tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2528743497140963877.post4758530909839962746..comments2024-03-09T01:20:29.181-07:00Comments on New Beginnings!: My Dadreliv4lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09826277628698026256noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2528743497140963877.post-31859081317656454582008-09-23T23:24:00.000-06:002008-09-23T23:24:00.000-06:00cassie - I will look forward to reading it!cassie - I will look forward to reading it!reliv4lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09826277628698026256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2528743497140963877.post-28846622132949481172008-09-23T16:28:00.000-06:002008-09-23T16:28:00.000-06:00I was the middle kid and would have been invisible...I was the middle kid and would have been invisible if not for the fact that I was born with a huge brown, hairy birthmark on my left cheek that required years of plastic surgery (from 6 months til 7th grade). The funny thing is (I found this out in my old age)that both my older sister and younger brother were jealous of me since I "got to spend so much time in the hospital"!! I took time away from them! Wow. I was in shock when I heard this, as my brother was so obviously Daddy's favorite and my sis was always touted (sp?) as "the pretty one" and "the talented one". Strange.I was known as the "bubble head" and the one who "talked to hear herself". Hmmmmm.I think I might dedicate one of my blogs to this some time. Thank you for sharing, Michele.Cassiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12342650928455607172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2528743497140963877.post-9314307864751647562008-09-22T20:13:00.000-06:002008-09-22T20:13:00.000-06:00Friar - me too - but it is OK now, really. Shell -...Friar - me too - but it is OK now, really. <BR/><BR/>Shell - It is never easy to be shunned by a parent in favor of another child - no matter your birth order or your age I suppose. <BR/><BR/>Citizen - yes, shame for sure. thanks for the techinical things and I am sorry about your dad - it is a sad thing to deal with<BR/><BR/>Jen - interesting. Yes, they do love themselves the most for sure!reliv4lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09826277628698026256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2528743497140963877.post-78008492979274267752008-09-22T18:34:00.000-06:002008-09-22T18:34:00.000-06:00My sister diagnosed our father with this as well. ...My sister diagnosed our father with this as well. But I don't know too much about it or what his problem was, but it was obvious there was one; as I have many similar storis. <BR/>Strange thing....he had no favorites...only himself. <BR/>Thanks for sharing this; it's hard to do.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03046185769415629274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2528743497140963877.post-38429016783128336122008-09-22T18:17:00.000-06:002008-09-22T18:17:00.000-06:00Catching up - congrats on leading the training.But...Catching up - congrats on leading the training.<BR/><BR/>But about this post - what your father did was shame you, which is far more damaging than just emnarrassing you. He was criticizing not just an act but who you were as a person. That's reprehensible. My father is a narcissist, too, so I well understand the trauma they inflict, although mine favors his youngest child. (And, incidentlly, the actual diagnosis in Narcisstic Personality Disorder, which captures the pervasive, characterological nature of it.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2528743497140963877.post-82900577608260821222008-09-22T13:54:00.000-06:002008-09-22T13:54:00.000-06:00I teared up at this Michele. I think it was so won...I teared up at this Michele. I think it was so wonderful how you were full of excitement and smiling at your baptism because for sure god was smiling upon you - you recognized the joy!<BR/>I can relate to you on another level - but what's funny is I'm the oldest in my family. The youngest was revered by my father - and he was definitely quite a tough character to deal with. I empathize with you completely.Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17534904024320623895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2528743497140963877.post-85145383711081495542008-09-22T09:25:00.000-06:002008-09-22T09:25:00.000-06:00This makes me very sad.This makes me very sad.Friar Tuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18404281343475373969noreply@blogger.com