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Can't do right for doing wrong

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agnurse Mon 04-May-20 16:18:49

While I don't agree with the way your children have behaved, I do think that bringing up the substance use was crossing a line.

Substance use disorders are complex and are due to a variety of factors, both personal and environmental. It's not entirely a "mind over matter" and willpower issue. I can't say I'm surprised that your child has got the knock with you for bringing it up, especially after such a long period of time.

Hemingway Mon 04-May-20 16:15:40

O I am sorry to read this rjc, you have middle aged children bullying you !
Withdraw,
go walk the
dog through the bluebell woods.
Tough love called for. Good luck, stay safe, Sue and yorkie quite right of course.

AGAA4 Mon 04-May-20 16:12:22

32111. "A mother's place is in the wrong!" I think many mothers have found this to be true at one time or another.

As long as you are following the rules then nobody has any right to tell you what to do.

Many people are finding this time difficult and over reacting to situations. Your children may be concerned about you but it sounds as though they are being unreasonable.

I am so sorry you are upset.

Blinko Mon 04-May-20 16:08:43

How do they know what you're doing? If it was me, I wouldn't be telling them.

yorkie20 Mon 04-May-20 16:02:05

Do what YOU think is right. Adult children should not be dictating to their parents what they should or should'nt be doing.
You are not answerable to how you decide to behave.

SueDonim Mon 04-May-20 15:56:13

I’m so sorry about this awful situation. It’s very sad. flowers

I don’t have any experience of how to deal with the overall problem but one thing strikes me - why are you telling your children where you are going and what you’re doing? It’s none of their business.

3211123rjc Mon 04-May-20 15:24:07

We have tried our very best to remain locked in, order as much as we can online, even though delivery slots are nearly 2 weeks apart, and needs to be left for essential workers. Do Click and Collect, haven't seen friends since the beginning of all of this.

However this is not enough for my children(39&44), I have been called irresponsible, and idiot and get this, F**king stupid to go out to collect medicines/walk the dog within a mile of home and part of our daily exercise. Apparently all of this can be done by local community help, or volunteers, which are busy dealing with people who have greater needs than us, we are both healthy (fingers crossed) aged 66 and 73 and not in a vulnerable group. But somehow we are both stupid and its our age group that helps to spread this virus around.

I responded to that the information as above to them both, who by the way both live over 200 mls away, and reminded one of them that their past behaviour of the drug misuse nearly killed them to which I thought was bloody irresponsible, stupid and idiotic, in fact it broke my heart, watching them in hospital after having a heart attack after using too much cocaine, and even once rang me in the middle of a bender saying he wanted to end it all, and still does break my heart thinking of how they were. I have been told that to bring that up after 9 years was not the same, and I should let go, and maybe they are right, I never told them at the time, in my experience people going through that wouldn't have heard me anyway.

So now I have been sent to Coventry for that and the other has played the "do it for the grandchildren" card and wont talk to me either.

Am I wrong to ask for a bit of respect, even if they don't agree with me, and I know their concern is for the right reasons, but why should I be spoken to like that. I told one that I couldn't be held responsible for the entire group of over 70's in the country, which they didn't like.

One of them has mail delivered here and I just sent a message asking what to do with it, a curt reply came back and when I said "please?" I have received a message back saying if I didn't apologise for the serious line I crossed then they had nothing to say, but by doing all the drug misuse and further actions after, losing job, moving back in with us, helping with living cost etc,hurt, but apparently MY actions really damaged our relationship, no acknowledgement of the hurt that was caused, and never has been. So there you have it , Cant do right for doing wrong, but just now I'm in tears, they are so cruel. So once again I will not speak to them for a while, I'm too angry, hurt, and quite frankly amazed at the level of anger displayed towards me, apparently I'm lucky that they still tolerate me, and I'm told the reason the drug episode still affects me is quilt, guilt because both of them are emotional wreaks?? a lot due to the terrible time getting away from their father, and me thinking I was getting them to a better place, OMG, wrong again sad

And all of this started because I wouldn't do as I was being told (told, not asked) to do over this Coronavirus lockdown.

Are there any kind words from anyone please, I turn to this group as I have no family other than my children and of course my husband, who is not their father and not as emotionally involved, so its a lonely place sometimes.