Things have not been going well here in Southern Illinois. On Mother's Day, I received a call from my daughter. She is in trouble again. Her husband has been arrested on theft charges; they have no income, and the bills are piling up. I have bailed them out of so much trouble in the past that I find that this is a train ride that I do not wish to take any longer. My daughter has been married to this bum for 15 years, and there has been one drama after another. I can't really say how much money that I have spent taking care of their problems, but the time has come for me to back off. If it were just my daughter, I might be persuaded to help once again, but I cannot condone her living with this individual and thinking of no one else but him.
When things were the darkest for me, hubby came in with a gift. He has gone to the barn and found a poor little kitten that had been deserted by its mom. The little thing can't be but a couple of weeks old and so very, very cute. Hubby made a quick trip to Paducah, KY to the PetsMart and bought formula and bottles. The little tyke is thriving, eating like a pig and has adopted me as its mama. It scoots along the floor following my voice and nestles its little body next to mine. Last night, it slept through the entire night getting up at 4:30 for its feeding. I have named the little one(a girl, I think) Serendipity and am calling it Reni for short. I now have something additional to nuture since I have three cats and a dog in the house already! One cat and the dog are my son's who has come home while he goes to nursing school. The other two cats I raised on the bottle also. They too had been abandoned by their mom's. What is happening to this world when moms put their own desires before their children? My daughter seems to have been doing that for years.
I hope that I will not be judged harshly for my refusal to remain on this train that appears to be heading for destruction. Sometimes, we just can't be held accountable for someone else's choices.
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May God bless you and keep you in this trying time. I feel you are doing the right thing. It is so hard I know, and I am so sorry. Bet the kitty is cute. Take care Angie,
After 15 years, it is time for her to decide whether she wants to live this life or get out to make a better life for herself. Tough love is the very hardest, but really the best in the long run. I feel for you. I know how hard it is to say "no" to one of your children. God bless, Angie.
God bless you Angie, This is the street with that pot hole, I fell and hurt myself to many times as I sure you have, It's hard to go down a different street, but you have others that are affected by this too. It is very hard deciding life boat or anchor. Been there done that, my prayers are with you.
I think you have done the right thing. Best of luck with this, Oh and post a picture of this new cutie!
Thank you, Hazel. I appreciate your wishes and kindness.
I appreciate your response. I feel guilty choosing to do this, but I can think of nothing else. As you say, 15 years is long enough!
That is definitely no lie! I feel that I have done the life boat enough times to know that I'm haven't really been saving any one, just empowering them to do more wrongs. Thank you so much for the prayers.
I took some pictures this morning and downloaded them to the wrong program. I will have to ask my son how to work the blamed thing!