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My hurt feelings...(vent, XP)
Let me preface this by saying I don't expect anyone to buy us
anything for the baby. But... I found out my mother just bought my 30
year old brother a brand new bedroom suit and California King size
mattress. And she is paying for his insurance because he was laid off a
month ago. I have been out of work since 8 weeks due to being on
bedrest. My husband got a second job and we have been paying my Cobra
insurance premiums because his health insurance did not cover all the
specialist visits I needed. The only thing we have bought for the baby
is the crib and diapers because I made much more than my hubby and my
disability insurance only pays 60% of my salary.
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Re: My hurt feelings...(vent, XP)
What a difficult situation. I am sorry you are going through this as I've been through a similar situation with a sibling getting all sorts of help when we were struggling too. What I learned from my situation is that I was being viewed as a stronger person through my challenges and wasn't viewed to require as much help. So maybe your mom just thinks of you as Superwoman and able to handle anything!
Hugs to you.
that sucks. Its very hard not to get upset but really you need to find a place to put the feelings away until both you and the baby are safe and healthy. by grinding on it your body puts out certain chemicals that stress you and baby out.
though there is no excuse for favoritism, have you thought that your mom might be focusing on your brother more because focusing on you may scare her a bit too much and she doesn't know how to handle it. I know that during my first preterm my mom may have visited me a couple of times during my 18d hosp stay, and I am her only.