Re: Feelings of guilt re: family
Well, we've talked about this before and you know my feelings on the subject. You're doing more than you have to, already. You provide them with shelter and food and clothing, you pay the bills, you manage the household. You don't have anything to feel guilty about. Something that you left out of your post is the overall lack of cooperation you get from these people you are taking care of. It's not your job to cater to their every whim. Plenty of 18-year-olds have to buy their own clothes and cars. If the guilt is self-inflicted then you need to just give yourself permission to have fun and not feel bad about it. If your family is heaping it on, ask yourself why you should let it bother you. If you've spent years working 60+ hours/week and sacrificed things in your life to take care of them but they give you grief for wanting a few hours to yourself on the weekends, they probably don't even deserve what you already give them, much less any additional consideration.
SpaceAce
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