Well, she finally left and I got something to eat. Mom says that my ex-sister-in-law is sorry about how she acted, that she did not realize I have tried to get a job, that she did not know I was cooking, but I don’t feel those things should have any bearing on her mistreatment of me. She should have never said those things and attacked me physically no matter what I was doing or not doing. Performance does not make a person an object of ridicule.
I am not ready to be accepting of an apology yet. I have to work through all the feelings surrounding the issue and get balanced. This will take work. I know it is possible to resolve it in myself with time and effort. I am doing it for my well-being. I must learn to deal with opposition without letting it destroy my sense of self.
I finally figured out a way to attach our session notes to the last entry. I just could not import them as text because they reformatted in transit. I wound up taking screen shots and saving those as jpeg files. Worked well.
I think I am going to relax a while now.
TTYL,
Jo Ann
Chronicles 
It\’s never OK for someone to hit you…You have a right to expect that relatives will refrain from doing that.
I think that is what has kept me so upset for a week now. She tried to break my finger and pushed me and when I started defending myself she hit me. I never expected that no matter how we might disagree. Violence is not something I get over easily. I am trying very hard to work on my stuff, but this situation may take a while for me to get over.I am glad that I have a good support network in place or I am afraid I would still be a basket case. My counselor is helping me a lot.Smiles,Jo Ann
She is a sick pup. Forgive, but never forget. That\’s half my motto.
Zen, I was talking with Mom about this a little bit ago, and I think that the woman needs counseling. If she had reacted the way she did with me with anyone else there is no telling what kind of problems she would be facing. I will forgive after a little time passes, but am not likely to forget.Take care,Jo Ann