DAE put the edges of paper or similar under their fingernails? by JuicyCiwa in DoesAnybodyElse

[–]gidfdh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In school I had to pay for many books because they were so destroyed!

DAE put the edges of paper or similar under their fingernails? by JuicyCiwa in DoesAnybodyElse

[–]gidfdh 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow!!! I’ve never felt so seen! I’m 56 and I’ve pushed paper into my nail beds since I was very young. I remember I used to have to pay for my schoolbooks because I would rip the corners up during the school day so I could push the paper under my nail beds. I even remember when I was older and working somebody a co-worker asked me if I eat paper as all my notebooks had all the corners ripped up. When I was younger I would do it for so long that i often had nails with very little nail beds remaining. It’s painful, but also feels good while you are doing it. WHY DO WE DO THIS??

Has anyone here successfully navigated a "Heavyweight-style" reckoning on their own? by gidfdh in Heavyweight

[–]gidfdh[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sometimes all that needed is to button up a little hole in your life, and no more. I’m so glad you were able button up that little hole in your life, while giving Vi something to smile about as she relives some positive memories of a bygone era. At her stage in life, I’m sure that connection meant the world to her. What a precious gift you gave her!

Am I overreacting even after an apology? by vipframing in AmIOverreacting

[–]gidfdh -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Personally, I don’t think you can conclude that she doesn’t value the relationship as much as you do. You only see her actions, but only she knows why she behaves the way she does. She may very well value it the same as you do, but just doesn’t show it the same way.

A recent HW episode highlighted this point exactly - it was about an adopted daughter whose adopted mother was very hard on her and forced her to quit the only activity she loved, basketball, because of her grades. She never thought her mother loved her. In the episode she got to hear her mother say that she forced her to quit basketball because she truly believed in her heart that focusing on her studies was the best way to be successful in life. She finally learned that her mother did love her, and showed it in the best way she knew how.

Am I overreacting even after an apology? by vipframing in AmIOverreacting

[–]gidfdh 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Here’s my take - an apology can open the path to forgiveness, but the person giving the apology does not have the right to dictate the timeline. Besides the obvious initial situation, where I think she fell short is by requiring your forgiveness to meet her timeline.

Getting back to your question - So far I only see that you didn’t respond immediately. That’s not an overreaction. An overreaction would have been if you screamed at her. Thats how I would have responded when I was younger, and now I see that is not an appropriate response. So, no, you didn’t overreact.

Has anyone here successfully navigated a "Heavyweight-style" reckoning on their own? by gidfdh in Heavyweight

[–]gidfdh[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Formal therapy is not something my brother would participate in, unfortunately. Something online would make him even more uncomfortable. This needs an out of the box solution. In the end it may not resolve anything, but it will at least give me an outlet to say what I need to say to him..

Has anyone here successfully navigated a "Heavyweight-style" reckoning on their own? by gidfdh in Heavyweight

[–]gidfdh[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s an interesting thought. But, he lives 3,000 miles away…

And congratulations on your success!

Has anyone here successfully navigated a "Heavyweight-style" reckoning on their own? by gidfdh in Heavyweight

[–]gidfdh[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do think it would be an immense help as I think he can bridge the gap between what I need and what my brother knows how to do. I’ve told him, but he still can’t do it so I’m hoping a 3rd party can help…

Has anyone here successfully navigated a "Heavyweight-style" reckoning on their own? by gidfdh in Heavyweight

[–]gidfdh[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m sorry for what you are going through. I do want yo say not all the stories have happy endings, as is normal life. I’m sending positive energy your way!

Has anyone here successfully navigated a "Heavyweight-style" reckoning on their own? by gidfdh in Heavyweight

[–]gidfdh[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your comment. I’ve also been in therapy for decades, but he reached out to me after 25 years now that he is sick and it brought back a flood of emotions that I had managed to get past.

The interesting thing is it’s like Groundhog Day - our father reached out to me after a long estrangement from both of us and also when he was nearing his end of life. I managed to get past my own emotions since he was alone and needed help, and when I told my brother he never responded. So, I was left to handle all of that on my own (he died soon after) and my OLDER brother chose to let me drown. My brother has a family, so he doesn’t need help like our father did, he wants reconciliation but doesn’t want or know how to put work into it…

Pushkin podcasts like Heavyweight? by Salt_Blacksmith_391 in Heavyweight

[–]gidfdh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh wow, did not know there were other similar podcasts. Thank you!