Out of the Blue [Sep 18, 2024, 10:57 am ET] – Share – Viewing Comments
I hate the fact that I can't forget today is the anniversary of my mom's death,
since I prefer to focus on the wonderful totality of her life, rather than the
sad moment it ended. And this year the occasion comes with an additional strange
realization. My mom was 20 when she had me, and she died 21 years ago today. So,
recalling a Tommy Lee Jones monologue from No Country for Old Men, I am
now older than she ever got to be. Just a little added heaviness for me on what
was already a heavy day.
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Efflixi:
What you do in your situation is get as much out of life as you can in the time you have. Doing what you enjoy whether that is travelling, doing sudoku, or whatever. As others have said, having a blood relation doesn't have to be an unbreakable bond which can't be ignored. You are not your DNA. You are the person who lived your life, with the choices you made. The results could have been very different if you had made other choices, but you would have the same DNA.
Personally, in your situation I would just walk away from the family. You have already distanced yourself, time to just "cut the cord". Good luck and best wishes.
What you do in your situation is get as much out of life as you can in the time you have. Doing what you enjoy whether that is travelling, doing sudoku, or whatever. As others have said, having a blood relation doesn't have to be an unbreakable bond which can't be ignored. You are not your DNA. You are the person who lived your life, with the choices you made. The results could have been very different if you had made other choices, but you would have the same DNA.
Personally, in your situation I would just walk away from the family. You have already distanced yourself, time to just "cut the cord". Good luck and best wishes.
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