I don’t want to offend anyone, but I can’t tell who’s a purse snatcher.
You are not the only senior who has expressed these feelings. Look the person in the eye and say firmly, “I know you mean well, and thank you — but no thank you. I prefer to do this myself.”My stepdaughter, “Crystal,” has a toxic relationship with her mother. Both have battled alcoholism. The mother did some extreme damage that has ended the possibility of Crystal regaining custody of her 6-year-old son.
Fast-forward: Crystal is trying to mend her relationship with her mother, and now we have become second fiddle. We are swallowing our pride so we can see our 6-month-old granddaughter, but our feelings are so hurt. Please help me take the high road. Do we talk to her or just feel crushed?Your troubled stepdaughter is trying to mend fences with her mother. Try not to take personally that she has tunnel vision right now.
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