Jennyfoo wrote:
Autoimmune arthritis disease and Fibromyalgia which are unbelievably painful and sap me of all my energy so I don't feel like I'm being a sufficiently good mother to my children.
I am not close with my mother. My mother is...well...crazy. She's the kind of person that sucks the energy and life out of you if you allow her into your life. She has make drama for herself in her life so that she has problems and can have others pity her for them. It's sad. I don't need that in my life, so I rarely talk to her, but we have a cordial relationship and do see each other other every now and then.
I've got to say 'Ditto' on this entire post, except switch out the Arthritis and Fibromyalgia for my own Pernicious Anemia and heart valve problems.
I have a not-so-sane mother as well.
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