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I'm a horrible daughter :(

Leigha12Leigha12
in June 2009 Weddings

So I was talking to my mom yesterday. My dad told her he wanted to hold off on building his workshop in case DH and I needed help. I told her that was sweet but DH and I are doing fine. She said he wants to be prepared in case I don?t find another job. I?m thinking ?Ok, but that?s a ways off before we have to worry about that.? Conversation moves on and I mention something about still job hunting but feeling no pressure. She stops me and asks how I have no pressure. I suddenly realize that I never told my parents that my contract had been extended another year. My poor parents thought I was going to be unemployed on August 31st. I felt SO horrible! I can?t believe I failed to mention something so huge! 

Couple that with me forgetting to call on their anniversary last week and I?ve been moved to terrible daughter status for this summer.

We have so much time, and so little to do! Strike that, reverse it.
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Re: I'm a horrible daughter :(

  • SBS0628SBS0628

    You're not a horrible daughter!

    The anniversary thing (and by "thing" I mean forgetting to call/acknowledge some big event) happens at least once to all of us (I'd even hazzard a guess that it happens once a year to some of us!).

    The job thing isn't surprising because it probably didn't seem like a big deal to you -- in many ways, you were done with the job. You are searching for something new/better. Getting a renewal wasn't exciting (i.e., something you really, really want to share and be thrilled about), it was just a safety net.

    Don't beat yourself up too much. I am sure they will forgive you Smile.

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  • Leigha12Leigha12
    Well, the contract extension is huge because without it, I would be unemployed in 4 weeks.  It's a safety net, but soooo needed.  The anniversary thing, I know I shouldn't feel too bad since I've never forgotten before. And it wasn't that I forgot the anniversary per se, it's that I didn't realize what the date was, as I've been so busy at work and upset about not getting my dream job. Both of my brothers forgot to call, also, which is pretty typical of them. I'm the good child by default, which is a lot of pressure sometimes! I'm tired! lol Sleep
    We have so much time, and so little to do! Strike that, reverse it.
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    You're not horrible! You've been busy and these things happen. I'm sure your parents were very happy to hear that your contract was extended and that will overshadow the fact that you forgot to mention it. 
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  • hawkiladyhawkilady
    You're not horrible... don't beat yourself up about it.  I know what you mean about being the good child and then slipping up though... last year with all the wedding/honeymoon, etc in June, I completely forgot my dad's birthday.  I've never forgotten and always send a card/present if I can't be there.  He told my mom, "well I guess she has more important people in her life now" - I felt so incredibly bad, especially after everything they had just done for me with the wedding but his birthday was 3 days after we got home and I had just gone back to work and it completely slipped my mind.  But I made up for it this year by getting him football tickets to a Cowboy's game.
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