Topic : 08/16 Family Drama

There is definitely one in every family. Two in mine, actually.

I do think Carrie is VERY immature.  Getting upset because your brother "promised" to let you "approve of" his fiance??? Get real.  That sounds like a promise made in jest, kidding around and you would have to be a moron to take it seriously.

But the rest of that family seems to thrive on the drama as much as she does.  That sister talking about how they fought as kids and wishing her dead/threatening to kill each other?  Oh boohoo.  Every kid I know has had those kinds of fights with siblings. We didn't let it ruin our lives or become terrified of each other. Grow up.

And the mom is too worried about too many details!  Pick your battles! Not EVERYTHING is worth getting all bent out of shape about and sometimes you DO just have to turn the other cheek.

The whole family needs serious counseling and the only one that gets my sympathy is that poor dad!  Praying for you, dude!

This girl is so childish.  She wont go to her own brothers wedding because she is having a tissy fit about his fiance, she is obviously not very concerned about her brother's happiness.  She is so bitter to her mother, she is an adult and its time to put the past in the past and live her life.  If she hates everyone in her family so much, then why doesn't she just distance herself from them.  Instead, it seems like she looks for things to fight with them about, like a promise her brother made years ago to let her approve his fiance, that is just not realistic.  She needs to stop and think if this really something she wants to cause a family feud about.  She needs to grow up and stop being so selfish and psycho.

Every family has a "drama" person.  Mine is my twin sister.  She is so incredibly bad that the only thing I can do is completely keep her out of my life.  She is the only one who is right about anything.  She will tell me or anyone in the family, in public, how stupid you are, how the clothes you are wearing are stupid, the color is not your color and how could you even think of wearing your hair in that manner.  (No color is my color, no fashion is my style and there is no style for my hair.  So, I get to wear any color, any style of fashion in clothes and my hair the way I want to).  I do not want to offend her.  It is just easier to stay away.  PERIOD!!!  When my husband left me and divorced me, she showed her support by telling me "it was good enough for me".  Too much drama.  Tell that family it is time to shun this girl.

My 13 yr. niece is exactly like Carrie. She is always trying to get one family member to fight against another member. My ex.sil's family has banned this child from their homes.My ex.sil comes from a large family. ..Me and one sibling has banned her from our homes. We love this child, but could no longer alow this child to cause the problems she does within the family. My other sibling(her father) thought his daughter was just being picked on. That is until he was left to take care of her. Then finally relized we were telling the truth..My sil's sisters say that my ex.sil was the same way..However, both my ex.sil and niece come from divorce homes. They both were neglected, espeically by their mothers. I feel for my niece because even when she is innocent she is blamed..I even find myself blaming her for things that later on I find out she is innocent..This is because she is almost always the one that is guilty. If one has a habbit of stealing. Well, one is going to be labeled a theif...This is the same situation. If one is known to

always causing family fights and being a drama queen. Well she is going to be labeled this even if she may not have anything with one or so situations...

I also want to say that I feel for Carrie..I have an eating disorder and am a self-harmer.Plus, have other issues.  I know that at times it is easier to blame my family for my own problems like my eating disorder instead of facing them. I feel that is what Carrie is doing...She is very young still and there is hope for her..I pray that she gets the help now that she so much needs...I have dealt with an eating disorder and such for 25+ years. I have so many health problems because of it...One which is that I will be getting dentures soon because of the vomiting(purging)...Another problem is that I have bleeding ulcers..I went to my doctor a few weeksago. My escophcus is bleeding because of tears caused by the forced vomiting(purging)..I was told that if I do not stop my escophcus is going to rupture. However, I can't stop myself...I will probably continue until it kills me...Please Carrie get help now. You deserve a better life....My prayers go out to you and your family...