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When I was in a relationship with my husband, I remember out of nowhere and in the middle of our conversation him blurting out "why does your family not want you to have a chance at this love thing?" I was confused, angry and trying to figure out why on earth he would think that.
He saw my expression and buttressed. "The other day I was talking to your aunt and she said a lot of things that would ordinarily put me off if I didn't like you so much".
I wanted to say "She's not my family" but she is my father's sister and I was living with her. In fact I
I wanted to say "She's not my family" but she is my father's sister and I was living with her. In fact I
had lived with her for nearly all my life. My parents had taken me to stay with her early on because as at that time she had no children of her own, they didn't want her to feel sad and alone. After my mum passed, I just stayed back even after she had her own children.
You see prior to this relationship, she had introduced me to in her own words "the perfect man". Only, this man was so out of touch with the 21st century I would probably lose it if I stayed with him. Don't even get me started on the emotional abuse. So I quit it and she was mad.
I apologized and we made up. She said she had forgiven me. Why would she be trying to sabotage my relationship?
As I excused myself, I could hear him saying some things but I was in my head. I got into my car drove a few blocks, parked and cried a full thirty minutes.
As I excused myself, I could hear him saying some things but I was in my head. I got into my car drove a few blocks, parked and cried a full thirty minutes.
Never in my life would I have imagined her capable of such; I call this woman mummy because she raised me. I was hurt, really hurt.
I began to think of all the other relationships that had ended with little or no explanation. Did she also have something to do with them?
I began to think of all the other relationships that had ended with little or no explanation. Did she also have something to do with them?
What if he wasn't this open? What if he had let that seed grow?
I got home that day and she had made dinner; even asked me why I looked sad and asked if there was anything she could do to help. I couldn't bring myself to ask her, so I pretended I didn't know and just let it go.
I got home that day and she had made dinner; even asked me why I looked sad and asked if there was anything she could do to help. I couldn't bring myself to ask her, so I pretended I didn't know and just let it go.
I walked in on her and her daughter today having a heated conversation about something along these lines and it just made me remember. I smiled; I admire her daughter's courage and resolve, I could never.
