SuzieQ, please understand again that the attacking comments made by family members are made because they are unhappy and suffering too. It has affected all of you otherwise they would not be insulting you and attacking whatever you say. It's their problem, not yours. People who belittle others have serious problems themselves.

Also, do you find them continually looking for ways to belittle you and continually looking to attack for any little thing you say that they want to misconstrue in their own minds?

You can't help them but you can help yourself by placing yourself out of their presence when they start to do it.

Find ways to enjoy yourself without them when you need to. You are a very good and worthwhile person. I can read it in your posts.

[ January 21, 2006, 04:08 PM: Message edited by: ladybug ]