The Wheelhouse - Week 3 - Weekend Edition

[clauderainsrm]

Greetings from Ohio. I came up for two different family reunions. Well, one "Cousin's Day" and the other is a cookout because they were looking for an excuse to have one, and since I was coming up and no one has seen me in years, a lot of different subgroups of the family are coming together (so in other words, a "family reunion" but only one of them was planned years in advance!

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The trip so far has been nice at points, but emotionally rough. Definitely some difficult insights into family dynamics. 

Such as, it turns out that yes, my Dad IS just weirdly distant from the kids, family and pretty much everyone.  But he *specifically* doesn't like me and doesn't want to talk to me because he "can't understand a word (I) say" and is embarrassed by me. (Due to my stutter) Found that out from my siblings after they were drinking a lot and speaking candidly about the issues in the family. One of them had the courage to say it out loud (after I said that I was positive my Dad didn't like me) and no one contradicted him. Maybe I can finally stop trying to gain his approval!  It's just one more reason to be glad that I started therapy and have a session that afternoon I get back (Tuesday) 

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How has YOUR week/weekend been going?  Hopefully all of you are positive that I want to kick you!!! Because I do. 

Comments

[xeena]

i've been subjected to it before haha you hit the nail on the head with this that does sound kind of scream-worthy, maybe for completely different reasons. :D

[muchtooarrogant]

The Love Island name has me remembering Fantasy Island with some amusement. When I was a kid and we visited my Grandma, she would always watch Love Boat, then Fantasy Island. I think sometimes The Dukes of Hazard would air before those two, but one of my aunts would always object to it saying, "My kids already drive bad enough!"

Dan