Sorry for not responding until now. I've spent the last couple of days in a bit of a daze. I fell trying to climb over a fence and ended up with the spike of a fence post embedded in my leg. We were supposed to finish moving from the apartment, and instead we spent 4 hours in the emergency room. I ended up with 25 stitches in my leg. It's very, very sore, but H is determined to keep me from over doing things. I feel pretty useless, but I love her for it.
Today, I got a letter from my mother inviting me to a 4th of July bbq. Of course, in addition to telling me how much she loved me, she blamed me for her health, my dad's health, and everything else that's gone wrong in their lives. She can't refer to H as my partner, just my "friend." It was such a slap in the face. She continually told me how awful I was for shutting them out of my lives, and yet, they've made no effort to contact me. She claims that she stopped by the apartment several times and I was never home. She never called ahead to see if I would be home. She just accuses me of thinking I am better than them, and that they were never good enough for me. I've always felt like I couldn't live up to my mom's expectations, not that they weren't good enough for me.
As much as I miss having a family, I almost wish they would just forget about me.
