GlennM's Journal, 22 November 2010

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I went to a Thanksgiving Dinner - and dressed up in a suit (without tie), a woman came up to me who was quite elderly and said I was the best dressed person there so that felt good, most were informally dressed. I must have ate 4800 calories. A walk is needed tomorrow - a long one. The food was fantastic and I got to take home lots of leftovers too - enough food for the next two days! I had good company at my table and am so glad I went and will go the Christmas holiday party too. I am feeling glad about adding vocabulary words again daily as it does help me to keep learning the English language with its tremendous amounts of words...  

Hi Glenn .... first may I say congratulations on becoming an uncle again of a beautiful baby boy. Such beautiful innocent little creatures, full of life, unspoiled by life and all it gives. I hope you will not be alone on Thanksgiving but can spend it with someone that cares about you. I am estranged from my one and only sibling, a brother. I have not mentioned it ever before, but I sort of relate to what you are experiencing in your own family. He has told me all my life about everything I did wrong, has told my kids about everything they did wrong, but fails to see his own erroneous ways. He is now 62 years old, has no family except my children, no wife, and holes up in his home with no friends. My oldest daughter finally told him off after some cruel remarks were made about her. Now he speaks to none of us. No loss. He never spoke kindly anyway. So don't fret about family, just move on with your own life, make your own way and develop your own successes. You will be far happier not dwelling on what is said about you. I truly hope you have a wonderful Thursday, full of thanks, whether alone or with a friend. You are a remarkable intelligent guy and I wish nothing but the best for you. 

I relate NN - my twin sister IS in contact but it's distant. My younger sister met a severe alcoholic and married him. (I have not told anyone this before). He needs help - he is an extremely heavy drinker and is shortening his life and my sister doesn't even know it as she was not a medic or nurse like me. She just changed her phone number to cut me off - no contact. I see her at my other sister's on Christmas Eve - then by chance went over and they ALL were hyper-critical of me and exaggerated what I said (my mom, estranged sister and alcoholic), the LOOK my sister gave me said it all, my mom has no clue she wasn't paying attention - this younger sister my mom does everything for - who is fixing up her house to sell it? My twin sister as she goes through a rough spell in menopause. My younger sister if she inherits money from my mom will go through it faster than her husband drinks - and will end up penniless with nothing. Her credit is ruined from losing her job - unemployment doesn't pay for extreme quantities of booze. Anyway, I have friends - and don't dislike people and am doing well. NO ONE has control over my emotions except me and no relatives can dictate to me if I'm happy or not, life is too short and I don't need them. The kids all being born I'm not seeing, so I will not have them as heirs most likely, but I am well and understand what it is like to have a difficult family. Have a great week... 

Clarify - went over to my younger sister's with my aunt last Christmas Day uninvited and got treated like trash... 

So you enjoyed the party :) Good good. 

I am doing well. Believe me my writing is better than on here with confusing paragraphs. My sister stopped talking to me 3 years and 4 months ago. Thanks Lotus~ for your encouragement!