A letter writer does not want to talk about all her family drama during her bridal shower.
I am writing to ask for your advice on my upcoming bridal shower. I have a difficult relationship with my parents and sibling, and I have worked to set boundaries in the past few years that have made me happier in general. I no longer choose to feel personally responsible for their happiness or success, because they make their own choices and resist help. My concern lies with my aunts and uncles.
You say they make you feel responsible for family problems, but how you interpret these inquiries and conversations is up to you. You have done a good job at setting boundaries with your challenging immediate family. You could do some work on your own to discern why piercing this veil causes you to feel responsible, and terrible, over family drama you have no role in perpetuating.My husband and I have been tossing around the idea of sending our oldest daughter to preschool next school year.
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