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A lot of bad stuff happening

Postby sevenzeroseven » Tue Dec 08, 2009 7:05 am

To begin, my brother found in July out his wife who he has been married to for 5 years, has been cheating and lied to him for about 5 years. He came to me when he was feeling down and his depression was contagious, so I could sort of feel what he was going through. He later found out that he and his wife are expecting and has pretty much forgiven and gotten back together with her after trying to move on several times. The rest of my family acts like nothing happened but I can't help but resent her and I don't think I will ever really accept her as my sister-in-law again, but with my brother's happiness at stake, I don't cause any problems.

The next issue that arose about a month ago was that my dad found out he was being laid off after working at the corporation for 25 years. My dad is the main bread-winner and it will definitely be tough living on a slim budget. I also found out today that my mom has been laid off from her job, because "they needed to find someone with more experience." Good luck finding an IT expert that will work for $15/hour without benefits. She was laid off a couple years ago and she had a particularly bad time finding this job, so its very emotionally tough for her to deal with it.

Last but not least my grandma is dying and I haven't seen her in a few months. I feel really bad about not seeing her, but from what I've heard she can't remember who any of my family members are and she is in really bad shape. I don't know if I could see her like that.

I'm moving next summer and plan to transfer to a four-year college so I'm hoping my mom and dad find jobs and my grandma finally passes peacefully.
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Re: A lot of bad stuff happening

Postby jasmin » Wed Dec 09, 2009 11:10 am

Seven, it might help if you and your family would spend a little time with your grandma. You don't have to go see her by yourself.
Your brother will probably take care of himself if he realizes that his wife hasn't changed, he did stand up for himself. You could tell him that you're there for him no matter what happens.
It sucks that people have a hard time finding jobs these days.. It'll work out, you'll see.
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Re: A lot of bad stuff happening

Postby orangerain » Sun Jan 17, 2010 2:14 am

I agree, I guess the most important thing to do now is to see your grandma first. Although she may not remember any of you, it will still mean a lot if there are people around her to show their care.

Also, don't think too much about what your sister-in-law did. She and your brother have reconciled, so that is what's important. Past is past, anyway.

As for your parents being laid off- yes, it's really tough when such things happen. There are other options they can take, though. And I'm sure there will be other jobs they can find. I hope it all works out.
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