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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You have your answers. Mom doesn't care if you stay in a hotel. Stepbrother sure doesn't care about anyone but himself. You have to take care of yourself, OP. [/quote]

I'm the OP and I meant to add that my mom said that she's trying to help me by telling me to stay in a hotel so that it won't be stressful on me, so that I can rest after being on such a long flight because there are kids in the house. But I still don't get it. My brother and sister both stayed there over the summer with their families (they have kids and I don't).  I'm really trying to figure out if my mom's reasons are really just bullshit and she doesn't want me there. Today i asked her straight up if I'm staying in a hotel because she doesn't want me there and she got mad and managed to not answer the question. She tells me I'm welcome to come over and eat, visit etc but that I must stay at the hotel because of the stress level in the house. She says the situation with my stepbrother has pushed her to her limit, but then why the hell is he still there with his kids and with no end in sight (is my question)? He has a good job, highly paid, etc. It's not like he can't afford his own place.[/quote]

OP, you are acting very young. Your mother is navigating a very difficult situation making sure these kids are well cared for, and all you can see is yourself and how everyone isn't catering to you. When you were a child, you had the greatest needs and you got the bulk of your mom's attention. Now you are an adult, and you no longer have the greatest needs, so you're not getting the bulk of her attention at the moment. Start acting like an adult instead of a child.[/quote]

I AM young. I'm 30 years old. I'm not ancient. And you're missing the point. I'm asking for maybe an hour tops of my mom's time. You also missed other points in my post. When I have gone to the house, I play with the kids, etc. But everything constantly revolves around my stepbrother and his impending separation. It's been this way for four months on end according to my siblings. I'm only visiting 5 days. [/quote]

You, you are not young. You are not a child. You are an adult. Act like it.[/quote]

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