so alone

[CLB1125]

I only had a couple people I associated with. My sister and my niece. My sister got ticked off at my son. So she has distanced herself from me. And my niece has been through a lot and I’ve been there through it all. But now she found a boyfriend that lives a hour away. She’s practically moved in with him. Which I’m happy she found someone but what upsets me is she has totally stopped messaging me. If I message her, she can’t talk. I feel totally alone. I feel like someone died. I’m trying to shake it off but I just start crying for no reason. This is just ridiculous.

[Swilly97]

I'm sorry. I understand. My sister moved away right after graduation and basically, stayed away. She lives far away now and we don't talk much.

Can you try to come up with a resolution? Family is important. I get it though, it's complicated.

[CLB1125 in reply to Swilly97]

I’ve been trying to talk to her by text but all i get are one word answers. I’m almost ready to just give up. She has been gravitating toward our brother and his wife. I’m not going to compete with them.

[litethatnevergoesout in reply to CLB1125]

don’t give up. one word answers are still answers. they’re reading your texts that’s great.

[Swilly97 in reply to CLB1125]

Jeez I get it. Same with mine. She's a totally different person now.

Don't ever feel you need to compete ya know? At least your still communicating right? Send her some pictures or something, maybe. I send mine jokes I see online sometimes.

I hope you don't give up though.

[litethatnevergoesout]

you’re not crying for no reason, you’re experiencing loss.

[CLB1125]

like a death?

[litethatnevergoesout in reply to CLB1125]

I’ve heard that losing people due to life’s circumstances or due to death are similar.

[Swilly97 in reply to litethatnevergoesout]

I've heard that too actually. Ughs.

[SayNOtoPanic]

sorry to hear this. Adults can be so petty. Ughhh. Feel better CLB. Hugs.

[CLB1125]

I don’t go anywhere but grocery stores and doctors. I’m not into any kind of socializing. The older I get the less I want to be around people.🫤

[LifeIsThePitts in reply to CLB1125]

Ditto...when I crave human interaction, all I have to remember is adult babysitting at my job 5 days a week and I quickly return to the safety of HU and my house. People drain the life out of me.

Dog walks, Dr appointments, work and grocery shopping are the only reasons I leave the house too....and I've come to accept that....I'm good with it.

[CLB1125 in reply to LifeIsThePitts]

And to think I had child daycare in my house for 8 years. 6 daycare kids from newborn to 13 plus my own 3. Puzzling how I did that. But I didn’t have a problem with kids, it’s the grownups that scare me!

[LifeIsThePitts in reply to CLB1125]

Woah 😳 WAYYY too many kids! I don't have any human kids by choice... raising kids scared me more than adult babysitting 😭 but that's my abandonment issues talking. I just never wanted to procreate and didn't get my first dog til I was 34🥴🤪ha 😆