Sister…. rang me to tell me she was coming to stay. i was chuffed, was a good 300 mile trip for her and was the second time in 15 years she was going to make the trip to see me…. then she asked if i could get her robby williams tickets at the o2. I agreed and decided to get her backstage with him as a surprise.
She rang a few days later and to up the ante, i told her they were all sold out, so it was gonna be a struggle. Then she said, oh…. i think i won’t be able to make it then…
I was gobsmacked….
I took a friend and ended up meeting RW and then got included in his entourage in an after party.
Parents……
They Arranged a trip to London and i suggested they come stay at mine for a night or two, i would arrange a meal to meet my fiancé’s family and i was excited that theyvwere coming. They came to london, didn’t reply to texts or pickup calls until Sunday night, 8pm…. Told me they were going back to Scotland the following day did i want to meet them for a curry in Bayswater in half an hour…. I had to apologise and cancel arrangements with the in laws, my fiancé never forgave them, i never did either.
When my mother died, and i went to the funeral, my dad told me my mother’s cancer was caused by me. In the living room, there were pictures of my sister, the dog, everyone else that was related, apart from me.
i spent three years in therapy dealing with wanting to commit suicide, the underlying cause being clearly, a dysfunctional family who treated the dog better than me. Ultimately, i had to cut off my family, and it’s now been a decade since i’ve spoken to them.
Sorry if that sounds like a rant - The decade since has been the making of me, i ended up a multi millionaire, met a new partner, adopted her two girls and retired at 51 and now give my time and support to charities and other good causes. I have no regrets, and no ill will towards my relations, they just mean nothing to me now. Dealing with it, helped me be a happy person.