Fight with sister on touchy subject

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Registered: 04-07-2003
Fight with sister on touchy subject
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Tue, 05-16-2006 - 10:06pm

Okay, so yesterday my sister sends me this email from her friend about some funny thing her friends kid did...my sister failed to delete the rest of the email of their conversation about me!! I could NOT believe it. My sister starts out about telling her friend that I've switched to Melaluca cleaning products becasue someone told me that cleaning supplies cause autism....I NEVER SAID THAT!! I told her that the Melaluca vitamins are helping her fragile x son sleep better. I'm not even doing the vitamins...her friend, is a school psychologist and apparently knows EVERYTHING about autism and tells my sister that parents do things out of desperation...so I'm desperate now that I'm using different cleaning supplies. She also tells her about how we are like some family in the TIME magazine. So needless to say I blow up completely at her! She plays the game that she just doens't know anything about autism...whatever. She knows. So I called my mom about it all upset and my mom called my sister and let her have it. Then my sister calls me and yells at me!!! I kept telling her that all this would not be happeneing if she would have paid more attention to emails she sends out. She's just mad she got busted. So now it's all this big huge thing with my parents and her and how I'm closer to my parents then she is and nobody likes her husband....you know, I have enough to deal with and then to have to deal with her jealousy of me and my mom, is not one I want to deal with either...thanks for letting me vent! I'm sorry!

Keri

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Tue, 05-16-2006 - 10:41pm
I am so sorry you have to deal with this now. I am sure it will blow over eventually.
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Tue, 05-16-2006 - 11:31pm

Keri,

Vent all you need to. What a very, very upsetting situation! I mean, we all know our sisters (I have three) talk about us behind our backs, but we don't need evidence of it, now, do we?

((((((hugs)))))) girly, I wish I had something wise, funny, comforting or distracting to say, but I am afraid I don't. Just remember that we are here 24/7. We know you are not crazy or desperate (or if you are, so are we!) and we understand.

-Paula

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Wed, 05-17-2006 - 3:06am

Keri,

I am so sorry. That was just thoughtless of her. Honest, if my family wants to discuss what they think about me or what I do with my kids I would rather not know about it. It does make me think of all sorts of bits of truth like those in glass houses, etc. Not that her kids are autistic, I just think it best if folks make sure to mind thier own business before deciding how someone else should take care of thiers.

As far as wise, funny or distracting, all I can come up with is chocolate. Truckloads of dark wonderful chocolate.

This coming from a fellow melaleuca user. Hey, I don't think melaleuca, supplements or diet is going to cure my kids but they have enough environmental and neurologic insults already. Why would I want to add to it with chemicals and food additives of unknown source.

Renee

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Wed, 05-17-2006 - 7:16am

Keri,

I'm so sorry. How thoughtless and hurtful. Hugs for you. You know I've had some big blow outs with my sister too. It will blow over eventually and hopefully she'll wise up too.

Samantha

Samantha
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Registered: 04-07-2003
Wed, 05-17-2006 - 11:33pm

Thanks girls, I always feel better getting things off my chest and now knowing I was just overreacting makes me feel better...things with her are somewhat okay, we didn't talk at all today so maybe that's good. I just sent her a friendly email at her work tomorrow so hopefully tomorrow will be better.

Thanks again!

keri