AND.... this is why I was not all that thrilled at the prospect of Charlie coming to visit.
Two day in and he has already ruined it for everyone and broken Emily's heart. Saturday they went to visit his Grandpa Winters which is the real reason for the visit because Pop is 89 years old and not in good health. His new wife is telling everyone he has prostate cancer but who knows if that is true... the Winters name is a synonym for DRAMA. Of course from visiting his Pop everyone else knows he is in town and whether Charlie is just weak or a willing victim I don't know but he let his nephews talk him into going to the lake with them. I knew it meant trouble and it did.
Charlie got shit faced, stupid drunk and Melissa left him at the lake and came back to the house without him. She did the right thing. I did not want him here in that condition (and she knew that). Now they are fighting and to be honest I just don't want to see him and I damn sure am not going to get in the middle of it. They can take it somewhere else because it is NOT going to happen at my house.
Emily was upset that they left in the first place and she spent all day waiting for them to come back. Her heart was broken when Charlie didn't come back at all. My boys who were really enjoying seeing their older brother now don't want anything else to do with him.
yep, this is why. It happens every time.
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I am so sorry this has to happen. I know it sucks.
Sorry about your time with Charlie. I hate family drama.
Breaks my heart......I'm sorry it's still like this with him..he is so smart and could do so much..always what used to piss me off.
That's hard. Sorry, friend.
I remember days like that. And this is why I avoid family reunions. I empathize with your anger and your setting boundaries and I'm sorry for Em. Jeanne
This is why when my grandmother died I swore I'd never cross the state line of Oklahoma again. My heart and mind can't take what my blood relatives do to me.
You have a particular attachment because he is your son, but you also are protecting your other children.
I wish I could hug you and intervene.
Hugs!!!!!
Oh A - I am sorry about this. what a hard line to learn to walk - loving detachment and boundaries to protect the rest of your kids. It's hard hard hard, not to mention the heart ache of watching someone with such self-destructive behavior.
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