Taking responsibility

I’m delighted that you’ve done all this, Flossiebo. Well done that woman!
May your luxurious weekend away lead to many more….?

Very well done a great basis to build on
Watch out world here comes Flossie

Well done ?

I bet you feel so much better in taking control of your life. Keep it up. And we’ll done ! ?

I’m so pleased. I’ve often thought of you since your original post. You’ve achieved so much in such a short time, what courage and determination that takes. I hope you have a wonderful time on your holiday and feel much better now you've taken the first steps to a happier life. Please keep in touch and let us know how things are going. Everyone is here in good times and bad. Hopefully the latter are now behind you.

I always remember a saying……
If you keep doing the same thing you will always get the same result.
Well done for not doing the same thing.

We'll done Flossiebo! You deserve every happiness. And good for you to reclaim your boundaries. I hope you have a great time on your birthday.

Well done!

Well done, Flossiebo

Have a lovely weekend away and a wonderful birthday.

Our families do sometimes take us for granted without realising it. I am glad you have taken a new stance and making positive decisions to suit yourself. It’s good to hear and I hope you feel a lot better for it.

Such a lovely, positive post Flossiebo. Think we do get taken for granted sometimes, even if it is unintentionally. It is good to step back now and again to adjust the balance, so to speak.

Same here Flossiebo well done on taking control of your life, enjoy your birthday weekend

Well done! I hope you thoroughly enjoy your birthday weekend

That's the way to do it! Very well done indeed. Perhaps now your son and DIL will stop taking you for granted - keep going .

Great news flossiebo.
You have taken your power back.
And remember...... we are all here if you need us.
Have a great time.
AND LIFE .

Well done Flossiebo ! That’s quite empowering. I will take a leaf out of your book and do something on my own. I feel awkward even going to the cinema on my own. Since my divorce, I have gone on holiday with a couple of widowed friends. It was lovely, but ofcourse they had such lovely memories of their marriages to share and I must confess being a bit jealous. But there you go !!

Oh Flossie - just read your original post and I APPLAUD YOU for the way you have handled it. I too would not have been able to say anything to them, but what you have done is SO MUCH BETTER. They will have been so shocked to have been rebuffed whereas you would normally have bent over backwards. Keep it up - please, keep it up. You will feel empowered. I completely understand, my AC are the same (well, one of them is) I'm sure they think that I enjoy cooking and pandering to their every whim when they come to visit - oh how I long to be pampered when we go to theirs - but no, we're expected to eat out and pay for them as well. They have loads more money than us.

Well done. Enjoy !

Gosh what a change of mindset on your behalf! I'm so pleased you've had a happy outcome.
You sound quite empowered ?

Go girl ! That’ll show em. The world doesn’t revolve around them. Have a fab time. They’ll eventually become curious, and then you can have a wonderful time, showing them all your photos ?

Well done.

Fantastic update

www.gransnet.com/forums/chat/a1297671-Am-I-wrong-to-feel-so-bad

Sounds good, and keep it up ?

Well done!

Oh so well done you!
Enjoy your birthday holiday in the hotel, and I am sure you will find many more things you enjoy doing.