Do you have any sort of family issue?

[CMike11]

I know, weird question.

I have family issues. And I have a theory that every single family has its issues.

I wanted to do this unscientiic survey to see if I am right or not.

[wayoverthehill]

I do not - so I count myself lucky. But I'm sure there are plenty who do, ranging from issues with a spouse, children, in-laws, or siblings. It's just natural.

[CMike11]

I do not - so I count myself lucky. But I'm sure there are plenty who do, ranging from issues with a spouse, children, in-laws, or siblings. It's just natural.

That destroys my theory.

[johnrocks]

Issues? Such as teen pregnancy,drugs and things like that? No,I don't or we don't.

[curtis123]

I know, weird question.

I have family issues. And I have a theory that every single family has its issues.

I wanted to do this unscientiic survey to see if I am right or not.

My family is perfectly harmonious...or is it hormonal...

The family that prays together needs to.

[sgdp]

I've never had a "normal" family (or life, for that matter).

[breezyjr]

Sure who doesn't? My 18 year old got ****ed at me 2 weeks ago and moved out. That is the newest one.

On going one hubby's ex-wife is the only truly mean person I have ever met and the words I generally use to describe her (of course not in front of their children) would be so filtered no one would know what I was saying.

She has cost of thousands upon thousands in legal fees and used to drag us to court for the stupidest crap you could imagine. In the past she would screw up every holiday plan we had so we quit making plans for the holidays if the kids were suppose to be with us.

She has hidden the kids from hubby. Intentionally wrecked hubby's credit to the point of us having to claim bankruptcy. She has brainwashed the kids and she tells them continuously they don't have to come see their dad anymore and don't need to because he divorced them when he divorced her.

It's really a mess but in the last couple of years I have tried to keep myself out of the loop of that mess because at one point in time the games she played caused my husband and I to separate and me to consider divorce because I couldn't handle it anymore.

[sgdp]

Sure who doesn't? My 18 year old got ****ed at me 2 weeks ago and moved out. That is the newest one.

On going one hubby's ex-wife is the only truly mean person I have ever met and the words I generally use to describe her (of course not in front of their children) would be so filtered no one would know what I was saying.

She has cost of thousands upon thousands in legal fees and used to drag us to court for the stupidest crap you could imagine. In the past she would screw up every holiday plan we had so we quit making plans for the holidays if the kids were suppose to be with us.

She has hidden the kids from hubby. Intentionally wrecked hubby's credit to the point of us having to claim bankruptcy. She has brainwashed the kids and she tells them continuously they don't have to come see their dad anymore and don't need to because he divorced them when he divorced her.

It's really a mess but in the last couple of years I have tried to keep myself out of the loop of that mess because at one point in time the games she played caused my husband and I to separate and me to consider divorce because I couldn't handle it anymore.

I know what you mean.

Very painful.

Especially for the kids.

[LouC]

I know, weird question.

I have family issues. And I have a theory that every single family has its issues.

I wanted to do this unscientiic survey to see if I am right or not.

Yes, I have lots of family issues.

[CMike11]

Issues? Such as teen pregnancy,drugs and things like that? No,I don't or we don't.

Or just bickering.

[LouC]

So are you also wanting a run down on our issues or just cataloging an up or down vote whether we have them?

[CMike11]

So are you also wanting a run down on our issues or just cataloging an up or down vote whether we have them?

Either way. Whatever you wish.

[CMike11]

Other than my mother, mother in law, sister in law, and brother in law, my family is in perfect harmony and tranquility. :))

[sgdp]

I suppose this is as good a place as any to vent the basics, eh? I'm rather anonymous....

I hope so, anyways.

A lot of the family issues are infighting that's never been explained to me. In my family runs a lot of drug abuse, alcoholism, depression, bipolar disorder, and suicide. I guess some combination of these made my family so broken.

So, I only know my brother and mother, really. Everyone else hates me and I've no idea why.

[Getty Girl]

i don't have family issues.
at least not that i know of...

[Getty Girl]

my sister is a liberal, can that count?

[LouC]

my sister is a liberal, can that count?

My family is a loose collection of genetically related strangers with anger management issues.

My sister and I were rather estranged for years but have moved a little closer this past year.

She is a staunch Liberal, uber-ultra type vocal Liberal, and it has been quite beneficial posting here in helping me to learn to handle discussing political issues with her in a civil manner.

[Hadassah]

I think if I started writing about the issues my family has, I'd be here all day. :eek:

[LouC]

...Everyone else hates me and I've no idea why.

See that is exactly the reason people hate you. You just have no clue. If you don't know why I sure as hell am not about to tell you why, think about that for a while...





Sorry about that, I suddenly found myself channeling an ex wife. :eek:

[CaptainPike]

What kind of issues?

If you're talking hatred of in-laws, then yeah, we have issues.

[sgdp]

See that is exactly the reason people hate you. You just have no clue. If you don't know why I sure as hell am not about to tell you why, think about that for a while...





Sorry about that, I suddenly found myself channeling an ex wife. :eek:

I know. Haven't even met most of them. Some are pretty cool people, it seems. Or at least I have job-envy.

[NascarGirl2448]

Heck yeah. My mom can't stand dad's side of the family, and the feeling is mutual.

[PredFan]

Oh I don't know let me see:

My youngest brother is totally whipped by his idiot wife and won't speak to our mother or let her see the grandchild, and won't say why.

My barely educated other brother is a huge Obama supporter and won't speak to me because I go to the Tea Parties. (I'm a racist evidently)

My youngest daughter loves tattoos.

My oldest (who's now 30) just recently told me her mom, my ex, was abused right in front of her by the man she married after she threw me out. That is why she will never get married.

My wife's ex is homosexual and believes that it's natural and isn't afraid to be flaming in front of his daughters, my step-daughters.

My oldest stepdaughter(almost 14) has a BFF who is 14 and already having sex.

Nope, no issues here!

[wayoverthehill]

That destroys my theory.Oops! Now this is not to say that I haven't had family issues in the past, but don't have any now. There also comes a point in your life that you have to let a lot of things go and concentrate on yourself or you'll go nuts.

Remember, you can't fix everything.

[Pauper66]

No family issues here.

But I have 2200 miles of water and another 400 miles of land between me and my nearest family member.

[BillyBobUSA]

Do you have any sort of family issue?

Yes, a son and a daughter.

[ISYairio]

My mom to put it nicely doesn't like my grandmother. Involves her childhood and my deceased great grandmothers possessions.

My great aunt and grandmother to put it nicely don't like each other. Involves my deceased great grandmothers possessions.

My sister is w/ someone nearly twice her age. They are both in trouble w/ the law.

My I think 2nd cousin is younger vs me but already has a kid. She recently left his father (who is a good father, has a $1M trust fund, studying to be a chiropractor, etc) because she recently decided she wanted to go out and party but he didn't want to, and she already has a new boyfriend.

I finally convinced my mother with in the last year to start saving... she did. But she recently bought a new flat screen plasma or w/e TV against my offered opinion, a new couch against my offered opinion, and moved into a more expensive apartment complex against my offered opinion... and has now hit hard times (ie ran over some rock things and screwed her car over and her "new" car is old and falling apart, etc) and is now starting to draw on her savings.

[breezyjr]

I suppose this is as good a place as any to vent the basics, eh? I'm rather anonymous....

I hope so, anyways.

A lot of the family issues are infighting that's never been explained to me. In my family runs a lot of drug abuse, alcoholism, depression, bipolar disorder, and suicide. I guess some combination of these made my family so broken.

So, I only know my brother and mother, really. Everyone else hates me and I've no idea why.

When I first read the OP I didn't think of outside my own home because there are many things I have forgotten. Now coming back and reading this particular post it made me think of something.

I remember very young being close with my dad's family. My dad was an "oppss" and was more than 20 years younger than his next oldest sibling. My dad's nieces and nephews were having babies the same time I was born.

My mother is a loon and she and my dad are legally divorced but still live in the same house with separate bedrooms.

For some reason I am no longer close with my dad's family and neither is he and I don't know why. It is a big ass family and rumor has it that I have an uncle that lives in CA that is some kind of oil tycoon or something like that. But I don't know him.

When I was 14 or so one of my dad's brother's died in Tulsa on an oil rig and that is the last time I remember being with my dad's family.

If I think back, trying to remember the stories I think my mother had something to do with the discourse but it was so long ago I can't remember the details.

I know I have a cousin on my dad's side that is a Child's Book Author and has been published. I took my daughter to meet him once because she is artistically talented, but for some reason I didn't feel comfortable. I don't know why and my dad would not tell me.

Thinking outside my own home, I guess the biggest family "issue" is we don't talk about "things" and that has always been understood.

And I don't know why.

[Samm]

Can't think of any... I guess it depends on what your definition of issues is.


But then I live at least 800 miles away from most of my family... that helps I'm sure.

[sgdp]

When I first read the OP I didn't think of outside my own home because there are many things I have forgotten. Now coming back and reading this particular post it made me think of something.

I remember very young being close with my dad's family. My dad was an "oppss" and was more than 20 years younger than his next oldest sibling. My dad's nieces and nephews were having babies the same time I was born.

My mother is a loon and she and my dad are legally divorced but still live in the same house with separate bedrooms.

For some reason I am no longer close with my dad's family and neither is he and I don't know why. It is a big ass family and rumor has it that I have an uncle that lives in CA that is some kind of oil tycoon or something like that. But I don't know him.

When I was 14 or so one of my dad's brother's died in Tulsa on an oil rig and that is the last time I remember being with my dad's family.

If I think back, trying to remember the stories I think my mother had something to do with the discourse but it was so long ago I can't remember the details.

I know I have a cousin on my dad's side that is a Child's Book Author and has been published. I took my daughter to meet him once because she is artistically talented, but for some reason I didn't feel comfortable. I don't know why and my dad would not tell me.

Thinking outside my own home, I guess the biggest family "issue" is we don't talk about "things" and that has always been understood.

And I don't know why.

I hear ya.

I have family in high places. Inventors, professors, Pentagon-dude. But I've stopped using my given name. Don't even know them.

Why should I give them credit for my success? That family did nothing for me.

[Lady Liberty]

Issues?
Humans always have 'issues'...

Families are a good way to work out 'issues'... in a captive environment!

We are blessed.... kind loving family members for the most part. One thing I have learned over the years is to not invest life energy in dead-end relationships where there is no mutual support or at least respect. Family or not. Drama or emotional manipulation in social/family settings really turns me off. People need to own their bad behavior and see that it drives good people away.

It's way more fun to be joyful.

[Groundhog]

My family line been Dems since the late 1800's. They roll their eyes at me when I try to defend Bush ,even though I am no fan of his. I knew no better and was more or less of a liberal shortly after my late teens.

Now I am criticized when they ask me who I vote for.

[AmericanMuscle]

Hell, Adam and Eve had issues~ And I have mine which include but are not limited to my family.

[Residential Bob]

I never get the biggest piece of cake. And I'm the man of the house (my wife said so).

[DRS]

I know, weird question.

I have family issues. And I have a theory that every single family has its issues.

I wanted to do this unscientiic survey to see if I am right or not.

I did then I got a gun now I just wear my prison issues :D

[Gabby]

my family is an issue.. nuf said:wall:

[lsue]

my sister is a liberal, can that count?



Aww, just ONE sister??? Got you beat, I have TWO!!!!!! Eeeeeek!


:pray:

[Getty Girl]

I never get the biggest piece of cake. And I'm the man of the house (my wife said so).
haha i always have to arm wrestle *figuratively speaking* my niece for the flower on the cake. the kicker is she never eats it. she just wants it.

[mgifford]

haha i always have to arm wrestle *figuratively speaking* my niece for the flower on the cake. The kicker is she never eats it. She just wants it.

lol!

[CMike11]

I did then I got a gun now I just wear my prison issues :D

You have had some good ones lately:))

[Calibabe]

Sure who doesn't? My 18 year old got ****ed at me 2 weeks ago and moved out. That is the newest one.

On going one hubby's ex-wife is the only truly mean person I have ever met and the words I generally use to describe her (of course not in front of their children) would be so filtered no one would know what I was saying.

She has cost of thousands upon thousands in legal fees and used to drag us to court for the stupidest crap you could imagine. In the past she would screw up every holiday plan we had so we quit making plans for the holidays if the kids were suppose to be with us.

She has hidden the kids from hubby. Intentionally wrecked hubby's credit to the point of us having to claim bankruptcy. She has brainwashed the kids and she tells them continuously they don't have to come see their dad anymore and don't need to because he divorced them when he divorced her

It's really a mess but in the last couple of years I have tried to keep myself out of the loop of that mess because at one point in time the games she played caused my husband and I to separate and me to consider divorce because I couldn't handle it anymore.

Well I am glad to see that I am not the only one that has a pain in the ass ex on the planet. My ex's ex divorced him as well. My husband's ex passed away a year ago this past December so she is out of the picture and can't cause anymore havoc. Really sad situation there. Took money that belonged to their daughter (who is multiple-handicapped) and stuck her with people that would watch her. Then she (the ex) got CA of the lungs and had it metastisize to her brain and within 6 mos she was dead. Shocked the heck out of me. My ex had brain CA in 1999-2000 and didn't have the good sense that God gave a grape to just die (sorry if I am sounding harsh here but this man put me through hell both physically and mentally) and still tries to pull his games. We have been divorced for 20 years. You would think he would let it go. Nope, no way. That is how evil this guy is. Even the devil doesn't want the son of a bitch! However, I have learned that he doesn't consume every waking hour of the day, which is what his original goal was. I talk to my son who lives in the same state as my ex but not with him. He is 24 and can do what he wants. He sees his father on and off. I have not tried to influence him in either direction. However the same cannot be said about my ex. He even went so far as to scare the heck out of my daughter and called her and told that that he had just spoken to me and that I had found out I had something and that I didn't want her to know because she would be upset. Well my daughter naturally calls me, upset as heck that I would even divuldge something like that to him. I told her I was alright, and asked what the heck she was talking about. Another set of lies to snare another trap. Unfortunately she fell in, but she is wise now. She just sees his number or his email and doesn't answer it. That leaves the picture unclouded for her. It also helps keep the gossip mill from spewing anymore.

I know my cousin's ex was just as horrible as mine. Unfortunately when you tell the court what is happening they call the women "hysterionic". You tell the judge the truth and get beat up over it. Just doesn't seem right in the scheme of things. However, that is the way that these type of people play it.

Hope things get better for you. Most of all for those children. It is really cruel what some people do "in the name of their children". :rolleyes:

[TinCan]

Well, the dogs won't let me sleep late on the weekends and they're always conning me into giving them treats and no matter how hard I try, they will not pickup after themselves, especially when they make doo-doo in the yard!

[Hereintheusa]

I think anyone who thinks they have a perfect family life and their kids are perfect simply are deluding themselves.

My family has some huge issues but we still all love each other and do the best we can.

A friend of mine in England thought she had the perfect life and would always go on about her perfect children, straight A students, involved in the church and like, then it came out the daughter liked nothing more at weekends to indulge in casual sex and ended up having pictures put up online.

[breezyjr]

Well I am glad to see that I am not the only one that has a pain in the ass ex on the planet. My ex's ex divorced him as well. My husband's ex passed away a year ago this past December so she is out of the picture and can't cause anymore havoc. Really sad situation there. Took money that belonged to their daughter (who is multiple-handicapped) and stuck her with people that would watch her. Then she (the ex) got CA of the lungs and had it metastisize to her brain and within 6 mos she was dead. Shocked the heck out of me. My ex had brain CA in 1999-2000 and didn't have the good sense that God gave a grape to just die (sorry if I am sounding harsh here but this man put me through hell both physically and mentally) and still tries to pull his games. We have been divorced for 20 years. You would think he would let it go. Nope, no way. That is how evil this guy is. Even the devil doesn't want the son of a bitch! However, I have learned that he doesn't consume every waking hour of the day, which is what his original goal was. I talk to my son who lives in the same state as my ex but not with him. He is 24 and can do what he wants. He sees his father on and off. I have not tried to influence him in either direction. However the same cannot be said about my ex. He even went so far as to scare the heck out of my daughter and called her and told that that he had just spoken to me and that I had found out I had something and that I didn't want her to know because she would be upset. Well my daughter naturally calls me, upset as heck that I would even divuldge something like that to him. I told her I was alright, and asked what the heck she was talking about. Another set of lies to snare another trap. Unfortunately she fell in, but she is wise now. She just sees his number or his email and doesn't answer it. That leaves the picture unclouded for her. It also helps keep the gossip mill from spewing anymore.

I know my cousin's ex was just as horrible as mine. Unfortunately when you tell the court what is happening they call the women "hysterionic". You tell the judge the truth and get beat up over it. Just doesn't seem right in the scheme of things. However, that is the way that these type of people play it.

Hope things get better for you. Most of all for those children. It is really cruel what some people do "in the name of their children". :rolleyes:

The devil did take my ex and I know exactly what you mean with that reference. My ex was an sob to both me and the kids. Verbally and physically to me but when he left (when the youngest was 2 weeks old) he left the kids too. Just up and went missing for years. Popped back up years later wanting to be dad and I tried to work with him for 1.5 years. He went missing again for 2 years. Came back, called me and told me he had melonoma (sp) cancer and was dying. That was in October 02 and he went on in January 03.

That woman (used lightly) that is the mother of my step children......I'm gonna go to hell for the things I have wished on her.

Step son (almost 15) told her he wanted to come live with his dad. She told him "If you go live with your dad you are no longer part of this family, you will not have a bedroom, and when you come to visit you can sleep on the couch."

Courts don't help either because mom and the kids live in a backward ass hick town where everyone knows everyone. Few years ago we went to court with substantiated abuse charges from SRS on the kids stepfather against my step son. Court would not let the kids come live here but put mom and step father on some "family plan" where SRS was in their house 3X a week "teaching" them how to be good parents.

They completed the plan but to this day that controlling sob is still abusive to my step son.

[uncledoom]

My brother is going through a separation/divorce. It's getting pretty bad. He's a LEO. Back in the spring, he was involved in a shooting...he and his partner ended up killing a prep, made the news, the whole bit. Its was ruled justified, but he was rattled for while. The soon to be ex....not one word of support.

[James Juno]

I think anyone who thinks they have a perfect family life and their kids are perfect simply are deluding themselves.
...

+1

And it seems these Ozzie and Harriet idealists end up being the ones with the most heinous problems of all. I knew of at least one such family in the 50s in my hometown that ... well, suffice to say the husband/father ended up in prison.