Tug of War

With the surgery scheduled and emotions running high, everyone has been going crazy trying to help my sister and her husband as much as possible and at times it’s hard not to be offended if they don’t take you up on your offer to help. This is very true of my brother’s wife, today at my oldest niece’s birthday celebration and Mother’s Day lunch she cornered my sister about taking care of the girls on the day of the surgery, I couldn’t believe it. It’s easy to become selfish and want what we think is best, but it isn’t about her, it’s about where my sister and her husband (who has cancer) and where they want the girls to go the day of the surgery and they shouldn’t have to explain themselves to the rest of us. It was so inappropriate. So much for a relaxing peaceful Mother’s day in my family, all out wars are practically breaking loose!