Do you have a love/hate relationship with your family?

Yep I know what you mean my daughter is the one who will say yes go off to do her chore and just do nothing. My son will do it all the while complaining about why does he have to do it and then there is my other son who will look at me as if I sprouted a third head when I ask him to do anything. Oh and then there is my Aunt who will constantly remind me how much I owe her if she does me a favor constantly and then there is my gram who is silent but gives off those vibes that just make me feel guilty for no reason.. You are definitely not alone my BFF . Oh by the way sorry it took so long to come visit your discussions I have missed you.

I know what you are saying there but fortunately I do not have that Problem very often but then again the Kids are grown up now lol so they are not to bad at all and if I am really honest the only Person I ever had Problems with was their Father my Ex Husband There have been times though when they have refused to do something lol or when they said they would do it I would have to remind them but not often (((((((((((((((((((Hugs)))))))))))))))))))))))))

I know how you feel coz I am a mother too and I can relate with you. And I guess most mothers experience this kind of relationship with their kids. This is part of motherhood or parenthood.

It is not easy to raise children and they are still under your skin, at times, when they are grown. I have let my 4 grown children be too much a part of my life as adults, but probably because I am a single parent and have been since my youngest, who is 25, was not even 2. There is always that love/hate thing there when they don't want to listen as children and it continues as adults when they say they will do something and then don't OR they borrow money and don't pay it back when they say they will, or not at all without needing to be hounded about it. I was the "black sheep" of my family for much of my adult life and was left out of things that my siblings did without me that I would find out about later. I never did figure out why they didn't invite me and am at a point now where I really don't care anymore. At one time it hurt me that I had to be left out for no reason that I could tell. It was like pulling teeth to get my kids to do most of the things I wanted them to do for me but then I had to remind them that I was the one who gave them rides to their fun activities and often gave them the money to do those things if they were short or didn't have the money.

I love family, from the word to its meaning. Sometimes it's really hard to say that I don't hate my family members at all,but family is my shelter all the time,when I get hurts from any respects of my daily life.