Re: Visit with brother was not bad - Lynette

[Guest guest]

" we get suckered in to this revolving door of insanity because they're in a

'good mood' even though we know that the core of their issues revolve around

unstable moods. "

Lynette, you said what I felt after leaving my brother last week -- but I

couldn't put into words. That voice saying, " don't bother relaxing; the tv will

come up again. "

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> > > So I did end up visiting my brother with my cake and lasagna and I was so

> > > glad he did not bring up the bloody tv once.

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> > > I'm sure he'll save that for a later date when we're alone and I'm trapped

> > > with him in some restaurant or something. But, even then, I feel strong

> > > about not allowing him to manipulate me into discussing it.

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> > > I felt petty and small after our visit for assuming the worst of him, that

> > > he would badger me about it, and then I realized....duh, you assumed that

> > > because that's what he NORMALLY does!

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> > > And I know him well enough to know that he will, indeed, wait until he

> > > thinks I'm relaxed and save some zingers for a later time, when he's not

> > > feeling so magnanimous.

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> > > Thanks again for your support, everyone. I did consider the advice not to

> > > go; in fact, I really would have preferred it. But, I just felt that not

> > > going would have been an unspoken admission of guilt. I just wanted to

face

> > > him and let him see I wasn't guilty or ashamed over the stupid tv.

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> > > Fiona

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