Unloved and Unwanted

Written by Gail Fonda


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My parents doted on their son and he grew to become more and more selfish, inflexible, hostile, arrogant, money-loving, verbally abusive, mentally abusive, materalistic and more. He married a woman withrepparttar same qualities.

I had to be on my own emotionally and searched for attention and love outsiderepparttar 111670 home. There was no love at all at home. My grandparents providedrepparttar 111671 material things for all four of us to survive. But I was empty, suffering from severe anxiety, depression, and zero self-esteem.

When it came time for me to finally marry, and I had had multiple bad relationships with men because I gravitated toward losers like my father and men who physically and emotionally abused me, like I was used to at home.

For once in my life I was with a man who could make a living on his own without help from someone else, who was kind and trusting and uplifting, and he actually cares about me. For me that's a miracle. I thought I was doomed to sit in front ofrepparttar 111672 television withrepparttar 111673 lights off like my useless mother.

They were not happy that I married. They gave me no gift and no wedding. Two years ago I had major surgery and my mother didn't even call.

She's had many surgeries throughout her freakish life and I visited her nonstop. Then my father became ill and I visited him every day.

But inrepparttar 111674 background their son was worried my husband would "steal" my parents' home and his "inheritance." My mother inherited money from HER mother. That's what my parents lived off of.

Their son had spent so much overrepparttar 111675 years and accumulated miles of debt from his extravagant lifestyle, he constanly needs more and more. He found a way to get their house and savings.

Now they are elderly and living in his home because they have lost everything they have to their viscious son. And they have forgotten they have a daughter, or they choose to forget.

They never paid me much mind anyway overrepparttar 111676 years. They thought of me as a useless drone who could possibly help take care of them in their old age but of no use in any other way.

I am now alone with my husband. But you know what? I am lucky to finally be free ofrepparttar 111677 noose around my neck. I catered to their every whim in their old age demands. Now their beloved son has to figure out how to get rid of them as he lavishly spends their savings.

And that will be Part Two. Until then....

Graduate of Kent State University, 1976 Over 100 published articles in the Journalism genre, meaning articles were assigned


Christmas Countdown

Written by Shannon Jarvies


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in some way. *Show your parents you love them by helping without being asked. *Sing Christmas songs with your family. *Write in your journal about how you feel about your family. *Work with your family to do something nice for a neighbor. *Ask your parents or grandparents to tell you about Christmases when they were young. *Write a note or draw a picture to thank someone who has helped you. *Make a list of blessings that make you happy and hang it in your bedroom. *Make Christmas cookies and goodies. *Deliverrepparttar goodies you made to friends, neighbors and elderly. If you want to make it really fun, deliver them anonymously as a "secret Santa." *Go caroling with your family. These are just a few ideas that can be used. You will probably come up with more. Think of as many as you can and start your Christmas countdown according torepparttar 111669 number of ideas you have (if you have ten ideas, start eleven days before Christmas). Try to save a special activity for Christmas Eve if you don't already have a traditional Christmas Eve activity planned. Remember,repparttar 111670 idea is to spend time as a family and teach your childrenrepparttar 111671 true spirit of Christmas.



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