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#1 Posted: Sun Sep 13th, 2009 04:10 am |
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Just thinking about my wonderful Nanna and my thoughts wandered to my other family.
My eldest sister and my youngest brother have refused to speak to me since.. get this, Christmas 1994. What's that, almost 15 years?
Yeah, that's them. Wonderful people.
You can choose your friends, but not your family.
Last edited on Sun Sep 13th, 2009 05:08 am by Arizona_Girl
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#2 Posted: Sun Sep 13th, 2009 08:10 am |
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| my brother thinks the world ows him...
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Arizona_Girl
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#3 Posted: Sun Sep 13th, 2009 01:27 pm |
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My brother has always had an enormous ego. "Mr Businessman" with the over-enthusiastic handshake and insincere greetings...............he makes squillions and thinks he's a hotshot.
Last photo I saw of him he looked like he was about to explode. Big fat face (too much grog) and the physique of Drew Carey. Yeah, what a success.
My family back in Oz totally suck. My husband has strict instructions that if anything ever happens to me, they are NOT to be informed.
A shame really. We were just about the closest family you could find.
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#4 Posted: Sun Sep 13th, 2009 03:35 pm |
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I have been here almost 5 years and in that time i think my parents have rang me twice and both times it was for my hubby to know i missed a plane or whatever so i didnt get the call at all other than that they havent rang once ! I rang them the other week asking why they dont ring so the hint was given but im still waiting for a call.
My brother and sister have never rang me, only my daughter rings, i thought we were a close family but boy oh boy you soon notice what the word close means.
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#5 Posted: Sun Sep 13th, 2009 03:54 pm |
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I get on well with my family, maybe i should say we dont have any problems within the family because i do know you can think you are close but it can turn out the other way at times.
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Arizona_Girl
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#6 Posted: Sun Sep 13th, 2009 03:56 pm |
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When I was in OZ in April-May this year, I called one of my other sisters. (I have three of them and one brother) I hadn't spoken to this one for over 12 years. As you can see, none of them try to keep in contact.
This is the truth. We spoke for just TWO minutes. We were still doing the introductory "Hi this is me, long time no speak, I'm back in Sydney for 9 days etc etc" then she said "Oh my battery is going flat. Guess we'll catch up next time then..............CLICK" I was left holding a dead phone.
But why wasn't I surprised?
I have said to my husband that the only time I will ever hear from them again is when one of them dies.
And I guarantee I will NOT be returning for any funerals.
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#7 Posted: Mon Sep 14th, 2009 10:38 am |
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That is so sad but it is THEIR loss hon you have tried to get the lines of communication going.  I would be devastated if my bro never spoke to me as he is the only living member out of my immediate family.
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#8 Posted: Mon Sep 14th, 2009 02:08 pm |
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I had a falling out with my Eldest brother when I decided to come back over here after being in Australia for just over 2 years, he didn't want me coming back over here for several reasons and made it known not in a nice way. So we hadn't really spoken for 5 years.
But because of recent happenings in our family back in OZ, and because of pending developments in my family over here, it has brought us all close again. d0098
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#9 Posted: Wed Sep 16th, 2009 01:51 am |
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| I am so lucky in having such a close family who are all supportive and hardly ever a cross word spoken. One of the many reasons for returning to NZ as I missed them so much and they missed the kids...oh and me!! Ex's family were total opposite and didn't want to know, hardly phoned and hardly ever saw the kids. I would just die if my mum and I had a falling out. I am looking forward to christmas so much as it will be the first back here in many many years and I will be having it at my place. My brother will be back with his german girlfriend and it will be a great family reunion. I feel sad that it isn't like this for everyone, but at least you get to pick the one you marry and ofcourse your friends, so that sometimes can be better than immediate family, as it sounds in many of your situations.
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#10 Posted: Wed Sep 16th, 2009 06:08 am |
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| I am blessed to have wonderful family. they have always supported me. i hope to go home for christmas
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#11 Posted: Wed Sep 16th, 2009 04:07 pm |
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Both my parents have passed away as well as one brother all i have now is two brothers one i get on well with the other i have very little respect for.
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#12 Posted: Fri Sep 18th, 2009 07:46 am |
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Arizona_Girl wrote: Just thinking about my wonderful Nanna and my thoughts wandered to my other family.
My eldest sister and my youngest brother have refused to speak to me since.. get this, Christmas 1994. What's that, almost 15 years?
Yeah, that's them. Wonderful people.
You can choose your friends, but not your family.
i have not seen or spoken to one of my brothers since 1987... his choice. he has missed the birth and death of his second niece (my youngest), the births of all his nephews, and the deaths of so many relatives, including our grandfather and great-grandmother...
everyone else in the immediate family has seen him, but for some reason he has avoided me, and as far as i know, i was the only one he didnt have problems with...
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