten into a big disagreement before the holidays- since then we've been cordial and polite to each other but there was a big void in our relationship and we're usually a very close family. This has been weighing on me for months and I had the impression that my brother really didn't care at all about our dispute and the fact that it was unresolved. I'll be honest- I'd probably cried at least weekly about this issue. I had just about gotten to the point where I thought that nothing was going to change and we were just going to move forward without trying to reconcile our differences. I told my sister that I didn't even care about getting an apology- I just wished we were back to being close like we had been for all these years.
Last night I got a message from my bro that basically said 'You were right- I did need to make changes in my life and I just didn't want to admit it. Sorry for being such an a$$- I love you sis!' That was all it took- the issue in our relationship is totally squashed and we are back to respecting each other. He's made a lot of big changes in his life recently and I can see that he's really matured in the way he makes choices and decisions. But the fact that he not only admitted to being wrong but also apologizing is such a huge step for him.
I slept like a rock last night- this huge burden in my life has been lifted and I feel renewed!
Re: Personal issue resolved last night
Can your bro give my bro some lessons on how not to be a d!ck?
I'm really glad for you! I bet you feel 10 shades of releived today! YAY!
-- Thoughts become things, choose the good ones! --
that is so wonderful!
You can't pick your siblings and I know that it's difficult to always see eye to eye with them, especially if it's something that you are both stubbornly firm about, so that is really great that he opened up and admitted to you being in the right.
I can imagine it would leave a void in my heart if I had a falling out with one of my siblings to the point that I didn't want to talk to them. I am so glad you have worked it out and will have your old bond back, or maybe even a stronger bond moving forward.
Good to hear!
This is how I feel about it- he realizes that my concern was based in my love for him, not because we don't have the same lifestyle. When we were chatting it out last night he said he just a hit a point and he knew it was time to move forward and make big changes in his life and that the support of his family was the most important thing to him. I can see that he really appreciates me and he knows how much I love him. We're in a really good place now and we may not have realized how important we are to each other if the dispute hadn't occurred.
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