Yeah, I didn't mean to offend anyone about the age thing, either. It has gotten better for me with age, but some people are probably just like that, no matter how old they are.
We had a family reunion on Saturday, and one of my cousins was there, who has always blown me off whenever we made plans. It really used to make me feel bad about myself. But I put it aside. She invited me to a party at her house on Sunday (my family lives two hours away, so we were away from home on Saturday).
Saturday was the first I heard she was having a party on Sunday. And she expected me to drop everything and to stay up there for the party. If she really wanted us there, she could have called us ahead of time and told us about the party, so that we would know if advance to pack and prepare to be there for the whole weekend. They act like we don't have anything to do at home.
My guy and I wanted to get home, so that's what we did. I didn't bother to call her the next day to tell her we weren't coming, and I didn't feel bad about it at all. I don't feel like I owe her that courtesy, especially under such short notice.
I felt good - like she no longer can hurt me or something. And she set the tone of the relationship.
She just wanted us to come to see her new house - she's very superficial, and all about status and having fancy things. I could care less how fancy her house is.
I've found there are a lot of people in life that are "there for the moment." If you happen to run into them somewhere, you can talk to them and maybe have a good conversation. But a lot of them lack sincerity and follow through when it comes to actually making plans. I HATE people like that.
I think the CF people on this board are very sincere - I think that is what we are really talking about. If we say we are going to do something, we do it. Our word is worth something.
Last edited by happytobechildfree; 07/02/07 11:17 AM.
