Hi Anita –

For sure, get some good rest! 🙂

I do not speak with my grandmother anymore due to her behavior. (I didn’t mention her earlier, but she did some things tha forced me to have to drop out of college.) I have not spoken (being my choice) to my grandfather since I was 11 (I’m 26 now). I speak with my father and he visits me about every 6-8 months (he lives across the country, I moved away with my mom). We don’t have an abusive relationship anymore, however, I mostly tolerate him in my life to be completely honest. I have worked hard to show him how I will accept being treated and knows I gladly will not speak with him if he shows any sign of abusive tendencies; as long as I keep my distance and set firm boundaries, he is okay. Sometimes what he says will have an undertone to it, but I just ignore him or don’t respond to him depending on the severity of the comment.

My mother and I have a great relationship….she’s my best friend and we pretty much are a team as we have been my whole life. She is working on building up her life again (still) so we have a major partnership in trying to do so.