a toxic family member has a surgery tomorrow
By Valentina
@valherma00 (5660)
Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
September 29, 2026 11:11am CST
and i wished her all the best.
She wrote me some harsh things in her last email (she was always harsh to me and that always shocked me) and i replied i won't contact her ever again but i hope this message could be an exception, mylotters. it's tough wishing someone luck while the same person never wished the same to you.
but, only that. no, i can't take care of her. she has more important people than me, always had and i think she can manage. i am more afraid about my life and my situation but, it can't be like this forever, i hope.
i also hope she will reach hospital on time cause, the bus and tram drivers are on their 3rd day of strike here.
people always think families get estranged for small things and over night. no, it is never like that. not in my case.
also, it's hard to be a bigger person in life or maybe in this country of mine. i sometimes wish i was that turtle from kung fu panda and that i'm so chill about everything.
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@valherma00 (5660)
• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
13h
thank you. i do have regrets about reaching out to her again (which i always did) but, this is one big exception, i think.
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@snowy22315 (213687)
• United States
29 Sep
Yes, sometimes in life we have to take the high road.
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@valherma00 (5660)
• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
13h
soem of us are doing that almost constantly, i feel but yes, i don't want to have anyone on my conscience.
@AmbiePam (128706)
• United States
29 Sep
I think you did the right thing in wishing her well. You never know what can happen so it’s important to try to show support at times it would be very helpful. Hopefully, they’ll see the error of their ways and that you made an effort when you sure didn’t have to.
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@valherma00 (5660)
• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
13h
i mean, i regret unblocking her cause, she has now an access to me and i really have too much heart for some people who really hurt me. but, this is not an everyday thing and i don't want her on my conscience in case, as you said it, if something happens. it's a small operation but still. she can see her errors, yes but i can't erase pain that she caused me for 15 years and making me believe i was the problem. for her, it was an eye for an eye, always. ah, i should stop it cause, scars are still there, sadly. thank you.

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