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I can be with my inlaws and often feel that if I got up and left, no one would even notice :( The two most forceful personalities in the bunch are very self-absorbed. I have resigned myself to the fact that this is who they are, and they are not going to change. The only thing that will happen if I point out that they very rarely inquire into how we are doing (DH or I, but especially me, since I'm not blood), is that they will get all mad and call all the rest of the family and gossip about it. :( If I were to just jump in and share something about my life or thoughts, it gets ignored in moving on to the next topic of interest, or provokes too much interest - not genuine interest, but judgmental, what-a-freak, Spanish Inquisition interest. It's bully-ish behavior, I am realizing. Oh well, I need to focus on the good things about each of them. It could be much worse, but it doesn't make me, for example, very excited about the holidays.
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i know that feeling fidgiegirl. one more reason to move to NZ> :D
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A follow up to my original entry - I was in touch with a former co-worker via email who said "Why didn't you join us for lunch after training?". I know that I will let this go - and not say, "Heh why didn't you tell me you saw Denise?" - tempting but what purpose would it serve?
I have to also add that I had an unpleasant interaction with one of these co-workers last week and she refused to speak to me for a week - I don't think she realized what a blessing it was for me!
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that sort of thing makes me go *snort*
