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Comment by Susan mom to Niko on September 3, 2010 at 1:38pm
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The image of front row vs balcony seats has served my family well over the years... when I or my sons get down over the way people behave... we just have to say 'Where are you going to seat them?"
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Comment by abc815 on September 3, 2010 at 1:07pm
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thank you again to everyone for their encouraging words and advice! i love the "front row" thing you sent, susan! i will definitely be saving this to my computer. :) today is a new day and i will continue on as always. i thought long and hard about this all last night and i don't want to think about it any longer (until next time!) :) so let's brighten the mood here. haha. i hope everyone has a fantastic labor day weekend and hopefully, we will all be hearing from our sailors soon! :)
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Someone sent this to me years ago... I think it totally fits the discussion here...
The Front Row
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Life is a Theater...Invite Your Audience Carefully.
Not everyone is healthy enough to have a front row seat in our lives.
There are some people in your life that need to be loved from a DISTANCE.
It's amazing what you can accomplish when you let go of or at least minimize your time with draining, negative, incompatible, not going anywhere relationships or friendships.
Observe the relationships around you. Pay close attention. Which ones lift and which ones lean? Which ones encourage and which ones discourage?
Which ones are on a path of growth uphill and which ones are going downhill?
When you leave certain people, do you feel better or feel worse?
Which ones always have drama or don't really understand, know or appreciate you?
The more you seek quality, respect, growth, peace of mind, love and truth around you...the easier it will become for you to decide who gets to sit in the front row and who should be moved to the balcony of your life.
Remember that the people we hang with will have an impact on both our lives and our income.
And so, we must be careful to choose the people we hang out with, as well as the information with which we feed our minds.
We should not share our dreams with negative people, nor feed them with negative thoughts.
Who's in your front row?
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abc... for years I tried to "please" my mother in law... nothing ever made her happy... As the years went by I came to terms... guess that comes with maturity... AND NOW... her younger son married a girl she likes even less!!! Now I am the "favorite"... go figure!!
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Comment by DC - G'mother of My Fav Sailor on September 3, 2010 at 7:37am
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Oh, abc, your sailor's mom realizes that she does not have control. Well, if you don't have control, the next best thing is to threaten and be hurtful. Remember what Eleanor Roosevelt said, "No one can make you feel inferior without your consent." This mom is trying to make you feel inferior by implying you are only out for a free meal ... do NOT let her succeed. This is her problem and not yours.
BTW, even if you did think that this relationship would give you a free meal ticket, I guarantee you it wouldn't. You would have to work hard to get it. Dad always said that the man who married money, earns it. Any marriage is hard work so it better be for love.
Also, I don't think there would ever be a girl whom this mother would like. Any girl would be viewed as an intruder. She is a dog in the manger. She wants your sailor, not to love with freedom and interaction, but to have as a possession. You are threatening to take away her possession.
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thank you. :( i'm a little sad right now, to be honest w/ you. so i'll be checkin' out for the night after this. her words about me doing all this for a "free meal ticket" is stinging pretty bad right now. i have never "free meal ticketed" my way through life. i feel that everything i worked so hard for and the effort in always trying to be a good person was shot down tonight. :(
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Comment by Mollie...Kelcies Mom on September 3, 2010 at 12:58am
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abc....just hang in there and know that your sailor has chosen YOU!! It sounds like she has some MAJOR control issue, and my guess is that she chose the WRONG time to try to assert it. If you can lay your hands on a book titled "Irregular People" (sorry, can't remember the author) I HIGHLY recommend it. It was VERY helpful to me when I was about your age, and trying to come to terms with a very strained relationship with my own mother. It was a great help, in putting things in perspective. Sounds to me like you will be MUCH better off without her being a part of your marriage, but like dc said, expect that she will continue to pop in from time to time, to try to stir up trouble.
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and to dc g'mother: thank you for your word of advise :) i will definitely be cautious.
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you're welcome everyone! i am just getting home from work. just know that everything i said is true. we all know boys take longer to mature than girls. :) they will all realize it, i'm sure of it! and thank you, thank you. i may be "young" (well, i don't think. ) haha. but i try to keep an open mind and be mature when possible. i just received an update from my sailor and he has received an email from his mother. remember, she has never emailed him before. basically, she said, "if you choose to be with this girl, have a great life and go on your way. you do not have my support whatsoever. i would pretend to be the perfect girl for you too, if i had a free meal ticket. have a good life and remember i love you"....
a little speechless right now. but i am wiping my hands clean. it is pretty apparent there isn't much i can do. i just want to focus on me and my sailor's plans for the future and stay positive. of course i had hoped to be on good terms with his mother, but we can't always have things our way! good night everyone. :)
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abcm=, I think you have received some very good advice here. My only note of caution is for you to realize that this "mom" will be like a bad penny in the future. She will show up occasionally and try to assert her mother authority. It sound like your sailor has this well under control but please do enter into this relationship with your eyes wide open. I wish you well.
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