Do you ever feel overwelmed by your family?
Hi, as some of you may know by my previous thread :
https://www.askmehelpdesk.com/parano...-me-24486.html
My mother passed away when I was 12, since then my father has a wife and 2 kids with her (actually he married her when I was 10) and my grandparents on my mothers side are in their mid 80's, and my mom's other siblings (their children) are all far away in other states accept for their son, who lives here in the same town and me, their only granddaughter. Their son, believe it or not, is my boss, he owns an ISP company and is always busy, too busy, in fact to help them, although I think this is B.S.
I am the only one left, and I have a son and a husband to tend to. I guess there is also some guilt associated with this because my grandpa (not my dad) retired early and took care of my mother when she was paralyzed, and they are always so good to me. Sometimes I feel like I don’t do enough to help them, or see them enough, but I just feel like I am being spread way too thin. I feel like I had to grow up too fast when I was younger, always expected to be a “little lady” and “keep myself busy and happy” being the only child of a single parent at the time. I guess what I am saying is, is it wrong to say “No, I can’t do this for you” sometimes. I feel like I never have anytime for me and my immediate family, because between my in-laws, my mom’s side and my dad’s side(which is all Italian, and they are ALL ABOUT family) I feel like that is all I do anymore. What does everyone else think?